Those who go for gold jewelry are very well aware of the fact that gold jewelry never goes out of style. The old designs are treasured as traditional gold jewelry by few and the modern one is used widely.But one has to pay heed to certain factors, at least for those who have allergy or staining problems with metals that are combined with gold.

When you go in for buying gold you must be aware of the Karat factor which is nothing but system used to describe the percentage of pure gold an item contains.If you want to have pure gold jewelry then buy the one which is marked 24k. The 18k gold jewelry has 18 (75%) parts gold and 6 parts of one or more additional metals.14k gold contains14(58.3%) parts gold and 10 parts of one or more additional metals.  12k gold contains12(50%) parts of gold and 12 parts of one or more metal.The 10k gold has 10(41.7%) parts of gold and 14 parts of one or more metals.

10k gold is the minimum karat that can be termed as gold. Apart from the percentage of purity there are several designs available to choose from. There are traditional designs; gemstone studded gold jewelry, designer gold jewelry and several others. Moreover it also depends on the type occasion that calls for the heavy or lightweight jewelry one should have.