Everything That You Need to Know about Gold Vermeil

by Jennifer Wise Executive

Gold Vermeil jewelry is becoming popular these days. It is one of the hottest trends in jewelry right now. You can get the look for solid gold without buying the real gold. Read further to understand the process of creating of vermeil jewelry and how you can take care of gold vermeil.

Gold vermeil, pronounced as ver-may, a term from French, a high-quality gold plating usually between 14k-22k gold coated upon sterling silver. It should be more than 2.5 microns. If you see silver jewelry, say a necklace with a layer of gold plated is gold vermeil, and the process of making a silver piece into the gold plated is called electrolysis.

Many of us are not aware of the difference between vermeil and gold plated jewelry. First things first, vermeil is precious sterling silver with a layer of gold on it. The base metal has to be silver. Whereas, gold plated jewelry can be anything, from copper, stainless steel to brass. Gold plated jewelry has no requirement of thickness, whereas gold vermeil needs to have a minimum thickness of 2.5 microns.

The durability of gold vermeil

If you buy pure 24k gold, it will not tarnish. All of the gold plated vermeil is of 18k that may turn dull slightly over time. Use a gold polishing cloth to save the original luster. A microfiber cloth used for cleaning a TV Screen or a pair of glasses can help clean the gold vermeil.

Why Gold Vermeil?

French artisans had used gold vermeil for the first time in the 1700s. That has been the traditional form of gold plating jewelry with modernized techniques ever since. Gold vermeil creates beautiful jewelry that cannot match with any other piece of jewelry. It can match with any outfit you wear and is at a much lower cost than pure gold. If you are one of those with nickel allergies, the gold plated piece gives you rashes. In that case, vermeil does not contain nickel that can be an advantage for you.

We would recommend you to remove your jewelry while bathing or applying perfume. Do not store in direct sunlight as it can wear off the shine more quickly.

For more information to buy gold vermeil, contact us or write to us so that our experts can reach you quickly. Along with this jewelry, we also provide letter beads, crystal beads, alphabet beads, sterling silver chains, and Swarovski crystals.