Narrator, the Thalathiny girl, stands in front of a jewellery shop, gazing at the faรงade of the shop, and says to herself: "Did he buy a ring of white or yellow gold? How will I choose the most appropriate, and is there a significant difference in the prices of the two species? ".
It's a lot of questions that we have in mind every time we visit a jewellery store, is gold colored, like pink, copper, green and white, the same as yellow gold? Is there any difference in the value of these species?
"Many customers ask me about the two types of gold, the difference in prices between white and yellow, and whether the material value of white gold is equal to that of gold or yellow," says Riad Kanaan, owner of a jewellery store in Beirut. I can say that there is no difference between white and yellow gold, as the two metals are equal, pointing out that white gold is the same extracted from yellow gold, add some other minerals until it takes its new color. "
Canaan asserts that the price of gold is determined by measuring the percentage of the carat it consists of. The carat, a measurement unit that determines the percentage of net gold found in the jewellery piece, there are gold of 24 carats, 18 carats and 14 carats, so the price of the ring, bracelet, or any piece of jewellery is determined only by the weight of gold, and no difference between yellow gold or white, according to Canaan.
The absence of a real difference in the value of jewellery, whether made of white or yellow gold, leads to an important question, how gold takes this color, whichever is most appropriate in the event that someone wants to save their money by buying gold coins.
Precious Metal
Yellow Gold is one of the world's most selling types of metals. Old gold was used as a means of trade, and today countries depend on their local currencies to cover gold, and the currency of a state is usually strong and firm relative to the gold reserves in its central bank. In the global stock market, gold is one of the main commodities to be handled. Yellow gold takes its bright color by combining a lot of metals, such as copper and zinc, which also helps its cohesion, as gold is as natural as liquid, and requires other minerals to be cohesive.
In contrast, white gold is the yellow metal, which is combined with precious white metallic alloys, such as palladium, silver, and platinum. According to gold and jewellery experts, these alloys give white gold a somewhat pale color, so a final coating must be placed with a rare silver white metal called rhodium. This gives white gold its bright white and luminous luster.
The prices themselves... What do we choose?
If the difference between yellow and white metal lies in the quality of the added metals, is there any difference in the price of the carat for each? According to gold experts, the price of both metals is quite equal, and there is no difference in their price. However, jewellery made from white gold can be slightly more expensive than yellow gold jewellery, due to the manufacturing process that undergoes it while mixing and wrapping it, says Riad Kanaan. "In some gold jewellery that requires fine work, its price rises compared to those that do not need much work, and some jewellery made from white gold is usually expensive, given the increased volume of work to form the piece, as the work shows clearly on white gold compared With yellow gold ". "On the other hand, the demand for white gold is sometimes rising, especially for those who are coming to marry, as the bride prefers to choose a white gold-based diamond ring, as it helps to increase the glamour of the diamond, and this would raise prices slightly compared to buying a gold-based diamond ring," Kanaan said. Yellow ". The yellow remains a master in history, yellow gold was an important metal used in the jewellery industry. According to history and archaeology, yellow gold was used in the manufacture of wedding rings in the era of the pharaohs, and then the process of making fences and other jewellery and ornaments began. In the 1990s, yellow gold began to lose popularity in favour of white gold, as its fame increased and was widely used in the jewellery industry, as a result of high demand.