Gold name necklace
Name necklace - Gold Name Necklace

Gold name necklace! The very name brings up images of wealth, beauty and long lasting value. Gold name necklaces are recognisable not only because of tradition, but because those practices grew out of simple recognition of gold's great worth.

There are good and simple reasons this magnificent material is so highly valued as a base for name jewelry. Gold neverwears. It is scratch resistant and doesn't produce any allergic reaction. And, not least, it is supremely beautiful.

24 karat gold is not hard enough. So, in order to make it useful for a necklace, which is expected to last for generations, it is alloyed with other metals. Thus the total gold content of a ring is less than 100%. When it's about 58%, the result is 14kt.

It may be alloyed with palladium, for example. It provides the stiffness and increased scratch resistance that pure gold does not. At the same time, it allows for beautiful variations in tone and a larger array of designs.

White gold, for example, is an alloy that may be formed from a blending of gold with silver or palladium. A particularly hard form is created by coating the necklace with rhodium, a metal similar to platinum. The coating does wear off gradually, however, and will need to be replaced periodically. An 18kt white gold necklace will be composed of about 75% pure gold with 25% other metal.

Note that platinum is a completely different element, and doesn't go into making white gold, even though the appearance of the two necklaces is sometimes similar.

Yellow gold may form by allowing more of gold's natural color to dominate the mixture, especially near the surface. But typically, the color is the result of blending pure gold with copper or zinc. In different mixtures, the result may be rose gold.

Because of this alloy process, gold name necklaces can incorporate a million unique designs.

A plain gold necklace is anything but ordinary. It's elegance is all it needs to attract attention. But the possibilities for variations are endless.

A simple milgrain scrollwork can form a classic looking name necklace. A row of simple diamonds can easily be embedded along the sides of a main stone or as the chief feature. There is an endless array of purely geometric alternatives, such as stripes, hash marks, rectangles and more. It is most certain that you'll find an unique necklace that appears to have been made just for you.