Our pieces of jewelry are made of stainless steel with PVD gold coatings, an eco-friendly coating process that produces a beautiful and durable gold finish.

Gold plating is used in the manufacture of jewelry and it is a process in which a layer of gold is bonded to a base metal. The thickness of gold plating on jewellery is noted in microns (or micro-meters). To be considered gold plated, the gold layer should measure at least 0.5 microns. The thickness of the gold layer determines how long the gold plating will last with usage.

Flash Plating
Very thin layer of gold (<0.5 micron), often applied on a cheap material.
This is the lowest quality of plating available.
The layer of gold will tarnish after only few wears.

Gold plating / Electroplating
The gold layer measures at least 0.5 micron.
The layer of gold will tarnish eventually but will last significantly longer than flash plating.

Physical Vapor Deposition, or PVD, describes a variety of vacuum deposition methods which produce gold coating that utilizes titanium nitride providing an extremely durable coating.
PVD coatings are more resistant to corrosion from sweat and regular wear than gold plating.

PVD coating and traditional gold plating are similar, both belong to the category of surface treatment, both cover the surface of a material with a layer of gold. The difference between the two is that PVD coating film layer and the surface of the workpiece have higher binding force, higher hardness of the film layer, better wear resistance and corrosion resistance, and a more stable performance of the film layer than gold plating.Also, PVD coating does not produce toxic or polluting substances.