Rose gold is a very popular choice for designer jewellery. It’s made by alloying gold with copper (often with a little silver), which shifts the colour from yellow to a warm pink tone. It gives a new refinement to gold and can be said to give a softer tone some people prefer. Below is a brief look at how rose gold became popular and how its value is understood.
Rose-coloured gold became especially popular in 19th-century Russia, it was sometimes referred to as “Russian gold” and was used by Peter Carl Fabergé. In 1924, Cartier introduced the Trinity ring (interlinked yellow, white and rose gold), which helped bring the hue to a wider audience. During World War II, platinum was restricted for war use, so jewellers relied more on gold alloys, and rose/white gold saw renewed use.
In recent years, it’s only been growing more in popularity and has had a resurgence due to social media trends and celebrities using them as their choice of gold colouring. It only makes sense as it is a beautiful colouring option for gold.
Rose gold is an alloy: gold combined mainly with copper (sometimes with silver/zinc). Copper additions deepen the pink tone and can increase the hardness compared with very high-carat yellow gold. The carat (e.g., 9/14/18/22ct) tells you the proportion of gold; when selling for metal value, offers are based chiefly on carat and weight (fine-gold content), not colour.
Besides celebrity endorsements and social media coverage, rose gold is aesthetically stunning. Rose gold is widely chosen for many types of jewellery, and its warm tone complements many skin tones and styles.
Because of its colouring it can also be seen as a symbol for love and romance. This makes it an extremely popular choice as gifts to symbolise those types of events such as engagement rings or wedding bands or simply a special occasion.
Besides being used in jewellery rose gold can be used in other accessories such as sunglasses and watches to give them a unique accent and look. Rose gold has been used in watches by brands such as Rolex, this hard-wearing gold makes great option for a watch that can take some considerable wear. They can also be used to enhance electronics, speakers and home décor items and could be just the piece missing for your next interior design project.
Don’t let the colour fool you or make it think it’s any less valuable than traditional gold. If you’d like a written quote to sell you rose-gold jewellery, visit our Warrington store or request a Free Insured Postal Pack. We’ll test and confirm carat and weight and give you a clear offer with no obligation.
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