IF YOU ARE LIKE MOST PEOPLE,YOU DONT PUT OUT 20,000 FOR A ROLEX WATCH,BUT YOU MAY SPEND A LOT FOR YOUR BUDGET GETTING ONE THAT SAYS GOLD PLATED,OR A RING THAT SAYS GOLD ELECTROPLATED,(GP.OR GEP.) OR EVEN SHOP THE TV CHANNELS FOR HOME JEWELY SALES,AND BUY TECHNIBOND,ABSOLUTE,VERMEIL,LISTEN,WHEN YOU BUY GOLD PLATED,PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IT'S  PLATED WITH, IF IT'S PLATED WITH  BRASS,NICKLE,DONT EVEN ATTEMPT TO CLEAN,IT WILL MARK ,PEEL,CHANGE IN TIME.IF ON THE OTHER HAND YOU GET GOLD OVER SILVER,YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS,BUT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON YOU STILL CANT TREAT IT AS SOLID GOLD,CAUSE I AM HERE TO TELL YOU,SPRAY SOME COLOGNE ON IT,DIP IT  IN CLOROX WATER,WEAR IT SWIMMING IN CHLORINE WATER ,SUBJECT IT TO DEODORANTS,AND YOU MAY NOT SEE IT RIGHT AWAY (IF IT IS HEAVILY COATED) BUT THEN YOU WILL SEE ITTURN ORANGE  SOON IF IT HAS LIKE ONE OR TWO COATIONGS,LEARN ABOUT YOUR STONES,OPALS TEND TO DRY OUT AND CAN GET FUNKY,RUB THEM WITH OIL ONCE AND A WHILE,CZ'S TEND TO GET CLOUDY,BRUSH THEM WITH TOOTHPASTE,AMMONIA,AND POLISH THEM UP.JUST DONT THINK CAUSE YOU BUY A RING AND IT SAYS 18K GOLD PLATED ,YOU CAN TREAT IT AS GOLD,I AM HERE TO TELL YOU,YOU CANT,I CAN DUNK MY 18K GOLD WEDDING BAND UP AND DOWN ALL MY LIFE IN CLOROX WATER AND NEVER SEE A CHANGE ,TRY THAT WITH GOLD PLATED AND I DONT CARE IF IT'S OVER SILVER,THE THING WIL TURN AN UGLY ORANGE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO THROW IT AWAY,SO IF YOU SHOWER,WASH,DO DISHES,LAUNDRY,PERFUME,OR ARE AROUND ANY CHEMICALS,TAKE THE JEWELRY OFF. AND THEN IT COULD LAST YOU A LIFETIME.GODBLESS.