Companies
that use less than 7 mils refer to their jewellery as “gold tone” jewellery.
If they get up to 7 mils, they call it “electroplated jewellery”, and
we alone are at 50 mils with “bonded jewellery”!
3.
What type of metal is underneath the gold? – The base metal used is the
finest quality diamond-cut, polished brass chain available on the market today. Some cheap imitators will use a very brittle metal called
“white metal”. It is cheap,
less polished, and weak. Our chains
are much stronger than any karat gold or sterling silver chains on the market
today!
4.
What percentage of the content is gold? – The amount of gold applied is
for wearing quality only and the percentage differs greatly from chain to chain,
depending upon the amount of surface area compared to the amount of brass needed
to make the chain. There is very
little meltdown value to the purchaser because of the brass.
Therefore, these chains are for beauty and wearability only. Actually, even 14-karat jewellery lacks resale value – much
of the price the customer pays is for workmanship, not the actual gold.
If the customer wishes to purchase gold for investment purposes, he/she
would be much better off purchasing gold bricks or coins!
But, when our chains are compared to cheap plated chains, ours have much
more gold, and much greater value.
5.
Is it plated? - Yes.
However, we use the Acid gold electroplate process with a special bonding
formula, then add our own protectant “beauty shield” coating after that!
It’s the best process known today, and offers reliability with proven
wearing qualities.
6.
Is it like gold-filled? -
Gold filled jewellery cannot be diamond-cut and, therefore, cannot offer the
same brilliance, styling and flexibility that our chains do.
Our total gold content is less than gold-filled, but our prices also
generally less. We offer some items
in gold-filled, as well (Tru-Kay boxed items, friendship rings, ladybug
earrings). These gold-filled items
offer tremendous wear, and are styles which do not require diamond cutting.
7.
How many layers do our chains have?
- The only way to accurately answer this question is to give the total
thickness of the gold in mils, rather than layers.
The gold is applied by immersing the chain in a solution saturated with
gold while running a strong electric current through the vat.
The thickness of the gold on the resulting chain will depend on the
strength of the electric current, the density of the gold in the solution, and
the length of time it is applied. The
thickness of gold is then computer-verified to assure a minimum of 50 mils.
To say there would be 50 layers is not necessarily the most accurate way
to describe it, but for many of you and your customers, it is easier to envision
and understand it when it is described as 50 layers.
Some of
our competitors will measure the thickness of the gold by adding the thickness
of some other metals underneath it like nickel and copper to the thickness of
the 24-karat gold. They will say
they have a 14 karat gold electroplated chain, when in reality the amount of
pure gold is not even 5 mils thick!
8.
Will it wear off? - All
costume jewellery can wear off—even ours.
The thicker the gold application, however, the longer it will wear.
We believe our thickness of 50 mils is the optimum level for wearability
and cost. If the jewellery is taken
care often through frequent cleaning, and if the people who have a high acidic
content in their skin will wear it outside their clothing or against their skin
for short durations only, it should last a long time. For most people, it will last forever. Our national return rate is only 2 percent.
In other words, of the tons of merchandise we send out from the home
office, only 2 percent of it actually comes back to us in the form of returns.
9.
If a person is allergic to other jewellery, can they wear our jewellery? - Many people who are allergic to other jewellery can wear
our jewellery because all that touches the skin is 24 karat gold.
However, we cannot guarantee that those who have allergic reactions to
other jewellery will not also be affected by our jewellery as well—the fact is
they might. Some people may have to
wear our jewellery outside their clothing.
Many of the 2 percent of the individuals who cannot wear our jewellery
cannot do so because of an allergy or due to a high acidic content in their
perspiration.
10.
Will it wear off if I swim, shower, perspire, or sleep with it?
- The thicker the gold, the better the wear. Swimming, showering, or sleeping with it should not affect
the wearing quality of our chains. General
rubbing can wear the surface down over time; however, the acid percentage
contained in the perspiration of an individual can also affect the life of the
chain. We do treat the chain to
help counter the corrosive effects of acidic perspiration.
Keeping the chain clean is the best deterrent. Use any dishwashing liquid with water often to help preserve
the chain. Finally, you can treat
our chains basically the same way you would with 14-karat jewellery.
OPNET
Jewellery is without doubt, the finest fashion jewellery in the industry.
We not only plate with 50 mils thickness, but constantly test our chains
to be sure that they meet the standards we promote.
For
comparison sake, we have purchased and tested some of the other chains on the
market. At Target, 1-2 mils,
Avon—2-3 mils, Monet and Trifarri—5
mils, Piercing Pagoda—5-15 mils,
Non-name brand chains from large chain distributors in Chicago, Arizona, and
Florida typically measured at 1-2 mils!
The
regulation for “gold electroplate” jewellery is 5-7 mils of gold.
Hence, some call their jewellery “gold tone” and apply less gold. Our standard gold electroplate at OPNET is superior to most
of what is in the marketplace right now. Our
50 mils product, however, is unique. It contains more than 7 times the legal requirement of gold
content. Rather than limit yourself
to the traditional options of junky electroplate or expensive solid gold, take
an option that makes much more sense than either one. Invest in jewellery that has enough real gold on the outside
so that it will always look as beautiful as it did when you bought it, so that
everything you ever see or feel is real gold, but you do not have to pay for the
gold on the inside of the jewellery where you do not see it.
In fact, we provide a core to the chain of diamond-cut brass so that your
chain will never break, as do the light flimsy solid gold chains.
We give you the best of both worlds—a beautiful, durable chain at an
affordable price, and, back it up with a “no questions asked” lifetime
replacement guarantee!
We, at OPNET
are not only proud to offer the finest jewellery in the industry, but we also
stand behind customers with a lifetime warranty directly to you.
Fortunately, you rarely will have to use it!
Don’t sell yourself short on jewellery.
Buy OPNET and be proud of what you own.
The
Difference Between 14-K & OPNET Bonded Jewellery…
14-karat jewellery is a mixture
of 14 parts genuine gold combined with 10 parts copper and silver.
This combination of alloys and gold forms 14-karat gold.
It is very expensive because the consumer not only pays for the beautiful
gold found on the outside of the chain, but also must pay for the gold that is
not seen (the gold in the middle of the chain).
14-karat gold is a popular, age-old technique that was started long
before plating was invented. It is
the most traditional way to buy jewellery--and it wears very well.
Because it is so expensive the consumer rarely receives any sort of
guarantee, and repairs are very costly. In
fact, some jewellery shops make more money repairing jewellery than selling new
items!
Bonded jewellery is a newer
alternative to 14-karat jewellery. It
uses the same, pure gold as does 14-karat jewellery, but instead of mixing it
with other metals, we separate the pure gold from other metals.
The pure gold is the part of the jewellery that is seen and felt by the
consumer. The other metals are kept
in the middle of the chain where they are not seen, but will give the jewellery
added strength. In fact, bonded chains are much stronger and will break
far less often than 14-karat chains. Other
than the obvious cost advantage, the huge bonus that consumers receive when
buying OPNET bonded chains is a lifetime replacement guarantee.
If the jewellery fails to last forever, the consumer simply returns the
item with the guarantee to the OPNET Distributor they purchased it from or send
it by mail to the address shown on the guarantee, with the required shipping and
handling fee and will gladly be given a brand new piece of jewellery.
All repair work done on jewellery purchased at OPNET is free, also.
We are not interested in making money in the short range –we are much
more interested in earning the long-term patronage of our customers.
Bonded jewellery makes a lot of sense.
They carry more than quadruple the amount of gold that is found on
standard electroplated jewellery, but all of it is where you can see it and feel
it. And isn’t this the true
reason why we purchase gold anyway, to look and feel good?
You will feel better when you don’t have to spend a fortune in doing
so. Try it!
You and all your friends will love your 24 karat gold bonded jewellery!
