The same holds true for the gem and jewelry industry: For years a global manufacturing hub, China is emerging as the strongest consumer market for luxury products such as jewelry. Chinese consumers are now synonymous with luxury products, and this is true with gemstones and jewelry.
Pure gold is so soft it is rarely used in jewelry. Jewelers deal with various gold alloys, collectively called karat gold. Karat (K) tells the number of parts, by weight, of gold in 24 parts of alloy. The higher the percentage of pure gold, the higher the karat. Pure gold is 24K; 18K is 18 parts fine gold and 6 parts metal; 14K is 14 parts fine gold and 10 parts metal; and 10K is 10 parts fine gold and 14 parts other metal. A diamond certificate is a report that attests to the authenticity of a diamond.
a karat kt is a measurement of the gold content of the metal it s expressed as an amount out of 24 in other words if your ring is 14kt that means 14 parts of 24 are gold making it 58 3 percent gold 14 parts 24 parts 58 3 % i know a bit confusing so here s a chart showing the numbers and gold contents of each quality gold