How To Mix Golds In Your Jewellery

Choosing a metal colour for your engagement ring and jewellery is a question of preference and personality. However, if you’d like to add a little ‘je ne sais quoi’ to your piece, mixing gold colours is the answer. We aren’t just talking about stacking and layering, we mean multiple colours of gold within one piece.

It’s not uncommon for people to say ‘I only wear yellow gold’ or ‘I don’t wear white metal’. But have you considered unveiling more options? It doesn’t have to be an entire piece in a gold colour you’re not used to. Sometimes little touches or pops of alternative colours is enough, in fact that’s the beauty of gold. There is a range in tones to choose that transforms a look.

Setting Differences

Say you’re planning your engagement ring, rose gold is your usual colour, and you also want a pinkish gemstone as your focal point. The simple addition of a white gold setting for the pink sapphire will alter the appearance of the pinkish tones. 18ct white gold’s deeper tone, on the other hand, can offset the joining of pinks. In comparison, a rose gold setting directly aside a pink gemstone may draw out the reddish hues.

The same applies to other colours. Change the gemstone setting to the one that features in the band and you create a whole new vibe. It’s called colour theory and is absolutely fascinating!

We love a 9ct white gold setting with a central blue gemstone (tanzanite, aquamarine, tourmaline), where the more creamy tone contrasts well with a yellow gold band. Even better if there’s stunning diamond accents to offset them, perhaps in a classic halo style.

Bold Colour Differences

In the same breath, more obvious gold mixes can be a beautiful way to represent different stages or symbols in your life. Imagine if your eternity ring had 3 different golds to mark each decade of your relationship. So, a white gold outer band, a yellow gold inner band and a rose gold setting around a diamond centre. Want to add more depth? Each element could have their own finish: hammered, satinised and polished. Finally, add significant gemstones interspersed through the strands. You’d have a fully bespoke, sentimental masterpiece.

Alternatively, perhaps you want a simple white gold bangle that can be built upon as your family expands. Dainty circular charms in each colour- white, rose and yellow gold- can be added and engraved with your children’s or grandchildren’s initials.

Inherited Gold

Maybe you have inherited jewellery, sitting in boxes unworn because they’re not your usual gold colour; we can find a way to include even a small amount into the design.  Perhaps your late father’s yellow gold wedding ring turned into the leaf detail on your floral inspired white gold engagement ring. Or Nanna’s rose gold earrings into the all-around setting of your commemorative, art deco dress ring. This preserves the memories, and love, an original piece held and unites them with something you can wear and cherish forever.

Be it mixing gold to add depth to a look, or to keep up with fashion trends and expand your layering and stacking collection, your possibilities are endless. Ultimately, we say…how freeing is it to have choices?!

Our tips are only a few on how mixed metal rings and jewellery can work for you. The real magic happens when you combine your imagination with bespoke jewellery design expertise. And that can start today…