Vintage 12K Electro Plated Gold Ring with Deep Blue Crystal. Ring Size 5.5.

Vintage 12K Electro Plated Gold Ring with Deep Blue Crystal. Ring Size 5.5. Elegant, Glamourous item in excellent vintage condition. 5 cent piece beside it for size. Gold plating: is a process where a thin layer of gold is bonded onto a base metal. Plating is quite common in the jewelry world, with gold and rhodium being two popular types. This process was invented by an Italian chemist, Luigi Brugnatelli in 1805, the first person to plate a thin coat of gold onto silver.  Gold plating is commonly used for costume jewelry or to mimic more expensive pieces. It is almost impossible to tell apart expensive pieces of gold jewelry from inexpensive gold plated imitations. Store code- B Blue Crystal