Blog: Rose Gold
Rose Gold is all
the rage at the moment with so many designers doing their ranges in Rose Gold
like watches and bracelets but many ladies and Gents are wanting Rose gold
wedding bands, so we at Goldfinger Rings have put together a blog to tell you
all about Rose Gold.
What is Rose Gold - Coloured
gold’s are produced by alloying other metals that impart their colour
characteristics to the gold as all gold starts out as yellow gold and the
alloys are added to get the desired colour for example rose gold is alloyed
with copper and silver to give its distinct colour.
Compare Gold’s – Rose Gold
is approximately the same hardness as yellow and white gold so you can wear
Rose with any colour gold in the same carat. Rose gold prices are normally the
same price as white gold which is a little more expensive than yellow due to
having more expensive alloys in their mix.
Rose gold is achieved by adding for example in 18ct (yellow)
gold 75% pure yellow gold is added with 20% copper and 5% silver. Rose gold
does not need anymore care taken than yellow as the hardness is comparable.
Why buy Rose Gold – The
current fashion is to have Rose gold rings, watches, bracelets etc. All the
Celebs are buying their jewellery in 18ct
blush rose gold at the moment things like rings and watches covered in diamonds
and Rose gold is stunning , Why not try
a Rose gold ring with a white gold ring together as a lovely contrast. When
Rose gold is first made it will seem quite red however because of the copper
content with time it will oxidise and achieve its wonderful patina of a rose
appearance commonly referred to as old gold.
If you are wanting
the darker Red gold then the best gold to buy would be 9ct Rose gold as it has
more copper in the alloy mix.
If you want the blush Pink gold then 18ct Rose gold is the
best gold to buy as it has less copper and more silver in the alloy mix to give
that beautiful blush pink colour.
History of Rose Gold - Rose
gold first became fashionable in Russia in the 19th century then
spread in its popularity through Europe during the Victorian era. In the 1920s
Cartier introduced it iconic Trinity Ring of the coloured gold bands yellow,
Rose and white, commonly know as the Russian Wedding Ring.
Things to think about – Gold
is a wonderful metal, which ever colour you choose, other precious metals such
as platinum and palladium are harder and both of these are hypoallergenic. Most
chemicals that would damage precious metals would also affect your skin however
a little known fact is that chlorine eats away at gold even chlorinated
swimming pools can damage gold jewellery if constantly exposed resulting in
metal loss especially around stone settings.
If you want to buy a Rose gold ring you must remember that
if you are wearing it next to other ring you must buy the same carat gold i.e.
9ct with 9ct, 18ct with 18ct ,so that one will not wear the other away over the
years.
