White and red gold: how they differ

 No one ever doubts the popularity of precious metals. A special place among the noble alloys is occupied by gold, since it is most widely used in the production of jewelry. Yes, there are still silver and platinum, but it is warm in color and perfect in its luster that won most ladies ' hearts.

To expand their production range of jewelry and create products that are unprecedented in beauty, today jewelers have come up with several types of gold that differ in color and composition. The precious metal palette can consist of up to 15 different options from light to black tones. However, for ordinary buyers, the most common types (not counting the traditional yellow) are white and red alloys. How do they differ from each other, and what jewelry is better to buy?

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What is the difference between white gold and red

So, you have probably already heard that the specific concept of "jewelry gold" does not mean the metal itself with the chemical formula (Au), but an alloy of several metals. Usually this is:

silver,
copper,
zinc,
palladium.

Red gold parameters

The red precious alloy consists of 58.5 % pure gold (Au), 33.5% copper (Cu), and 8% silver (Ag). Only due to copper impurities, red gold has a nice warm pink color. Silver is added to prevent oxidation and darkening of the precious jewelry.

This type of alloy is popular because it is perfectly combined with almost any stone, looks elegant, attractive and self-sufficient. And such decorations are not fabulously expensive and are available to a wide range of consumers.

White precious metal

White gold consists of 58.5 % pure gold (Au), 28.7% silver (Ag), 8.7% zinc (Zn), 16% palladium (Pd), and 17% Nickel (Ni). A characteristic feature of this alloy is that it does not have copper in its composition, and the ligature is exclusively made of white metals. As a result, the alloy turns out to be a beautiful cold steel color. Sometimes you can find a light pink or yellow tint, and to get rid of this effect, jewelers cover the product with a thin layer of rhodium.

In addition to color, rhodium gives jewelry increased strength, wear resistance and extends the service life of accessories. The rhodium-plated coating also prevents human skin from coming into contact with allergenic Nickel components.

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Can these types of gold be worn together

In Soviet times, it was quite problematic to find a product that would touch several shades of gold. As a rule, the decorations were made in one shade. It is difficult to answer why this is the case and not otherwise. But the fact remains, that was the fashion.

Today, in order to satisfy all the taste preferences of customers, jewelers experiment with various combinations of gold, creating magnificent jewelry in shape, weave and appearance that can be matched to any style of clothing, outfit and accessories. Both metal colors are perfectly combined in one or more products and set off the natural Shine of the precious metal.

Despite this, there are still some prohibitions. For example, it is still considered inappropriate to wear red alloy engagement rings and a white bracelet together, or steel-colored earrings along with a red chain and pendants. But to combine a white gold pendant and a chain and red today is quite acceptable.

Modern fashion is completely relaxed about jewelry that combines red and white gold.

Stylists today give us some tips on how to combine jewelry made of metals of different colors. For example, you have beautiful engagement rings made of white gold, but your husband gave you a magnificent red metal ring for some holiday. You're not going to take off your engagement rings to put on a piece of jewelry you gave me later, are you? Stylists say that in this case you can wear both products on one hand, but the image will need to be supplemented with an accessory made of two different color alloys, for example, in the form of a red gold chain and a white pendant, a wrist watch made of different color alloys or earrings. This combination of accessories is now quite acceptable in one image.

Which gold is better

Now let's talk a little bit about what kind of alloy are the most convenient to use.

Advantages of red gold:

strength and durability;
does not fade;
it is perfectly combined with many types of precious stones;
difficult to deform;
practically does not cause allergic reactions, so this type of alloy is recommended by doctors for Allergy sufferers;
it has medicinal properties due to copper impurities.

Advantages of white precious alloy:

resistant to deformations;
it has high strength, due to which it perfectly holds various forms of precious stones;
does not fade with time;
most often it has a rhodium coating. which extends the service life of the decoration.

From the point of view of attractiveness, both alloys are very elegant and worthy of attention. However, white gold has another advantage. This alloy can be easily disguised as silver if necessary. Why do this? Until a few decades ago, it was considered impossible to wear silver and gold jewelry together. Probably, this opinion has developed so that ladies do not overdo it with different accessories, in order not to look ridiculous. In this case, the beauties were rescued by white gold,which from a distance can not be distinguished from silver. However, today the bad taste for a combination of gold and silver in one image has been slightly abolished, so a clever disguise has become unnecessary.

From interesting things. Experts say that the color of gold that a person wears usually depends on the type of personality. Kind, bright, open, creative people usually buy the alloy of a warm shade, and also prefer stones of Sunny tones. And cold, closed, unsociable people prefer steel gold and stones of white or dark tones. Also, the color of jewelry depends very much on the mood. Usually this parallel is observed in the behavior of our favorite ladies. If a girl is wearing red gold, then she is doing well in her personal life, work, family relationships and, of course, the mood is also Sunny. But the ladies who prefer white products are most often in a very focused, combative mood, sometimes you can even say that these people are prone to depression. These are mostly women in leadership positions, "businesswomen", teachers, doctors, and police officers.

If you Wake up in a bad mood and want to raise it, then put on red gold. And if you have a hard day ahead and have to solve a lot of unpleasant questions, then the white gold product will be a great helper for you.

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What gold to wear with what stones

We have already told you that white gold is best combined with diamonds. There are two main reasons for this:

1. White gold is slightly stronger than red, so the stones in it are fixed with greater reliability.

2. Steel alloy better sets off the magnificent reflection of white and black stones.

However, in addition to diamonds, there is also a list of stones that are better combined with a white alloy, according to modern stylists. Also, steel metal is often combined with amethysts and sapphires. Stones of deep saturated blue and purple tones (from bright to almost transparent) look great on a cold silver background of a noble alloy.

Often, white earrings and engagement rings are decorated with aquamarine sea stone. Its deep color plays beautifully and shimmers in gold the color of steel.

The Labrador stone will also be able to emphasize the elegance of this alloy. Its delicate yellow-blue tints and unique pattern will make an excellent company for ice metal.

Red gold is considered a very bright metal, so it is best suited for transparent or translucent stones of warm shades.

What about red gold? One of the perks of our favorite red alloy is pearls. Often jewelers say that the mother-of-pearl color looks best in the usual alloy with copper. You can also insert pearls in the white material, but their chic and splendor is lost and the whole product looks less pretentious and beautiful. It is for these reasons that stylists recommend combining pearl threads with engagement rings and red alloy earrings. So your image will look complete, adult, well-chosen and moderately decorated.

You can say that amber is almost impossible to find in gold, usually this stone is converted into silver. And in some ways, you will be right. Amber belongs to ornamental stones, and it is practically not used together with expensive gold. Here the rule plays: "the status is not suitable". However, such products can be made from a jeweler to order, and believe me, the combination of red gold and Sunstone looks just like a Royal.

As for emeralds, rubies and garnets, they are recommended to be worn only in red gold. A different shade of metal jewelry simplifies the splendor of these stones, making them look like ordinary jewelry. Therefore, if you are offered to buy a ruby in silver or white gold, think a few times.