An item of jewellery stamped with the number 585 usually indicates that the piece is made from 14-carat Gold. But what is the significance of the number 585? These digits represent 58.5% gold content within an item of jewellery—consistent with all 14-carat Gold. Similarly, 18-carat gold which contains 75% gold, features a 750 stamp visible Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

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