What is KDM in jewellery shop?

Question

916 ,KDM COMMOMLY USING TERMS IN JEWELLERY SHOPS.

Answer 1

KDM is the latest brand design which shows quality mark or stamp on the jewelery items.  It means it is a good quality and good design, gold item nowadays in gold market.

Answer 2

KDM means Cadmium.

Generally, by nature, gold is soft. Ornaments to be made of gold have to be mixed with some other metal (generally copper).

While making ornaments, all the individual pieces are joined together by soldering.

Cadmium when used to join the pieces, result in minimal wastage of gold.

The 916 that you see means that it the ornament is 91.6% pure.