Prepare a block of butter and a metallic knife. Take the knife, and hold it over a flame for about a minute or 2. Next, take the end of the knife and carefully run it thru the outside of the butter. Study the ensuing groove on the butter.
That is what happens to high-karat gold when you get slovenly.
Let’s face it. Gold isn’t the toughest metal out there, and you can’t expect it to hold up against even the smallest pressure. Sure, your twenty-five karat gold necklace could be worth a cool million bucks, but even the smallest contact with anything will chop its price by half.
And this is precisely why I prefer sterling gold over higher-quality ones. My marriage ring and favorite necklace will survive even if I flail my arms around and run a bit when I am in a rush.
Practicality is the name of the game, and I would like to be ready to move around while looking good. Leave the ultra-high quality gold pieces for the ultra-formal events, or better yet leave them in the bank to serve as investments for the future.
So if someone offers you a pure-gold jewellery piece, think twice about buying it off the bat. Pure gold could be more expensive, but only sterling gold will be tricky enough to survive the wear and tear of common-or-garden life.
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