can we really make jewellery out of pure gold?

Answer 1

Yes, but mostly in Europe. The metal is incredibly soft and really expensive. Because of these factors, you really can't wear the jewelery very much, which kinda defeats the purpose of jewelery. I'm going to copy and paste a small segment of one of my favorite jewelers in their explanations:


Pure gold, also known as “fine gold,” is a very noble material. Only with the utmost skill is it possible to create extraordinary pieces of jewelry from pure gold. Each piece is individually designed, and each one is meant to be worn in its own special way. That is why Niessing chooses from among various alloys to select the one alloy that is most suitable for each specific purpose. Highest quality goes without saying. Gold alloys in various colors alter the character of a piece of jewelry. To protect wearers against the possibility of allergic reactions, Niessing uses palladium rather than nickel in its gold alloys.

Gold is fascinating. And pure gold is particularly fascinating. Its incomparable gleam and warm color seem as though they were especially created to fascinate human beings. There is something ineffable about gold that touches people in their innermost depths.

Fine gold is very soft. So soft, in fact, that it can only be used as a jewelry metal in special cases. For example, when it’s combined with platinum in Niessing’s ”Flower Disk” and ”Niessing S” or in the rings in the ”Performance” series. You will find pure gold in the “Morning Gift.” As a general rule, however, most pieces of jewelry require harder gold alloys.

Gold becomes harder when other metals (such as silver or copper) are added to fine gold. These blends are known as “alloys.” The most frequently used alloy is Au 750. This means that for every 1,000 parts by weight, 750 parts are pure gold and 250 parts consist of other metals. ”Au,” the abbreviation that chemists use for gold, derives from the element’s Latin name (aurum).

Niessing processes Au 1000 (fine gold), Au 900, Au 750, and Au 585.

Answer 2

U really cant make jewellery out of pure gold until and unless u mix some small amount of copper in it that makes the gold hard to make jewellery. remember gold is a soft metal

Answer 3

This will be a definate NO. Most references I looked up says that pure gold is too soft to be turn into any shape or sizes especially jewellery.

Gold is mixed with other metals (alloys) for strength. 18Kt is stronger than 24 karat gold, and 14 karat is stronger than 18 karat gold.

Once gold is mixed with alloys it acquires strength, making it the metal of choice for jewelry making. Common gold alloys are palladium, silver, copper, nickel, and zinc.

Answer 4

Twenty-four karat gold is pure gold and considered too soft to be made into jewelry. Therefore, gold is alloyed with other metals to make it stronger. The alloys used for jewelry are usually 16 or 18 karat gold.
When gold is alloyed with metals like nickel and silver it becomes white gold, which is a favorite material for wedding rings. White gold is often plated with rhodium to give it more shine. When gold is alloyed with copper, it's called rose gold. When it's alloyed with a bit less copper, it's yellow gold. Gold is blue gold when it's alloyed with indium or iron, purple when it's alloyed with aluminum, black when it's alloyed with cobalt and green when it's alloyed with silver alone.
Pieces of costume jewelry are also plated with the thinnest sheets of gold to enhance their appearance.

Answer 5

when we give pure gold to Jeweler to make jewellery, does he used that gold completely? and whether charges according to 23 or 24 karat rate?

Answer 6

24kt Indian Gold Jewelry

Answer 7

u should add some copper so that u can shape it.the less copper added the simpler the piece will be,there won't be much work in it,.that what makes the 24 k gold,which is the finest for not containing much copper,not as shaped as the 18 k which contains more copper.the puerer,the more fragile.

Answer 8

No, we cannot make pure gold jewelry of 24kt gold as it is very soft metal and there are chances that metal would bend or break. But you can make the gold jewelry from 22kt gold as some alloys are added in 22kt gold which makes it harder and stronger than 24kt.
You can make diamond studded jewelry from 18kt gold as diamonds needs support of harder metal and 18kt gold is best suited to diamond jewelry.
22kt gold contains 92% gold and 8% alloys and 18kt gold contains 75% gold and 25% alloys and even the resale value of 22kt and 18kt gold is reasonable.
Normally, in India gold jewelry is made from 22kt gold and diamond studded jewelry from18kt gold.

Answer 9

No. It [pure gold] wont be able to retain its shape of jewellery.
Its too soft for that ; so a little qty. of ''hard metal '' is used to maintain the round shape of a bangle / earring or a design of a choker etc.

Answer 10

my bf and i were just talking about that yesterday. i said you can get rings made out of 24 ct. gold and even 28 sometimes, but pure gold? no.....you need something to harden it ,as pure gold is way tooo soft and will bend and need reshaped constantly.necklaces?....... maybe a little bit different .