Originally Posted by
nancy87
I am in the UK and the jeweller definitely said it was gold and that it would not go out of shape because it was 8 carat rather than 22 carat.
8 carat gold means that the gold content is 33.3% gold, so yes, it won't get bent out of shape as easily as purer gold. 22 carat is 91.6% gold.
This is a quote from the link I provided;
Many countries only allow certain caratages of gold jewellery to be sold. For example, in the United Kingdom, one can make and sell 9, 14 ,18 and 22 carat gold jewellery but not 12 carat gold as the latter is not a recognised caratage standard by law. In some countries, jewellery lower than 12 carats (50% gold or 500 fineness) cannot be described as gold.