Rolex

Sell your Gold to Purchase a Rolex

Dreaming of wearing that fabulous Rolex on your wrist, impressing everyone who sees it, but can't justify spending the money on a luxury watch? One way of working yourself into a great Rolex is to sell your unused or unwanted gold or jewelry for the extra cash you need to buy that perfect accessory. At Beckertime we can help you turn your old gold or silver into a shiny Rolex Daytona, or a subtly stylish Submariner. Beckertime.com is the perfect place to get all the information your need. We offer extensive information about Rolex and other luxury jewelry, as well as a helpful customer service staff that is waiting to help you turn your unused gold into a great watch.

Our professionals will evaluate your gold and give you an honest assessment as to what you can expect to get in return for your unused jewelry. Our wide selection of Rolex watches is unmatched on the internet and you will be surprise at the value that is to be found. Many of us have old or unused jewelry or gold that we could stand to trade in for a fabulous watch. Maybe it's a present from your past or a piece of family jewelry that you just don't want anymore, but exchanging it for a Rolex can be practical and rewarding. Why not get the watch you really want with your old jewelry that you don't wear anymore. Beckertime is the perfect outlet for getting advice, researching great merchandise and safely purchasing a fabulous Rolex. Give Beckertime.com a look today and that dream watch can be yours.

Gold Education

Gold Wash-----Gold deposits with a thickness from 2 to 5 millionth of an inch.
Gold Plating-----Deposits with a minimum thickness of 7 millionth of an inch.
Gold Inlays-----Solid pieces of gold or gold alloy attached by dovetailing (usually 14-24 Karat)
Gold Leaf-----Gold leaf is very thin, 3-4 millionth of an inch, made so by flattening under pressure, can be hammered thin enough to transmit light.
Gold Filling-----Refers to a base metal such as nickel that has gold sheet attached by soldering or some other means. Gold filled was once commonly used in watch cases.
Heavy Gold Plate-----A film of fine gold plated to other metals to a thickness of at least 100 millionth of an inch.
Rolled Gold-----A layer of plating, of 10 Karat or better, mechanically bonded to a base metal. Gold content may be less then 1/20th total weight.

Jewelry Abbreviations

GP-----Gold plated
GF-----Gold filled
HGE-----Heavy gold electroplate
14K-----Ranges from 12K up
14KP-----14 Plumb-----14/24 pure (.585 pure)
Plumb is used to guarantee gold content is not less than shown.
Cubic Zirconias are generally used in 10k jewelry.
Diamonds are generally used in 14k and above.

Purity of gold

Having the ability to test the purity of gold is important for anyone who is involved with buying or selling gold. A jewelry item that is stamped as 10k, 14k or 18k does not mean that it actually contains that type of gold. It is a reality that fakes exist in the gold market, particularly since gold jewelry has virtually no regulation or oversight. Sometimes a lower quality of gold will be stamped with a higher grade marking, or other times it may not be gold at all, but rather layered with gold in such a way that it is not immediately apparent that it is a plated item. To protect your investment against forgeries and to make sure you are getting the gold you pay for, it is important to test the purity of the gold. There are simple methods you can do at home without sending your gold away to an assayer's office.
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Procedures For Testing Gold, Platinum & Silver Using A Gold Testing Acid Kit

To test for the karat value of gold, platinum and silver, you will need the following materials and tools:

Black acid testing Stone that is washed thoroughly with water prior to each test.
Acids
Gold testing needles with gold tips used for comparison with test pieces.

Testing for 10K, 12K, 14K

Scratch the gold piece to be tested on the stone. Next to this position, scratch the appropriate needle (10, 12 or 14K). Place a drop of the appropriate acid on the stone where the gold was rubbed off. If the gold is the same karat or higher, the color of the scratch mark for the gold piece will appear the same as the mark from the needle. If that gold piece is a lower karat, the scratched deposit will become fainter and eventually disappear.
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Testing for 18K

Scratch the test piece on the stone and apply 18K acid. Any gold that is less than 18K will disappear in less than 30 seconds. Gold that remains on the stone is 18K or higher.
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Testing for 20K & 24K

Scratch the gold piece on the stone. Next, scratch any item of known karat (coin or needle) on the stone. Apply one drop of acid to area. The material that starts to disappear first has the lower karat.
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Testing for Platinum

Scratch the test item on the stone and apply one drop of acid to the application on the stone. If the material is platinum, it should keep its white, bright color.
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Testing for White Gold

The same procedure for platinum can be used for 18K white gold. The material on the stone should start changing to a light bronze in about three minutes. For 14K white gold, the material on the stone should disappear in 15 seconds.
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If you have any further questions.