Gold plated chains

Gold chain is a stylish and elegant accessory, long beloved by girls from all over the world. Depending on the weaving, size and quality of gold, such jewelry can be very high in price. However, if your budget is limited, and the desire to buy an elegant piece is invincible, then gold-plated chains can be a great solution.

The first and most indisputable advantage of gold chains is their low cost. It cannot be said that such products are extremely cheap, but two or three gold-plated chains will definitely cost one gold.

The type of gilded jewelry is no different from natural gold, so the surrounding ones will not notice this little trick. Gilded jewels are also quite strong and durable, in addition, their range will satisfy any demanding customer.

There are so many varieties of chains - thin, massive, medium thickness. They are also different in length and weaving method. The gilding applied to the jewel is also of various tones — yellow, slightly silver, reddish, with a slight shade of green.

Thanks to today's modern technologies, it will stay for quite a long time, and if it gets a bit bare, an experienced jeweler will quickly update it.

Gold-plated chains are also good because they are more practical than just silver. Often silver has the property of blackening. This happens because the metal, touching the skin, begins to oxidize from sweat. A gold-plated product will not be exposed to moisture and will last much longer. In addition, such decorations do not cause allergies and are more durable.

There are two main methods of applying gilding on silver chains - galvanic and "rolled gold".

Applying this method, the jeweler puts a silver jewelry in a specially prepared liquid-electrolyte, saturated with gold particles. When the product cools, these very particles seem to stick to it, turning silver into gold. It turns out an interesting coating that does not look any different from real gold. Jewels made in this way will delight you with a pleasant aesthetic look and prices.

The second method will cost a little more, because it is better. When performing such a technique, real gold links are taken, empty inside. These links are filled with other types of metal, mainly copper. Call this method "rolled gold." Products made thanks to this technique are very durable, because there is no place to take gilding, which can peel at the most inopportune moment.

Today, every jewelry salon is ready to offer its customers a huge assortment of chains, performed in different styles. There are more than 70 types of weaving, each of which has its own subspecies, as well as advantages.

This type is one of the most common classical types of weaving. The style acquired such a name, because in the end result, the ornament resembles an anchor chain. The links here are oval, and connect them perpendicularly. Thin gilded chains of anchor weaving look very gentle and elegant.

The main subspecies - "Rollo", with links of rounded shape, and "Venetian", with square and rectangular elements.

Weaving "Bismarck" has been popular for many years thanks to its sophistication and openwork interlacing of links. It is not necessary to hang additional pendants and pendants on such a chain - the product looks luxurious without them.The links consisting of small rings very closely adjoin with each other and form an interesting fantasy ensemble.

Women's chains such as "Bismarck" can include several types of gilding, which only adds to their originality.

This type of weaving is characterized by similarity to chain mail, and therefore received such a name. The links are so tightly combined in a single plane that, ultimately, the decoration is very much like a ribbon. Armored chains are perfect for full girls, as well as for those who love business style in clothes.

One of the subspecies of armor weaving is Mona Lisa, the peculiarity of which is the conclusion of small rings into large ones. So the jewel turns out even stronger and more elegant.

This is not all types of weaving, which can be found in fashion jewelry stores. There are many more variants of classic, modern and fantasy weaving. For young girls, such options as “Love”, “Figaro”, “Harness” will be especially tender. Such techniques use thin but durable links of various shapes and sizes, combining them into interesting and unusual patterns.

When choosing a gilded chain, pay attention to the type of figure and face:

1. Slender girls are well suited for all types of chains, but you should opt for plump ones on medium and long models.
2. Wonderful “Cleopatra” that looks like an Egyptian necklace looks great on full ladies.
3. The square and pear-shaped face implies the wearing of long chains, which can be decorated with beautiful pendants and pendants.
4. Oval face fit models of short and medium length, round - long without additional elements.

Unfortunately, if you buy the product in questionable stores, the chance to get a fake is very large. True, such models look inaccurately - there are rough edges and abrasions. But it also happens that the chain, at first glance, is perfect, and after a few months all the gilding disappears somewhere. In order not to get into this situation, it is better to turn to proven jewelry brands.

On the Internet, many girls leave feedback on the selection, purchase and subsequent wear of gold-plated chains. In general, such reviews are positive, customers talk about the good quality, durability and hypoallergenicity of products. Among the advice on the choice of the manufacturer, the chain of jewelry houses Sokolov, Pandora and Estet appreciate especially highly.