14k Gold Filled Jewelry

Composition of 14k Gold-filled 14k Gold-filled originally comes from the United States. In France, we could literally translate it as "filled gold". It is the thickest form of gold plating. By combining pressure and heat, the manufacturing technique of Gold-filled involves covering a metal base (which is often brass) with a solid layer of 14-carat gold. Thus, Gold-filled generally contains 50 to 100 times more gold than "gold-plated" jewelry. Gold-filled jewelry is therefore much more durable than traditional plating if properly cared for. Here is a small explanatory diagram that helps to understand the nuances between the terms "Gold-filled," "gold-plated," "jewelry gilded with fine gold," and so on...