About Gold Vermeil

What is gold vermeil?

 

Gold Vermeil is a type of gold jewelry made of 925 silver as the base metal and coated with a thick layer of gold.

 

 

Although it is the same manufacturing method as gold plating jewelry, it must meet the following standard conditions set by the Swiss precious metal institute in order to be called gold vermeil.

 

• The base metal must be silver 925 .
• The gold used must be at least 10 karats.
• The gold coating must be 2.5 microns ( 0.0025mm ) or more.

 

Our gold vermeil jewelry is made of silver 925 coated with 18 or 24 karats gold over 2.5 microns ( 0.0025mm ). (General gold plating has a gold film of 0.5 microns ( 0.0005 mm ))

 

Our gold vermeil jewelry has a thick gold coating and it gives luxury gold color that can be used for a long time * .

 

Since gold vermeil jewelry is made of silver 925 and 18 karats and 24 karats gold, it will not hurt your skin ** .

 

It is said that the origin of the gold vermeil technique back to the 19th century. Even today, some antique jewelry is made with gold vermeil, and its durability can be measured.

 

*Depending on the environment and the period of use, the durability varies, and we are not responsible for it.
**There are differences in metal allergies individually, it is not guaranteed that jewelry pieces will not cause allergy for all people.