Jewelry Owners Dislike Metal Color Appearance
20 posts across 2 communities in the last 60 days; 95% from r/jewelry.
“Have a yellow gold ring but I only wear white gold/silver and much prefer this. Have been quoted by a jeweller $110 to plate in rhodium but I’m just wondering has anyone had this done and how well has it held up, would it look ok and if they mess it up how would you fix it. I…”
“So this is my charm bracelet, it’s 9ct gold with 9ct gold charms, but the stars and moon are sterling silver. I’ve been debating whether to leave the silver charms as is or buy gold stars/ a moon to replace the silver ones. OR leave just the moon as silver, and only switch out…”
“For those of you with unplated white gold engagement/wedding rings, what metals do you wear for other jewerly: yellow gold or silver/plated white gold? It's hard to find unplated white gold earings, necklaces, and bracelets...”
Several users are concerned about the color of their jewelry, specifically how it appears in person versus expectations. One user finds Akoya pearls look 'silvery-grey' instead of silver-blue, another feels 14k white gold is too white and wishes for a yellower hue, and one mentions liking the shiny appearance of budget tungsten rings.
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“So this is my charm bracelet, it’s 9ct gold with 9ct gold charms, but the stars and moon are sterling silver. I’ve been debating whether to leave the silver charms as is or buy gold stars/ a moon to replace the silver ones. OR leave…”
“For those of you with unplated white gold engagement/wedding rings, what metals do you wear for other jewerly: yellow gold or silver/plated white gold? It's hard to find unplated white gold earings, necklaces, and bracelets... submitted by /u/SunAccomplished7024 [link] [comments]”
“My husband bought me a beautiful gold pendent with a pearl on a gold chain. I am typically a silver toned jewelry wearer, my wedding ring is white gold with sapphire and diamonds, the necklace I typically wear is sterling silver and pearl. I have pieces that are both silver and gold toned. I want to wear the necklace and have the metals look good together, what are your tips for mixing metals and having it look nice? submitted by /u/t00tiredtofunction [link] [comments]”
“I previously had changed all my jewellery from silver to white gold, but I’ve decided I prefer silver rings to white gold/platinum so I’m making the change back. Mainly as I prefer the colour of silver, but also, even though I work a desk job I seem to be quite hard on the rhodium plating on my rings. I wanted to replace my WG Claddagh with a silver one. I bought two with similar style but the colour is completely different. I prefer the whiter/brighter shade and was wondering what is the reason”
“I’m new to buying sterling silver and I really love it. I’ve been collecting used and new pieces, but I have noticed that some have a very pretty soft, silver sheen to it and others look more like shiny metal, the same as stainless steel or something (which it isn’t, I’ve tested both). The top ring for instance is the bright silvery color I love. Both are 925 and seem to have the same style, but I don’t understand why the top one is brighter. I’d like to be able to search specifically for these”
“I used a sterling silver cleaner, and now they ended up with a yellow hue. You can’t really tell in pictures. I added a sterling silver ring next to them (that isn’t yellow) to show the difference. If I didn’t ruin them, how can I fix them lol? submitted by /u/Evening_Strawberry50 [link] [comments]”
“Hi there, we received our wedding rings in August and after only handling and trying on the ring once or twice mine has now developed a darker, orange color along the outer matte finish. The maker has offered a professional polish to get it looking new but I’m trying to figure out if this is something I’ll be dealing with for the rest of my life wearing this ring. Any input is helpful! submitted by /u/SgtMartinRiggs [link] [comments]”
“My style has changed to preferring yellow gold as I've gotten older. I've mostly only owned sterling silver rings aside from my wedding band and I didn't want an engagement ring at the time. I decided to purchase a gold ring for myself and I'm so pleased with it! submitted by /u/LoudTea8136 [link] [comments]”
“I have this ring that I don’t wear a lot because the blue is not my taste for everyday wear, any ideas on what I could have done to it? I am trying to build a collection of rings to wear everyday. I do love the mixed metals. submitted by /u/TerribleAmbition441 [link] [comments]”
“Two separate gold pieces I inherited from my grandma have this slight toning/tarnish. Both are stamped 14k. It’s so small that I couldn’t capture it clearly, but the chain has an additional hallmark that says “UNOARRE” and its pendant (not pictured) I think is cubic zirconia. The other piece pictured here is a cute little gold hat! None of the other areas have this discoloration. Is this normal in 14k gold? submitted by /u/Matt_da_Penguin [link] [comments]”
“Hi! I have this palladium 500 small chain, which I’ve been wearing for about a year and it has blackened in some places, I’m unsure how to effectively clean it since it’s quite delicate and I would really appreciate any tips :) It’s very precious to me so I don’t want to accidentally damage it submitted by /u/My_smol_bean [link] [comments]”
“I’m really confused so I am hoping someone could maybe explain this to me. I have a white gold engagement ring, and I recently got two wedding bands designed and made by an independent jeweller using a ring that was melted down. I wanted the rings to match my engagement ring colour but even after he had rhodium plated it with my feedback, it still looks significantly darker and he told me that he can’t make it the same, only make them all the dark colour. Does anyone know whether getting plating”
“I have an old silver ring from my late mother. It has engravings that are darkened in the grooves. I have been wearing it for 6 months. I do not remove it when I wash my hands or use occasional hand sanitizer. It has never had any issue. I made the mistake of stacking it with another ring of hers starting a week ago. The other ring is 18k white gold. I continued my usual routine (not removing the rings during regular daily activities). The silver ring has now turned dark goldish (uniformly goldi”
“I have an old silver ring from my late mother. It has engravings that are darkened in the grooves. I have been wearing it for 6 months. I do not remove it when I wash my hands or use occasional hand sanitizer. It has never had any issue. I made the mistake of stacking it with another ring of hers starting a week ago. The other ring is 18k white gold. I continued my usual routine (not removing the rings during regular daily activities). The silver ring has now turned dark goldish (uniformly goldi”
“Just wondering whether its fine to wear 925 Sterling Silver daily as an earring? I have a 0.86ct lab diamond on it; and ChatGPT reckons 925 silver might be unsafe due to it being soft, risking the diamond to fall out. Totally crossed my mind when I was buying it as my other smaller natural diamond stud is on platinum and hasn't shown much signs of warping or discolouration (not too worried about this tbh, I enjoy polishing) in the last 16 years. submitted by /u/ray1684 [link] ”
“Have a yellow gold ring but I only wear white gold/silver and much prefer this. Have been quoted by a jeweller $110 to plate in rhodium but I’m just wondering has anyone had this done and how well has it held up, would it look ok and if they mess it up how would you fix it. I just want to know the risks and if anyone else has done this. submitted by /u/Illustrious-Aide-846 [link] [comments]”
“What’s everyone’s opinions on mixing metals. I have found a ring I absolutely adore in yellow gold. I only wear silver/white gold, I do not have one piece of yellow gold jewellery. This ring is an absolute steal and I haven’t been able to find anything I like in white gold like this ring. I’m concerned on how it will match with my other jewellery. I know in the future because of how cheap it is and how discounted it is if I wanted to eventually get it remade in white gold I definitely would beca”
“Just showing this beautiful blue color against yellow gold. The color makes me very happy. submitted by /u/LLK1977 [link] [comments]”
“Getting my gf a promise ring soon but I don't have a ton to spend on it. I found a really nice custom ring on Etsy with options to plate the sterling silver with white gold or get it in solid 14k white gold. Obviously the plated option will afford me the luxury of getting her something custom AND that looks really nice for less.... but will it tarnish anytime soon? submitted by /u/Far_Statistician_974 [link] [comments]”
“I’m trying to replicate the matte black/dark gunmetal ring in the attached photo. Normally people just buy it in tungsten, titanium, zirconium, etc., but for religious reasons my requirements are: Silver must be >50% of the actual ring Finished ring needs to stay under ~4.25g Size 9, ideally around 5mm wide It does NOT need to be 925 sterling. The remaining <50% can be another metal/alloy. So if you were a jeweler trying to get me as close as possible to a durable matte black ring within t”
“I’m wondering if 18k would’ve been a better fit for this unplated white gold ring because it’s still a little bit too white for my liking. 18k=higher gold content, slightly yellower but not yellow gold yellow if you catch my drift. What do you think? submitted by /u/OlaFineGems [link] [comments]”