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Rose, White, and Green Gold
There is no such thing as naturally occurring rose, white, or
green gold. Gold itself is only one color: yellow. All of these
other "colors" of gold are produced by mixing pure
24K yellow gold with various other metals. The percentage of
the other metals (copper, silver, zinc, nickel) produces the
different shades of gold. Any karat other than 24K gold (pure
gold) is called an "alloy". For instance, 14K gold
is an alloy consisting of fourteen parts pure gold and ten parts
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Rose gold: what
to expect
Rose gold, also known as
pink gold, has a very subtle and delicate color that intensifies
with age. Different computer monitors may show rose gold pieces
at varying intensities. Also, the pink color of rose gold jewelry
may show up differently when viewed under different lighting
situations: natural light, incandescent light, or fluorescent
light.
Before ordering, you might
want to familiarize yourself with the color of rose gold. Perhaps
a friend or your jeweler can show you what rose gold jewelry
looks like. The famous Black Hills rose gold jewelry is a good
example.
Rose gold is created by
increasing the copper-colored alloys normally found in gold and
decreasing the silver-colored alloys. 14K rose gold contains
as much gold as 14K yellow gold but is slightly pinker in color.
Rose gold is available in both 14K and in 18K. The 14K, rose
gold (which we use) has a more pronounced rose color.
Why we don't
sell enameled conchs
We do not sell enameled
conchs because enamel is prone to cracking and is extremely difficult
to repair, often requiring a complete re-enameling at considerable
expense. More importantly, as a local lady says (and she's a
Key West native), "They look like an explosion of bad pink
fingernail polish." For those who want their conch jewelry
with a pink lip that is very beautiful and will last forever,
we offer our Key West Conch with lip of solid 14K rose gold invisibly
soldered to the 14K yellow gold shell.
Whitfield
Jack
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White gold is created by
increasing the silver-colored alloys (zinc, silver, nickel) normally
mixed with gold and decreasing the yellow-colored alloys (copper).
14K white gold contains as much gold as 14K yellow gold but is
nearly white in color: NOTE -- white gold still has a very, very
faint yellowish hint unless it is plated with rhodium, a common
industry practice which we do not use because of the following
reason: Because the rhodium plating eventually wears off in raised
areas, it leaves splotches of yellowish color which show up noticeably
against the unworn areas. White gold is available both in 14K
and in 18K. The 14K white gold (which we use) has less of the
yellow hint.
Whitfield
Jack
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Green gold: Unless one
is familiar with the appearance of green gold, the term can be
quite misleading. The green color, like rose gold, is very subtle.
Green gold is best described as yellow gold with a slightly greenish
hint (not a definite green like this background). Green gold
is most noticeable when it is used in a piece of jewelry next
to areas of yellow, white, and pink gold. The classic mixture
that produces green gold is an alloy of pure yellow gold and
pure silver -- though, for rings, harder metals such as nickel
or zinc are sometimes added to make the gold more durable. 14K
green gold would contain fourteen parts yellow gold and ten parts
silver. 18K green gold would contain eighteen parts yellow gold
and six parts silver.
Whitfield
Jack
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