Are you a wholesale supplier of gold PVD / gold-plated jewelry?
Yes. Jewena supplies resellers with gold PVD-finished stainless steel jewelry, as a Guangzhou-based wholesale supplier working with partner factories in Guangdong, with wholesale prices shown without an account.
What is PVD gold plating?
PVD stands for physical vapour deposition. The stainless steel piece is placed in a vacuum chamber, a solid target metal is vaporised into ions, and those ions are driven onto the surface to build a dense, hard colour layer that is anchored into the steel rather than resting on it. On jewellery the process is used to produce a yellow, champagne or rose gold tone that stands up to daily handling better than a soft plated layer.
What is the difference between PVD and regular gold plating?
They are two different processes, not two grades of the same one. Regular gold plating is electrolytic: the piece is dipped in a plating bath and an electric current deposits a soft metal layer on the outside of the part. PVD is physical: no bath and no current through a solution — metal is vaporised in a vacuum and ion bombardment mixes the first atoms into the surface, so the colour layer is bonded to the substrate instead of sitting on top of it. In practice a PVD finish generally resists everyday rubbing better. We publish no blanket coating-thickness or lifespan figure for the range — confirm those per SKU or batch — and the process for any given SKU is whatever the product page records.
PVD or standard gold plating — which should a wholesale buyer stock?
Usually both. PVD adds a vacuum-chamber step and costs more per piece, so it earns its place on the styles customers wear every day and touch constantly: chains, everyday hoops, stacking rings. Standard gold-plated jewellery is honest value on occasion pieces and at price points where the extra finishing cost would push you out of your market. Because our wholesale tiers are public, you can put the two side by side before you commit.
Does 18K gold PVD mean the piece contains 18K gold?
No, and we would rather say so plainly. On a PVD finish, an 18K description refers to the colour tone the coating reproduces, not to a karat gold content — the tone comes from the compound deposited in the chamber. The base is stainless steel in every case. Where our sourcing record confirms a genuine gold-alloy plating for a SKU the product page says gold-plated; where it only supports the colour, it says gold-tone.
Can I check PVD jewelry prices before creating an account?
Yes. All PVD and gold-plated pieces show their wholesale tiers openly — you decide whether the numbers work before giving us any details.
How do I know whether a piece is genuinely PVD-coated?
Read the finish field on the product page. Jewena states PVD only where the supplier source data confirms the process for that SKU, and gold-plated or gold-tone otherwise; nothing on a category or landing page overrides that field. If the finish decides whether the piece works for your customers, order it as a single sample first — ready stock starts at 1 piece, so checking costs one piece plus shipping.
What is the minimum for PVD gold jewellery?
Ready stock is sold from 1 piece, with no account and no basket minimum; the per-piece price then steps down at 3 and at 10 pieces. Custom runs are a separate route: a specified finish is quoted from 50 pieces per design, and returning customers can go as low as 30 pieces per design.
Where can I review the whole gold-tone selection at once?
The full-range PDF catalogue is free from the account area or by email request, and re-renders automatically as stock changes; each product page states the verified finish for that SKU.
Is PVD gold jewelry waterproof for daily wear?
PVD gold plating over stainless steel is the closest thing fashion jewelry has to waterproof gold, and it is worth being precise about why. The steel base is what resists rust — that does not depend on any coating. The colour is a separate question: a PVD layer is bonded in a vacuum chamber rather than deposited in a bath, so it generally holds its tone through showers, sweat and daily wear longer than standard electroplating. That is a difference in process, not a guarantee, and we publish no thickness, test or service-life figure. Waterproof gold ranges for boutiques are built on PVD coated stainless steel jewelry rather than plated brass for exactly this reason.
What does PVD coating jewelry cost compared with standard plating?
PVD coating jewelry adds a vacuum-chamber step, so for the same design and base metal a PVD-finished piece generally costs more per unit than an electroplated one. Our public tiers let you price the two against each other before committing: every in-stock style shows its single-piece USD price, with steps at 3 and 10 pieces. Across the 595 styles in stock on 12 September 2026 the median single-piece price is $4.06 and the range starts at $0.29. The comparison is between recorded processes, not between thickness numbers — we publish none.
Do you sell PVD coated stainless steel jewelry from stock, or only to order?
Both, and they are separate routes with separate terms. PVD coated stainless steel jewelry is available from ready stock from 1 piece: 400 of the 595 styles in stock on 12 September 2026 carry a PVD finish record. Custom runs where you specify the finish are quoted from 50 pieces per design, and returning customers can go as low as 30 pieces per design. A ready-stock order is never subject to the production minimum.
Is PVD plated the same as gold plated?
No. PVD plated is shorthand for a colour layer deposited by physical vapour deposition in a vacuum chamber; gold plated describes an electrolytic layer deposited from a bath. Both can look identical when new, and neither is a grade of the other. Because they are different processes we record them separately: a product page reads gold PVD, gold-plated or gold-tone according to what the source record for that SKU supports, and nothing on a category or landing page overrides that field.
Where can wholesale buyers review the whole PVD gold jewellery range at once?
The full PVD gold jewellery selection sits in this page's ready-stock preview and in the free PDF line sheet, available from the account area or by email request; it re-renders automatically as stock changes. Each line records the finish for that SKU, so confirmed PVD can be separated from standard gold plating before you price a range.
