engagement rings - rose gold

General Information on Rose Gold

Gold that is alloyed with copper is called rose gold. The alloy is sometimes also known as red gold or pink gold - we tend to use the term rose gold as we think this best discribes its beautiful colour, although some people use the term to differentiate between the different alloys of rose gold.

Rose gold was popular in Russian jewellery in the 19th centuary and is making something of a comeback in modern times as people are thinking about using more interesting precious metals and stones in their engagement rings.

Gold used in engagement rings (or any jewellery for that matter) is alloyed with other metals to make it a harder and suitable for every day wear. This is true of rose gold as much as ordinary yellow gold and so the purity of rose gold is measured in carats in exactly the same way as yellow gold' purity is measured. 18ct rose gold is 18 parts gold with 6 parts alloy (ie out of a total of 24 parts).

9ct Rose Gold

The 9ct alloy is a beautiful pinky colour and very popular

18ct Rose Gold

18ct rose gold is a much darker metal with a more pronounced yellow tinge to it - this is due to the extra proportion of yellow gold to copper. The colour of this allow similar in to what is termed 'old gold' (22ct) yellow gold. 22ct yellow gold is not a practical choice for jewellery, especially engagement rings because it is so soft. 18ct rose gold can be used as a practical alternative to this.

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