Gold evokes elation, warmth, wisdom and wealth; yellow brings in cheerfulness, pleasance and the presence of mine. When fabricated as yellow gold jewellery it is synergy unlimited. This sums up in adoration for yellow gold jewellery continuing unabated. So it is no wonder why people rock around yellow gold jewellery amidst heightened competition from white gold and platinum products and against the backdrop of spiralling gold price.
Elegance and warmth of yellow gold jewellery has never been disputed in the twentieth century as jewellery houses in the western and eastern halves continued to churn out fascinating patterns and designs for their patrons. Most of these jewellery pieces were fixated in 22 Karat. As times went by this gave way to 18 K gold jewellery in yellow and other shimmering colours. White gold was demanded more in the European and North American sectors. But the shine and brilliance of yellow gold jewellery cannot be dethroned that easily. Result: more yellow gold jewellery is manufactured than other types.
Escalating price of gold dampened the demand of high valued 22 K gold jewellery to a great extent. Gradually, jewellers learnt to tide over it by reducing the gold content and processing the production of lesser gold content pieces. Still the colour yellow was retained. Tantalizing 22 K gold in spot yellow and cheery bright yellow of 18 K remain as main lines of products. The latter became fashionable in the case of diamond jewellery or gem & jewellery, more so because of the fitting contrast between the white colour diamonds or coloured gemstones against the shade of yellow in the base metal.
Reducing gold content, however, has its limitations. At lower Karatage the pieces of jewellery are more vulnerable to cracks and scratches. Additionally, the jewellery pieces get harder due to the use of alloys such as titanium; in turn this lends a big blow to the softness of gold. Yet another limiting factor is that, reducing gold content results in lower melting point precluding repairs if such are needed later on. Moreover, less gold content jewellery such as 14 K and 10 K are notoriously vulnerable to bends and cracks. Keeping the gold content high not only preserved the cheerfulness of yellow colour but added to the serviceability of the jewellery pieces. On and off gold jewellery needs polishing to remove dirt and tarnish.
Major plus point for yellow jewellery is its therapeutic potential. Yellow gold does not cause any type of skin irritation, allergy or dermatological degradation. On the contrary wearing gold jewellery specially the yellow one increases your mental ability. The colour yellow is called “the great equalizer”. It acts in different ways: moderator, equalizer, eliminator and builder. It moderates sex and lust; equalizes your thoughts and actions; eliminates your depression; finally it builds up your body and energy. Combined with the synergy of gold as a metal providing warmth, wisdom and wealth yellow gold jewellery has etched for itself a distinct class of therapeutic agent. Incidence of arthritic disorders and chronic diseases is lessened when you wear yellow gold.
Richness of yellow gold in monetary terms is determined by its scrap value or trade-in value. When it comes to aesthetics value its richness is anchored on the way it sits with different types of skin tone. Across the globe the skin tone varies widely. There are three important sub-sets in the skin tone. One is the very light to very dark spectrum of the skin tone; second deals with the aspect of yellow pigments in a particular wearer. Third and final one is concerned with warm-cool and moist-dry syndrome. Yellow gold is the only jewellery that fits into every permutation or combination of the three aspects relating to skin tone. Just one thing the jeweller has to do make it work. By mixing silver, copper, zinc etc., in different proportion he has to get proper alchemy of yellow tint to go with the skin tone. Spot yellow, bright yellow, light yellow, pale yellow and pink yellow are few of the common tints to select from.
Muthu Ashraff
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