Are White Gold and Rose Gold Really Gold?

White Gold is made of a mixture of pure Gold and white metals such as nickel, silver and palladium, usually with a rhodium coating. Rose Gold is made of pure Gold mixed with copper and silver alloys. The more copper used, the redder the Gold appears.

The karat we commonly see for both white and rose Gold are 18K (75% gold + 25% other metals) and 14K (58.5% gold + 41.5% other metals). So both White Gold and rose Gold are real Gold just that they have a lesser Gold content. The other metals are added to help strengthen the Gold, give it the desired colour and increase its durability as a jewellery.

As white Gold and rose Gold looks more modern and fashionable, it is usually designed exquisitely with precious stones or diamond settings to meet the changing preferences of consumers. Hence the retail price is most of the time even higher than 24K (99.9% Gold) and 22K (91.6% Gold) yellow gold in per gram basis but the sellback value is lower due to the lesser percentage of gold content, resulting in a wider buy/sell spread. These are the reasons behind the misconception from consumers that white and rose Gold are not Gold and are not worth anything. They are so wrong!

Here at GSC, we take in Gold of different purities, from 9k (37.5% Gold) to 24k (99.9%). You can visit us at (https://www.goldsilvercentral.com.sg/sell-gold-jewellery-highest-prices-singapore-goldsilver-central/) to view the live Gold prices per gram that we will be buying them back at!

Please reach us at enquiry@goldsilvercentral.com.sg or call us at +6562229703 if you do have any further queries and we will be more than happy to be of assistance!

Maya