Soldering (repairing by joining gold pieces) and its Type

1- Introduction to Gold and Appraisal 2- Basis Metallurgy 3- Karat Gold and Fine Gold 4- Converting Karat Age to Fineness Chart 5- Alloying and Karat age 6- Ethical and legal considerations for Appraisers 7- Stones and its shapes 8- Valuation of Gold and precious stones 9- Testing Procedures 10- Touch Stone Testing 11- Composition of Touch Acid 12- Hall Marking 13- Weight and Balances 14- Gold colour and its alloy composition 15- Colour elements 16- Silver, Tin, Zinc, German Silver, Brass, Copper 17- Electroplating 18- Assaying (process to determine gold’s purity & quality) and its type 19- Soldering (repairing by joining gold pieces) and its Type 20- Appraisal methodologies and approaches 21- Grading and pricing of jewellery items 22- Market trends in the jewellery industry 23- Factors influencing jewellery prices 24- Hands-on appraisal exercises 25- Report writing and documentation