Shelly Earrings

DETAILS
925 sterling silver
18k gold vermeil hoops 11cm
Charm 18k gold plate
Sold as single or a pair
 
GOLD VERMEIL
Gold vermeil is a technique where gold is applied to sterling silver. Gold vermeil uses the same plating technique to standard plating but has a thicker layer of gold, the plating is required to be 2.5 microns thick. This is 5 times thicker than normal gold plating therefore making it far more long-lasting and durable than gold plating. Gold Sister's plating is 18K gold.

LOVE YOUR GOLD SISTER
Gold plated jewellery has a thin layer of gold applied over metal such as copper. Gold plated jewellery is made of both real gold twinned with a different base metal. These pieces are not solid gold, however it consists of real gold. For a piece to be labelled 'gold plated' the layer of gold must be equal to or greater than 0.5 microns.