Gold Filled is not to be confused with gold plating or electroplating. Gold filled means that a layer of gold alloy has been bonded by heat and pressure to an underlying substrate which is normally brass or copper. Gold filled items usually have a set of figures with them indicating the type of gold used and the gold content i.e 14K/20 will mean the gold layer is 14 carat and that the gold is 1/20 or 5% by weight of the content of the item.

Unless otherwise stated, we only use 14kt gold filled products.