Mikes Designs - Buying jewellery made easy http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog Educational Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:59:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Should it be ct or kt, K when hallmarking gold http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog/?p=15 http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog/?p=15#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:15:36 +0000 admin http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog/?p=15 Continue reading →]]> For some strange reason in Australia we use ct to indicate the purity of the gold in an item. For eg 9ct, 14ct, 18ct but ct is wrong! Carat is a measurement of weight and is used for the weight of gemstones and pearls. In other words a 1ct diamond engagement ring is the correct usage of ct

The karat or carat (symbol: K or kt) is a unit of purity for gold alloys. 9K is a gold alloy made up of 9 parts pure gold. 18K is a gold alloy made up of 18 parts of pure gold.

Pure gold is known as 24K so a 9K ring would contain 9/24 parts of pure gold and the remaining 15 (24-9=15) is usually a mixture of silver, copper and zinc.

]]> http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog/?feed=rss2&p=15 0 Bangle sizing tips http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog/?p=10 http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog/?p=10#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:05:19 +0000 admin http://www.mikesdesigns.com.au/blog/?p=10 Continue reading →]]> A simple method for approximating comfortable Round Fit bangle size is to measure the length between the first three knuckles on the hand the bangle is to be worn on.
Make a fist and measure the length from the outside of the first knuckle to the point between the third and fourth knuckle.
This measurement equals the required diameter of your Round Fit bangle.
for example, if the measurement comes to 65mm, then a 65mm (inside diameter) bangle should fit your hand.

 

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