{"id":75664,"date":"2026-03-30T12:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadagold.ca\/?p=75664"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:08:19","slug":"gold-101-who-is-troy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadagold.ca\/fr\/gold-101-who-is-troy\/","title":{"rendered":"L'or 101 : Qui est Troy et quel est le rapport avec une once d'or ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Il s'agit d'une s\u00e9rie d'articles de blog fournis par Canada Gold pour informer nos clients sur les principes fondamentaux de l'achat et de la vente d'or.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pour consulter les articles pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents de cette s\u00e9rie<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Comment se fixe le cours de l'or ? Cliquez ici <a href=\"https:\/\/canadagold.ca\/fr\/gold-101-how-is-gold-priced\/\">ici.<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Cours au comptant vs prix d'achat, cliquez ici <a href=\"https:\/\/canadagold.ca\/fr\/74821-2\/\">ici.<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vous avez peut-\u00eatre d\u00e9j\u00e0 entendu parler de ce terme<strong> once troy<\/strong> en regardant les cours de l'or ou de l'argent, je me suis demand\u00e9 :<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Est-ce que \u00e7a correspond \u00e0 une once normale ? \u201d<\/p>\n<p>C'est une excellente question, et la r\u00e9ponse est non.<\/p>\n<p>En ce qui concerne les m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux comme l'or et l'argent, le secteur utilise un syst\u00e8me de mesure diff\u00e9rent de celui que nous employons pour les produits du quotidien, tels que les denr\u00e9es alimentaires ou les exp\u00e9ditions. Comprendre cette diff\u00e9rence peut vous aider \u00e0 mieux appr\u00e9hender les prix, le poids et la valeur lorsque vous achetez ou vendez des m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux.<\/p>\n<p>Voyons cela ensemble.<\/p>\n<h2>Qu'est-ce qu'une once troy ?<\/h2>\n<p>A<strong> once troy<\/strong> C'est l'unit\u00e9 de poids standard utilis\u00e9e pour les m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux tels que l'or, l'argent, le platine et le palladium.<\/p>\n<p>Une once troy \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 <strong>31,103 grammes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Il s'agit de l'unit\u00e9 de mesure utilis\u00e9e dans le monde entier pour fixer le prix des m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux. Ainsi, lorsque vous voyez le prix de l'or ou de l'argent affich\u00e9 en ligne, il s'agit presque toujours du prix par <strong>once troy<\/strong>, et non une once standard.<\/p>\n<h2>Pourquoi parle-t-on d'\u00ab once troy \u00bb ?<\/h2>\n<p>Le terme<strong> once troy<\/strong> vient de la ville de <strong>Troyes<\/strong> en France, une plaque tournante commerciale majeure au Moyen \u00c2ge.<\/p>\n<p>Les commer\u00e7ants avaient besoin d\u2019un moyen fiable de mesurer les marchandises de valeur ; ils ont donc mis au point un syst\u00e8me de poids normalis\u00e9. Ce syst\u00e8me est devenu connu sous le nom de <strong>syst\u00e8me troy<\/strong>, et il est encore utilis\u00e9 aujourd'hui pour mesurer les m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux partout dans le monde.<\/p>\n<p>Cela peut sembler d\u00e9pass\u00e9, mais la raison pour laquelle cette m\u00e9thode s'est impos\u00e9e est simple : elle offre un moyen coh\u00e9rent et fiable de mesurer les mati\u00e8res pr\u00e9cieuses.<\/p>\n<h2>Qu'est-ce qu'une once standard ?<\/h2>\n<p>L'once que la plupart des gens connaissent est appel\u00e9e \u00ab once avoirdupois \u00bb, souvent simplement d\u00e9sign\u00e9e sous le nom d'\u00ab once ordinaire \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Il s'agit de l'unit\u00e9 de mesure utilis\u00e9e pour des objets du quotidien tels que :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>alimentation<\/li>\n<li>paquets<\/li>\n<li>articles m\u00e9nagers<\/li>\n<li>frais de port et d'exp\u00e9dition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Une once standard p\u00e8se <strong>28,35 grammes<\/strong>, qui est l\u00e9g\u00e8rement plus l\u00e9g\u00e8re qu'une once troy.<\/p>\n<h2>La diff\u00e9rence, c'est tout simple<\/h2>\n<p>Voici l'essentiel \u00e0 retenir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Une once troy p\u00e8se plus lourd qu'une once ordinaire.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 once troy = <strong>31,103 grammes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 once standard = <strong>28,35 grammes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cela signifie qu'une once troy \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 environ <strong>10 % plus lourd<\/strong> qu'une once ordinaire.<\/p>\n<p>Cela peut sembler insignifiant, mais lorsqu'il s'agit de m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux, m\u00eame de l\u00e9g\u00e8res diff\u00e9rences de poids peuvent avoir une incidence sur leur valeur.<\/p>\n<h2>Pourquoi les m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux sont-ils mesur\u00e9s en onces troy ?<\/h2>\n<p>Le secteur des m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux utilise le syst\u00e8me troy, car celui-ci garantit une uniformit\u00e9 sur l'ensemble des march\u00e9s mondiaux.<\/p>\n<p>L'utilisation d'une m\u00eame norme de mesure permet de garantir :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>une tarification \u00e9quitable et pr\u00e9cise<\/li>\n<li>poids uniformes pour les pi\u00e8ces et les lingots<\/li>\n<li>des comparaisons fiables entre acheteurs et vendeurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En r\u00e9sum\u00e9, cela garantit la transparence et l'uniformit\u00e9 des proc\u00e9dures, ce qui est particuli\u00e8rement important lorsqu'il s'agit de mat\u00e9riaux de grande valeur.<\/p>\n<h2>O\u00f9 trouver des onces troy<\/h2>\n<p>C'est surtout dans les cas suivants que l'on utilise le plus souvent les onces troy :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>acheter ou vendre de l'or ou de l'argent<\/li>\n<li>consulter les cours en temps r\u00e9el des m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux<\/li>\n<li>peser des pi\u00e8ces ou des lingots d'or<\/li>\n<li>calcul de la valeur des bijoux de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Par exemple, un mod\u00e8le standard <strong>Feuille d'\u00e9rable d'or canadienne<\/strong> La pi\u00e8ce contient <strong>une once troy d'or<\/strong>, ce qui correspond \u00e0 environ 31,1 grammes.<\/p>\n<h2>Pourquoi est-ce important lors de la vente de bijoux ou de m\u00e9taux pr\u00e9cieux ?<\/h2>\n<p>Lorsque les clients apportent des articles dans nos magasins, l'une des questions qui revient le plus souvent est :<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Comment calcule-t-on cette valeur ? \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Le poids joue un r\u00f4le important dans la r\u00e9ponse.<\/p>\n<p>Chez Canada Gold, les articles sont pes\u00e9s \u00e0 l'aide du m\u00eame syst\u00e8me de mesure standard utilis\u00e9 dans le secteur \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle mondiale. Cela garantit pr\u00e9cision et \u00e9quit\u00e9 lors de l'\u00e9valuation de leur valeur.<\/p>\n<p>Cela signifie \u00e9galement que les clients peuvent comparer les prix en toute confiance, sachant qu'ils reposent sur une unit\u00e9 de mesure uniforme.<\/p>\n<h2>Vous souhaitez conna\u00eetre la valeur de votre or ou de votre argent ?<\/h2>\n<p>Si vous avez des doutes quant \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re dont vos objets sont mesur\u00e9s ou \u00e9valu\u00e9s, n'h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 passer nous voir pour nous poser vos questions.<\/p>\n<p>Notre \u00e9quipe va :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testez vos articles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">v\u00e9rifier la puret\u00e9<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">les peser avec pr\u00e9cision<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expliquer la proc\u00e9dure \u00e9tape par \u00e9tape<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vous n'\u00eates absolument pas oblig\u00e9 de vendre. Notre objectif est simplement de vous aider \u00e0 comprendre ce que vous poss\u00e9dez et comment sa valeur est d\u00e9termin\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 200; font-size: 0.8em;\"><i>Photo gracieusement fournie par <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vecteezy.com\/free-photos\/gold-scale\" target=\"_blank\">Vecteezy<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a series of blog posts provided by Canada Gold to educate our customers on the fundamentals of gold buying and selling. To see earlier posts in this series How is Gold Priced? Click here. Spot Price vs Buy Price, Click here. 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