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3 results for “karat vs fineness” in Craft
Craft · 22 July 2026
Hallmarks and Assay: How Anyone Proves Gold Is Gold
…terpiece of institutional design — and it is being quietly eroded. · A hallmark certifies fineness verified by an independent third party — not weight, value, age or craftsmanship. · Fire assay remains the referee method; XRF is fast and non-destructive but reads only the surface…
Yusuf Demir · 12 min read
Craft · 3 August 2026
The Wedding-Season Bid: How Jewellery Demand Sets the Floor
…y is roughly half of annual gold demand, and the majority of it is bought in Asia. · High-karat jewellery in India and China functions as savings with a wearable form factor, not as fashion. · Physical buyers are contrarian: demand strengthens on price weakness and stalls on rall…
Yusuf Demir · 16 min read
Craft · 5 June 2026
The Alchemy of Craft: What Goldsmiths Know That Machines Don't
…· Pure gold is too soft for most wear; alloying trades purity for hardness and colour. · Karat is a fraction out of 24 — 18k is 75 per cent gold by mass. · Ancient techniques such as granulation and repoussé remain hand skills with no full machine equivalent. · CAD and casting h…
Yusuf Demir · 11 min read
