If you see 985 Italy on gold jewelry it means the gold is from Italy. The 985 refers to the carat weight in the gold.
I mean Star (symbol) 985 Roma. I know that 985 is the manufacturer but I cannot find any information on them. Help.
18K gold Made in Italy
A jewelry appraiser can let a person know if their gold is from Italy, and the value of the gold. Most of the gold pieces from Italy have markings identifying the gold as Italian. Some common markings are 925/417/750/585/and 375 Italy.
14K = 14 karat gold which equals to gold content. With "Italy" adding = Italian made or Italy origin!
gold is mostly used
What does 985 stamp means on my bracelet
417 stamped on a piece of jewelry denotes the gold content of the jewelry. 417 is 41.7% gold or 10k. 585 would be 58.5% gold or 14k.. Pure gold is 24k. To find the percent of real gold simply divide the carat content by 24. 10/24 = .417.
milor is a jewelry company in Milan, Italy, and its plated gold over sterling silver
Gold comes in many karats starting from 10k, 14k and 18k. 14k means it has 58.5% of gold, is less expensive, less vivid and more resistant to tarnishing and the Italy stamp means it was manufactured in Italy.
Italian gold jewelry stamped "HCT 925" indicates that the piece is made of gold-plated silver. The "925" means silver no matter what color. "HCT" is the trademark of Floridian jewelry company, Harcourt, Inc.
Most "Italy" jewelry is fine jewelry, and "925" indicates sterling silver composition. So the item (if silver colored) is sterling silver jewelry from Italy. If it is gold colored, then it is vermeil - gold plated sterling silver. Visit the link below to learn more about various silver markings and gold markings.
Pure gold content is often represented in decimal %'s for example 14 karat is represented as .585 [14 / 24 = .585]. In the case of 14k 58.5% of the jewelry stamped is pure gold [ 24k ]. While the remainder 41.5 % is alloys { other metals added to the pure gold to make it more durable and / or to change its color i.e. white] I suspect that your piece of jewelry is of European manufacture and is approx. 16 karat. However stampings are often hard to read , is it possible that your 685 could actually be 585?