Chiptech81
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alexxx said:the classic "white gold" scam
we see more and more 18k Italy stamped stainless steel pieces
stainless steel will not dissolve with the acid on a scratch test, it will 100% stay on the stone, even after wiping the stone with a cloth
18k gold will lightly dissolve after 5 minutes on a scratch test and when you use your cloth to wipe the stone it will go away
Even a hard drive disk magnet wont magnetize the "good fakes"
the only way to differenciate 18k white gold from stainless steel on a scratch test is to wait approx 10 minutes to see if the acid works on the base metals, if the scratch marks remains intact = stainless
be carefull when buying white gold
With the correct acid bottle that tests for platinum or stainless steel, it only takes a few seconds to get the result.
Just thinking of the owner of the shop as i know you cant expect customers to wait about 10 min just to get a test result.