You can't. Unless you're a jeweler, chemist, or metallurgist, in which case you should already know how to check (or be able to find out pretty readily). The usual process involves difficult-to-obtain and/or dangerous chemicals, and isn't something for the casual home user, especially since most assays are at least slightly destructive and require some expertise to avoid ruining the item being tested. Your best bet is to have it assayed by a professional.
You could theoretically check the specific gravity and make a reasonable guess, though that isn't 100% sure.
Gold is generally stamped with a mark indicating the purity, but as this is trivially easy to counterfeit, it really proves nothing unless you bought the item directly from a reputable manufacturer.
There are indications, though. If your "gold" jewelry is leaving a greenish discoloration on your skin, it probably isn't really gold. Lack of this discoloration isn't proof that it's real, though.
You could take it to a jewelers and have them check for you.
Yes,I just came home from holiday yesterday and I bought some in the airport. It is 24 carat gold flakes
Well, real diamond is having property to cut the mirror.So you can check out by cutting a piece of mirror at home and you can easily detect that if the diamond is real or not...
you can find it by mercury in thermometer and spread it on the Jewel
You can tell if a ring is real gold or not by putting it near a magnet. If the ring is attracted to the magnet it is not real gold, real gold is not magnetic at all.
You can tell if you have a real gold necklace by checking its hardness, luster, specific gravity, streak, cleavage, and fracture, if all the properties match with the properties of gold you have a gold necklace.
why not take the watch to a gold store and have them check it out for you Gold is usually soft so you could use the old bite method to check if its real.
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You could take it to a jewelers and have them check for you.
You could take it to a jewelers and have them check for you.
Not necessarily. They are more for the attraction. However, it is possible if the watch was very expensive. Go check it out where an expert can tell you if it is real or fake.
Yes,I just came home from holiday yesterday and I bought some in the airport. It is 24 carat gold flakes
Well, real diamond is having property to cut the mirror.So you can check out by cutting a piece of mirror at home and you can easily detect that if the diamond is real or not...
real gold
There are multiple ways to see if your gold watch is real. You can check for any markings. These usually include a number followed by a K. Another way is to check for discoloration. If the gold looks like it is wearing off at all, then the watch is likely only gold-plated. You could also try holding a magnet to the band. If it sticks, it is fake since gold is not a magnetic metal.
Gold is an element. Only gold is real gold.
if the metal sinks in water is is proof it is gold