What does it mean when jewelry is marked "19 kt hge?"

Answer by  noey1958 (1405)

This means that the metal is a base metal with 19 Karat Hard gold electroplate layered over the metal. Usually it is 18k HGE.

Answer by  Hasan72 (572)

The mark "19 kt hge" means that the jewelry piece has been electroplated over a base metal with a layer of 19kt gold.

Answer by  sydniethesydbeans (47)

it is a piece of jewelry that is heavy gold electroplated and 19 kt Hge is not a solid gold piece.it is 75 percent gold and 25 of it is cheap metal normally used to make better durability. normally the jewelry is gold filled meaning that it is worth less, so its only 75 percent gold and not work much.

Answer by  littlegee (192)

"Hge" stands for Heavy Gold Electroplate. This means that the jewelry marked is not a solid piece of gold but rather it been electroplated over a metal base with a layer of 19kt gold.

Answer by  jewelfinder (31)

The "hge" stands for "Heavy Gold Electroplate". The mark "19 kt hge" means the piece of jewelry has been electroplated with a layer of 19kt gold over a base metal.

Answer by  aj74 (53)

Kt refers to the carat weight and hge means it was electroplated. This is not a solid piece of gold, rather it is gold plated.

Answer by  AnneB91 (611)

The "hge" stands for "heavy gold electroplate. " That means that the jewelry is made of a metal other than gold (such as brass or silver), and has been electroplated with a heavy layer of 19-karat gold.

Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

Well this refers to the metal plating. The base material was coated with a "heavy gold electroplate" rated at 19 karats.