Gold washed

Gold Washed: Products that have an extremely thin layer of gold, (less than .175 microns thick), applied by either dipping or burnishing the metal, but not plated..

Gold Washed - Jewelry which has a very thin layer of gold - less than 175 microns thick - which is applied by dipping or burnishing but not plating the metal. This type of coating wears off more readily than gold plated or gold filled jewelry ...

Gold Washed
"Gold washed" describes products that have an extremely thin electroplating of gold (less than .175 microns thick). This will wear away more quickly than gold plate, gold-filled, or gold electroplate.

Gold Washed
Refers to jewelry that has an extremely thin layer of gold plating usually less that .175 microns thick. The thin layer will usually come off with wear.
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Gold Washed - Extremely thin layerered gold, (less than .175 microns thick), applied by either dipping or burnishing the metal, but not plated.

" When the electroplating meets the minimum fineness but not the minimum thickness specified above, the marking or description may be "Gold Flashed" or "Gold Washed.

Gold Flashed or Gold Washed is the same as GEP, except the gold is less than 7mils thick. Except for our 24K Rose, Viridian Gold does not sell GEP items--however, some jewelry items may have plated accents in contrasting gold color.

A gold coating in which thickness of layer is less than seven millionths of an inch. It is sometimes also called gold washed.
Gold Plated ...

Gold Flashed - A gold coating which is less than seven millionths of an inch thick. It is sometimes called gold washed.

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5) Term "rolled gold plate" is the same, but gold comprises less than 1/20 of total weight; e.g. stamped "1/30 12 k G.P." means 1/30 of the metal weight is from 12 karat gold plate.
6) "Gold electroplate" or "gold flash" or "gold washed" ...

See also: Silver, Metal, Color, Alloy, Platinum