Bali Sterling Vermeil-24k Gold Plated » Vermeil Barrel and Pipe Beads

Silver is a soft metal in its pure form, too soft to be used for Bali silver beads and jewelry, so it's mixed with other metals usually copper to make it more durable. A popular silver mixture, called an alloy, is known as .925 sterling silver.

Vermeil is sterling silver that has been gold-plated. Our vermeil Bali beads is plated with 24K gold. The difference between vermeil, and gold-filled, is in the thickness of the gold and the base metal used. In vermeil, the base is sterling silver. The standard is for the gold plating to be much thicker than ordinary plating.

Bali beads along with other silver jewelry elements are handmade in Bali and are exceptional in high quality and details and as these Bali beads are individually handcrafted, there might be slight variations in bead dimension, weight and oxidation.