Caratage is an important factor in buying gold jewellery as it indicates how pure the metal is.Pure gold is very soft which makes it unsuitable for most jewellery. To make it stronger, it is mixed with other metals, such as silver, copper, zinc and palladium. This is called alloying. The gold you see in jewellery is actually gold alloy.

The carat (ct) tells you how may parts of gold and how many parts of other metal are in the gold alloy. Don't confuse this with the carat weight of diamonds and gemstones.The higher the carat the more gold and less alloy you have and the softer the gold will be.

Prouds stock maybe a stamp with either the carat or the gold stamp.

At Prouds we mainly sell 9ct gold because of its value, strength, and durability .This durability is due to the fact that all 9ct gold jewellery contains a high content of alloys thus increasing the overall strength and making prefect for everyday wear.

18ct gold may scratch easily, however it can be restored with a polished by our jewellers.18ct is very suitable to Jewellery that is intended to have long life, primarily engagement and wedding rings.

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