Gold Charms

Out of all of the precious metals, gold is by far the most popular. When purchasing italian gold charms, you may be confused by the different gold colors and karats.

Gold Colors are available in everything from red to green; yellow to white, including many others. The reason for this diversity is because natural gold is too soft to be used for jewelry. To add strength, other metal alloys are added so the metal will be practical to be used in jewelry. For example, when silver, nickel, and palladium are added to pure gold, the gold turns white. If copper is added, the final gold color will have a reddish hue. Start learning all about Italian charms and other jewelry such as gold box chain, gold charms and charm jewelry, gold chains today!

Gold Karats can usually give you a good idea about where the Italian charms were manufactured. For example, gold karats in Europe vary to those sold in the United States. In England, 9 karat gold (containing 37.5% pure gold) is the norm, and in Germany, standard gold jewelry is as low as 8 karats (33.3% pure gold). In the United States, the minimum gold karat sold is 10K (41.7% pure gold) with the most popular being 14K (58.5%).

Oftentimes, the charm itself is silver and the design or symbol adorning it is gold. The wide variety of symbols available is quite astonishing: Ichthus Christian fishes, crowns, butterflies, flowers, Zodiac symbols, letters, musical instruments, hearts, dogs, and so much more.