
SAO Certified
When you buy from Poh Heng, you are buying the very best. Our products are hallmarked by the Singapore Assay Office (SAO) to ensure that the gold fineness meets Singapore’s strict standards. Look out for the SAO logo, which bears the symbol of a lion head, as every assayed piece of jewellery is stamped with this reputable quality-control hallmark.
The Standard of Gold Fineness
All Poh Heng products made out of gold or gold alloy supplied or offered for supply in the course of trade or business at retail level are in accordance with the Singapore Standard SS581: 2020 (Specification for Fineness and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals) as they bear an indicative mark of gold content fineness.
The standards of fineness are defined by:
Karat (K)
which represents 1/24 part of pure gold or
Numerical mark
Which represents the number of parts by weight of pure gold expressed in parts per thousand
NUMERICAL VALUE REPRESENTATION |
KARAT VALUE REPRESENTATION |
999 |
24K |
916.6 |
22K |
916 |
- |
850 |
- |
750 |
18K |
Buy-back Guarantee
Poh Heng's gold jewellery
Exchange for new gold product with your 750/18K, 916.6/22K, or 999/24K product: 95% of gross-weight gold value at prevailing retail gold price. Exchange for cash with your 916.6/22K or 999/24K product: 82% of gross-weight gold value at prevailing retail gold price. Thereafter, an additional 5% less of the computed sum.
Poh Heng’s Trust DiamondUpgrade to next tier of solitaire Trust Diamond: 95% of nett diamond value (diamond only) at Poh Heng’s prevailing solitaire rate. (Solitaire diamond must be in original condition, accompanied by its original GIA certificate.)
Terms & Conditions subject to change without prior notice.