Every woman wants to wear variety of jewelry in marriage or other functions. But when it comes to Gold, the numbers are limited. So if you plan for buying gold jewelry, be careful, because it’s not just a decorative item, it is also an investment.
And as we know Gold is a precious metal, keep in mind the following things:-
- CARAT: – The most important thing while buying gold is to check whether the gold is of 22 carat (up to 74% purity) or 24 carat (99.99% purity). Normally jewelry is made up of 22 carat and coins or bars are made up of 24 carat. So if any jeweler makes promise to provide you jewelry of 24 or 23 carat, then they are fraud.
- CHECK HALLMARK: –According to Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India, it is compulsory to have a hallmark mark on the jewelry. If there is a hallmark mark, that is, it has been made under international rules.
| CARAT | HALLMARK |
| 22 | 916 |
| 21 | 875 |
| 18 | 750 |
- CURRENT PRICE OF GOLD: –Buy it a gold coin or jewelry, or any other item, before going to the market to buy, it is important to check the price of gold. It is better to buy when gold prices go down.
- MAKING CHARGE: –Every jeweler store has different making charges. So it is important to check the making charges of gold before buying jewelry. And also take it a receipt where it is mentioned that how much making charges they charged to you.
- REPUTATION OF GOLDSMITH: –If you plan to buy expensive gold jewellery, it is important to check the reputation of goldsmith. It’s better to buy from the reputable brand as they give confirmed receipt for your guarantee.
- FLEXIBILITY TEST: – You can also check the gold by its flexibility. Pure gold is always flexible. If you feel the gold is solid, then it means gold have less purity and some other metal like copper or silver are mixed in gold.
- SOUND TEST: – Gold will make a long high-pitched ringing sound when stuck on the base metal.