There are many important things to consider before you attempt to buy a gold chain. It is not only women but also men who love wearing gold chains as a stylish statement. There are varieties of types of gold chains available especially for men. The designs are simple and the selection thus becomes difficult, if you are looking to pick the best choice of gold chain for men.

Before you begin to shop for buying a gold chain for men, something that is very important to know is the type of chain available with various cuttings and links. It is also equally important to ensure if the chain is originally gold and if it is of the karat quality you are looking for. There are a few important characteristics that you need to examine before you attempt to buy the gold chain. To guide you here follows some useful tips and differences:

What is the difference between yellow Gold and Rose Gold?

It is primarily a matter of personal preference if the percent of gold content is the same.

Copper alloyed with gold tends to impart a red shade of color. Silver will give a green shade of color. 

A combination of Copper and Silver in a 3 to 1 ratio will tend to preserve the natural yellow color of pure gold but in a slightly lighter shade.

One could argue that adding Silver or Platinum family metals to a gold alloy used for jewelry is more costly than adding Copper, Zinc, and Nickel. Still, in the real world of jewelry values, the specific alloy elements other than gold make little difference versus design and quality of artistry.

The difference between yellow Gold and White Gold?

White Gold has palladium or silver as its standard alloy.

Yellow gold may contain some copper and silver or palladium - here is no fixed alloy ratio.

The only differences are the alloying metals and amounts. White Gold is not a different name for silver. White Gold is the same as yellow gold, but various amalgams added to change the color. Sterling, on the other hand, is marked 925,800, this is the percentage of silver out of 100. The big difference between the two metals is the price! I just checked spot price for gold is $1281.40 an ounce. Silver is worth way less, with an ounce of sterling being $14.81.I personally like to wear sterling jewelry. I love the value of gold when it converts to money.

How to make white gold?

Yellow is the natural color of gold. Pure gold is designated 24 Karat. Any other Karat of Gold is the numerator of the fraction X/24, where the fraction is equal to the percentage of pure gold in the alloyed final metal. The typical metals that are added to gold are Copper, Nickel, and Zinc to lower the Karatage.

To make white gold, you have to use higher percentages of the white metals such as nickel and zinc to give the metal its white color.

Why should silver and gold not be kept together?

Silver is an active metal. It's oxidation effect within a few months and turns blackish color on the surface. This oxidation minutely transfers to whatever nearby things also.

When Gold bars or coins stored nearby silver, some redfish spots found after one or more years.

In the case of jewelry, it reacts significantly. Gold jewelry gets smoky white or reddish black when wearing together for few months or stored in a locker for a few years.

Which one is the better choice between White Gold and Yellow Gold?

During the First World War, Platinum became a strategic war material; and its use in jewelry manufacture banned in the USA. Thus, so-called white gold came into use as a Platinum substitute for jewelry, especially diamond rings and wedding bands.

Fifty years of working with Gold and Platinum White Gold is crap. It's not really white. It's just kind of a beige color. Most white gold jewelry you see in stores has been rhodium plated to make it look white. The plating is only molecules thick and wears off the ornament within a year of regular wear. Most shops charge $100 to refinish the ornament and replate it with rhodium. All gold and platinum smiths hate working with it pretty much. Especially nickel alloyed White Gold. It's brittle and hard to work with. It's like trying to make a ring out of coat hanger wire.

It has long known that alloying as little as 10% Nickel with Gold will change its color to one similar to Platinum.

Until recently, Platinum was worth more than gold.

White Gold or Platinum has long been preferred for diamond settings because most diamonds have at least a faint body color that is made more profound by yellow gold settings.

Ideally, a diamond should have the same body color as a drop of distilled water.

While it costs slightly more to make a white gold alloy, because nickel costs about twice as much as copper, the extra cost is not significant.

Gold Allergies:

 Nickel white gold outlawed in Europe because of allergy issues. As hard as it is it still wears away. Platinum doesn't do that. It galls.

Go with Platinum if you want a white ring.

If both are the same karat (gold content), it becomes a matter of personal preference.

Avoid 10 Karat White Gold for items that will touch the skin because some persons have allergic sensitivities to nickel. 10K gold has only a 41.7% gold content. The remainder for white 10K alloy being copper, zinc, and metal.

Also, while 18K white gold rarely causes allergy problems, the same cannot be said for some 14K white alloys, especially in pierced earring posts and settings for some susceptible persons.