Gold on Jolies Pièceshttps://jolies-pieces.fr/en/tags/gold/Recent content in Gold on Jolies PiècesHugoen-USFri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Gold plated, vermeil or solid gold: what is the difference?https://jolies-pieces.fr/en/jewelry/gold-plated-vermeil-solid-gold/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jolies-pieces.fr/en/jewelry/gold-plated-vermeil-solid-gold/<p>Gold plated, vermeil and solid gold are not three grades of the same finish. They are three different objects, and French law defines each one precisely. Gold plated means a base metal under at least 3 microns of gold, vermeil means solid silver under at least 5 microns of 18 karat gold, and solid gold means a gold alloy all the way through.</p> <p>The three terms are used loosely on product pages. Here is what they actually mean, and how to check them on the piece itself.</p>