Royal Worcester Serendipity Gold Band fine bone china is a contemporary, elegant tableware range the silver edge adding a slightly more formal twist to the Serendipity range. It is suitable for all dining occasions It is designed in house and outsourced to a high specification. Royal Worcester do not recommend use in the dishwasher but we know plenty that have used it with no short terms issues. In time the gold band may show signs of deterioration but not necessarily. At this price it is surely worth the risk. As with most metallic bands this range is not suitable for use in the microwave oven.