19K Gold Rings
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Rings created with 19k gold purity were at one time unheard of in the wedding ring market for people to purchase or sell, but thanks to new innovations such rings are appearing. There are only a few gold rings manufacturers in the world that offer 19k gold rings so this makes them very special at this moment in time and a very exclusive item for people getting married. What better way to offer an exclusive gift than a wedding ring that is not widely available?
To ensure that you are getting a 19k gold wedding ring, make sure you get an appraisal certificate from a well-known 3rd party company. Having such a document will give you what you need to prove to other people that what you have is an authentic 19k gold ring. Furthermore, if you would like to have it insured then having a certificate from a reputable 3rd party company will help you to do so. Check with your insurance gold ring for men company which company they may prefer to avoid any problems.
It is important for you to note as you research your ring that K stands for karat and this lets you know the purity of the gold used in the ring and should not be confused with carat which is the weight for diamonds or other precious stones.
In general most wedding rings are designed either in 14k all the way to 18k in order to maintain its durability and shape. Gold at it's purest is 24k but typically anything above 18k tends to become too soft, hence you not being able to set diamonds since a diamond is too hard. Diamonds are one of the materials on earth ranking 10 on Moh's hardness scale - gold wedding rings a widely used standard to measure hardness of materials. 19k gold ring manufacturers get around this by including other metals into their gold alloy mixture.