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"CZ" is an abbreviation for cubic zirconia, a synthetic gemstone. "925" refers to sterling silver, not white gold. White gold is a precious metal alloy that does not contain the same composition as sterling silver. So, 925 sterling silver with CZ is not white gold.
If expensive then gold or white gold if cheaper then sterling silver
A 925 stamp on a ring signifies that it is sterling silver, not white gold. The stamp "925" refers to the metal's purity level, which is 92.5% silver mixed with other metals. White gold typically carries a different stamp such as "14K" or "18K" to indicate its gold content.
925 is sterling silver, NOT gold. 585 is 14K gold.
Hallmark 925 on a ring usually indicates that it is made of sterling silver, which is .925 pure silver mixed with other metals for strength and durability. White gold rings typically have a stamp indicating the gold purity (e.g., 14k or 18k) rather than 925.
It should be stamped with a "hallmark." A hallmark for silver should be "925." This indicates 92.5% pure sterling silver. Another hallmark for silver could be "STERLING". A U.S. hallmark for gold would be 10K or 14K or 18K indicating the gold content. Pure 100% gold would be 24K; 10K is 41.67% gold; 14K is 58.33% gold; 18K is 75% gold.
925 refers to the purity of the metal, indicating that it is 92.5% pure silver in the case of sterling silver jewelry. White gold, on the other hand, is an alloy of gold mixed with white metals such as nickel, palladium, or platinum to give it a white color. The purity of white gold is measured in karats, with 18k or 14k being common choices.
925 is not white gold, it is sterling silver, which is 92.5% silver. I hope you didn't pay gold price for your piece. For the prices of metals, I use Kitco.com
9ct gold plated sterling silver means that the item is primarily sterling silver with a thin layer of 9ct gold applied over it. The base metal is the sterling silver which is real silver, while the gold layer is real gold but in a lower concentration (9ct) compared to pure gold.
White gold is gold with different alloys than yellow gold. Gold comes in all sorts of varieties (green gold, antique gold, yg, wg, etc). You can tell because it is measured in karats, whereas silver is not - anything called sterling, for example, must be at least 92.5% silver.
925 is a standard marking for Sterling Silver, thus making it a silver ring, not gold.