Im not disagreeing for the sake of it here but you certainly can tell the approximate carat weight based on colour, certainly if we’re talking the main UK gold purities of 9, 18 and 22/24 carat.
I’m from a family of jewellers (now mostly retired) and it’s fairly easy to differentiate 9, from 18. 18 from 22 is slightly harder and obviously if you’re also looking at 14 or 15 carat things aren’t as easy.
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