What are carats and how to recognize them?

By Marta Parise

Bright color and lovely luster, soft enough to work with, but also resistant enough to corrosion, rare enough, Gold is the precious metal par excellence , capable of boasting unique characteristics, which make it highly sought-after in many sectors, including, naturally, jewellery.

This is why, even in Rue des Mille, we strongly wanted and created Golden Mate our ready-to-wear high jewellery collection made from 18-karat gold and ethical diamonds. But exactly when we talk about gold carats , what do we mean? What are they? And how to recognize...