Workmanship and hallmarks: what you pay above the gram price

A piece costs its weight times the karat gram price, plus workmanship, and sometimes tax or hallmark fees

What workmanship is

Workmanship is the fee for making and designing the piece, usually a fixed amount per gram and sometimes one amount for the whole piece

Two pieces of the same weight and karat can cost differently because finer or handmade designs carry higher workmanship

Work the price out yourself

Multiply the weight by today's karat gram price, then add workmanship times the weight when it is per gram

Example: a 5 g 21K ring at 6,000 per gram with 150 per gram workmanship costs 5 × 6,150, that is 30,750

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The hallmark

The hallmark is a small stamp from your country's official body that proves the real karat

Always ask for a hallmarked piece and an invoice that states weight, karat and workmanship, it protects you when you sell or exchange

Do you get workmanship back when selling

Usually not, shops buy used pieces by weight and karat only, which is why bars and coins with low workmanship suit saving better