Material
Ever since the inception of Jéh, around 30 years ago, we have only worked with sustainable materials and only with suppliers who, like us, believe in an honest product. We always use high quality materials such as 925 sterling (oxidized) silver, silver plated, Goldfilled, 9 carat, 14 carat gold and genuine gemstones and pearls.
925 STERLING SILVER
Sterling silver is a white, highly reflective precious metal composed of 92,5% pure silver and 7,5% alloy, usually copper. Copper provides the silver with sufficient hardness and wearing qualities, as pure silver is sometimes considered too soft to be used and worn every day. Our silver jewelry is nickel free.
OXIDIZED SILVER
Oxidized silver is a surface finish. It is applied later to the 925 sterling silver. This gives the material a darker color. It is possible for the oxidized layer to fade over time due to wear and tear.
GOLD PLATED
Gilding is the covering of an object with a layer of gold. This article is dipped in a gold bath which causes the silver to be completely covered with a layer of gold. Showing a beautiful glossy finish with a layer of real gold which is also called silverplated or goldplated.However, this is a minimal layer and can wear off depending on the acidity of your skin and the frequency of wearing the jewelry.
GOLDFILLED
Goldfilled comes from America, where it is already used for the manufacture of jewelry with a "touch of gold" for an affordable price. The Goldfilled remains on color, is durable and the 14karaats gold layer is thick enough to enjoy the warmth of gold for a long time. Goldfilled is generally well tolerated by people who are allergic to metals other than gold.
9 CARAT
The term carat indicates how much pure gold there is per thousand parts in a piece of jewelry. The higher this value, the more gold.
In a 9 carat piece of jewelry, there are 375 parts of pure gold.
14 CARAT GOLD
Jéh Jewels gold jewelry line is made of gold. This carat content is the most used in the Netherlands due to its hardness and color. Pure gold is too soft to make portable jewelry, therefore, other metals are used. Often silver and copper are used so that you can continue to speak of 'precious metals'. Gold has 585 of 1000 parts that are pure gold. The remaining 415 parts therefore consist of the other metals.