What is plating?

Hello !

Itoaware makes many rings.

Customers often ask us " Is it plated? "

Our shop does not sell plated rings.

We want our customers to enjoy the real material of the rings.

In the first place, what is plating ????????

You can buy jewelry that is well plated.

If the price is cheap even though it is gold, it may have been plated.

Gold plating is when an item made with material other than gold is plated with gold.

To put it simply, is plating processing = painting?

The glitter is the glitter of gold, no matter which part of the jewelry  you look at.

Sometimes plating is done on platinum or gold material,

There are also different materials such as silver and brass that are plated with gold.

It"s cheap although it is gold?

If you feel so, then it can be judged that the item is probably the latter which is made of a different material and plated with gold.

You may have a strong impression that plated items are made of platinum or gold other than different materials,

Rhodium plating may be applied to silver etc.

Like Pt900, K24, K18, K10

The metal used for the jewelry is stamped on the jewelry.

If there is a marking such as GP or GF behind this stamp, you can judge that it is plated.

K18GP is made of other metals such as brass that is plated with K18.

The benefits of plating are that it is  not only cheap,

It is brighter than the bare metal and plating can prevent discoloration.

There are of course disadvantages.

If the plating is scratched or rubbed,

the plating applied to the surface may peel off.

Some use nickel,

Some people have heard that allergies are caused by this nickel.

As you can see, nickel-free plating is also available.

Also, there are many plating processors,

You can re-plate, so if it comes off, please consult the processor.

itoaware does not handle plated rings.

You can enjoy the color of the metal itself.

K10 Gold....Pink ,Yellow ,Green

K18 Gold....Pink ,Yellow ,White

Especially white gold is generally plated,

The original color has a slightly greyish color because different metals are mixed with gold to make the gold look white.

Other color hues are the same.

By the way!

Our most popular gold is K10 Green Gold★

If you are interested in what kind of color it is, please come to our shop ^^

Have a nice day !!

Ciao, Ciao !