How can i tell if a bracelet is sterling silver or white gold?

Question

Serious answers only please. My daughter received it as a present and was told it was white gold. I feel it might be silver.

Answer 1

Usually anything that is claimed to be "gold" will have a kt stamping on the inside such as 10kt, 14kt , 18kt or 24kt--those are the most common--and notes how much gold content is in the piece (24 being SOLID gold and very soft, 10 having less gold but being more durable)
Sterling silver jewelry, if it is such, is usually stamped w/.925 on the inside.
If there are no stampings or markings anywhere on the bracelet and you still want to know for sure you can always take it to your local jeweler....but chances are it's either plated or costume in that case.
Don't attempt cleaners or any "wives tales" surface test as the variety of these can damage and ruin the finish of the item based on what it is made of. A jeweler will always confirm w/you if YOU know what it is made of before cleaning as different cleaners are required for the different metals.

Answer 2

Silver is not hall marked in the same way as white gold. Silver is usually marked 625 and gold has all sorts of markings on it. You can also tell by the hardness of the metals if it is not marked at all, but this would need a specialist to establish the relative hardness.

Answer 3

Absolutely NOT! that's too expensive for a simple bracelet! I could even make a similar bracelet for only 10 dollars. You should try looking for something else. It is pretty but for one stone? No

Answer 4

Hi,

The Hallmark for sterling silver is 925, I'm not sure what it is for white gold though.

Good Luck

Answer 5

serling silver is stamped 925.. and is resonably cheap to buy.
There is no such thing as white gold!
There are however gold alloys which appear white, silvery, or grey.or even rose gold!
When jewellers speak of white gold, they mean white gold alloys. In most other major languages these alloys are described as grey rather than white.
the hall mark for white gold is mainly 18k

Answer 6

if you want to ware silver or white gold then I'm the that you should talk to see I ware all the stuff that you ware so if you look on the in side of the bracelet you want you should be able to see on the inside tiny little numbers and that should tell you the carrot of the peace of jewelry that you are buying see I can tell from what I have on my self see on rings it's the same thing you look on the inside if you don't see any lettering than don't buy it that means that it is fake.

Answer 7

check the hallmark. However silver will turn black with age whereas white gold will become more yellow when tarnished

Answer 8

If it's silver it will eventually tarnish (go grey / black), and need polishing to get back it's silvery finish.

If it's white gold it will remain bright & shiny.

Give it a couple of weeks....

Answer 9

well in my younger days bangles and bracletts where fashion for boys white gold faids quickly steirling takes alot longer and sterling is more brittle as it is slightly softer but there should be some sort of mark maybe?

Answer 10

Ask a jeweller to check the hallmark