The Eighty-Eight is a branded and patented diamond featuring 8 sides that form an octagon and 88 facets, 30 more than the traditional round brilliant cut.

What does 000 mean on jewelry?

000 format. This format is simply expressing the items purity as Parts Per Thousand. If your item is genuine and marked . 800 then it is 80% pure.

What does 42.5 mean on jewelry?

Fineness

What does 95 stamped on jewelry mean?

The piece of jewelry is made of sterling silver, which means it must have 92.5 percent silver metal in it. This piece is at least 95 percent platinum. “Pall” or “palladium” This item is made of at least 95 percent palladium.

What do the stamps on a piece of jewelry mean?

These stamps stand for sterling silver. This means the piece of jewelry should be 92.5% pure silver mixed with another metal, usually copper. Silver on its own is very soft and needs another metal added to make solid jewelry.

What does 750 on a jewelry stamp mean?

750 stamp on jewelry means 18k Gold 417, 585, or 750 – this is just another way of telling us the gold content. However, instead of referring to how many parts out of 24 are pure gold, this number is now out of 1,000. So for 10K gold jewelry, 417 out of 1,000 parts are pure gold.

What does it mean when jewelry is stamped K?

This means no additives. While this is pure gold it is also very soft and tends to bend and scratch rather easily. This is one of the reasons it is rare to find jewelry that is pure gold. As a side note, palladium is added to gold to make white gold. Also, Karat is usually stamped k, K, or KT and is different from Carat.

What does a 925 sterling silver stamp mean?

These stamps stand for sterling silver. This means the piece of jewelry should be 92.5% pure silver mixed with another metal, usually copper. Silver on its own is very soft and needs another metal added to make solid jewelry. A common question that I get is “ I have a gold ring stamped 925, what does that mean?”