The shine of gold cufflinks

October 15th, 2008

Ever wonder why gold jewelries, such as gold cufflinks, remains shiny even after years of use? The secret behind this is, you might not believe it, is silver and copper added to the gold. The element gold is not naturally shiny as many think it is. Just take a look at 24K gold jewelries and you’ll see that is has a dull sheen. That is why jewelers add a 50/50 mixture of silver and copper to gold, to produce 18K (16 parts gold and 6 parts silver and copper), or 14K (14 parts gold and 10 parts silver and copper), as these alloys produce high sheen that is desired by gold jewelry lovers.

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