Gold Jewellery Archives

How to Buy Gold for the First Time

Buying physical gold for the first time can seem complicated because the market uses unfamiliar terms such as spot price, premiums, fineness, assay certificates, and buyback spreads. The process becomes much simpler when it is broken into a few questions: what are you buying, how much gold does it contain, what are you paying […]

Global Market, Gold Market
September 23, 2026

Pure Gold vs Jewellery Gold: What Is the Difference?

Gold jewellery can be described as 24K, 22K, 18K, or 14K, while investment bars may be marked 999 or 999.9. All of these can be genuine gold products, but they do not contain the same proportion of gold. The main difference between pure gold and jewellery gold is alloying. Pure gold contains almost entirely […]

Global Market, Gold Market
September 23, 2026

Why Gold Jewellery Is Not Usually Made From 24K Gold

4-karat gold offers the highest level of purity commonly available, so it may seem logical that the best jewellery should always use 24K gold. In practice, jewellers make most everyday jewellery from lower-karat gold alloys. The main reason is physical rather than financial: near-pure gold is soft and highly malleable. Those properties make gold […]

Global Market, Gold Market
September 21, 2026

What Is Hallmarked Gold and Why Does It Matter?

A piece of gold jewellery can look genuine without containing the amount of gold the buyer expects. That is why hallmarking exists. A hallmark is an official or legally recognised mark that provides information about the precious-metal content of an item. In systems that use independent assaying, it gives buyers greater confidence that the […]

Global Market, Gold Market
September 21, 2026

How Gold Is Weighed Around the World: Grams, Ounces, Tolas and Baht

Gold is traded globally, but not every market talks about its weight in the same way. International bullion markets usually quote gold in troy ounces, while retail buyers in many countries think in grams. South Asian markets often use the tola, and Thailand has its own traditional baht-weight system. These units can make prices […]

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