Gold Engagement Rings
Buying an engagement ring may be a very exciting adventure, but it can also be stressful and somewhat nerve wracking trying to decide what kind of engagement ring to buy. With all the different styles available to day between antique engagement rings, silver, platinum and gold engagement rings to name a few, it makes it even more difficult.
Gold engagement rings have always been around since the start of jewelry and continue to be popular with everyone that enjoys fine jewelry. Pure gold is 24 kt, which makes it somewhat soft, so jewelry is usually sold as 10k, 14k or 24 kt. At these weights, it is still considered as solid gold, but it is durable to last a lifetime if given good care. Gold diamond engagement rings are probably one of the best selling pieces of jewelry. A gold engagement ring can come in many types such as yellow gold, white gold or rose gold, each with their own beauty and characteristics. Gold engagement rings are sold by karat. 18K gold engagement rings would have a very high content of gold and is much softer than a 10k.
White gold is a combination of 75% gold and 25% white metal. To make white gold more durable, it is coated with a hard protective coating of rhodium. It is not near as expensive as platinum and other golds. White gold is very popular and there are many places where you can find cheap white gold engagement rings. Yellow gold engagement rings are probably the most common rings you see because yellow gold is the most common. When an advertisement says, 'gold diamond engagement rings', they could be any color of gold.
Gold is yellow in color and most of the other colors come from the base yellow gold. A yellow gold engagement ring is often used on a solitaire diamond setting. Yellow gold diamond engagement rings can be found in jewelry stores, retail stores and online. If an advertisement says it is an antique yellow gold engagement ring, look on the inside to make sure it gives you the full Karat weight. Often rings that are advertised as antique yellow gold engagement rings are really only gold-filled rings that have faded with time. Estate sale or auctions are a great place to find possible good buys on antique gold engagement rings.
If you want to give a unique gift, you can buy her a rose gold diamond engagement ring. Rose gold is a mixture of mostly copper and pure yellow gold with a very delicate color that, due to the copper tarnishing with age, may change in time. Also known as pink gold or red gold, rose gold is available in 9K, 14K and 18K gold. The pink color comes from the copper. Rose gold engagement rings can be purchased from any jeweler. You may not want to order a rose gold engagement ring without seeing what the actual color is to avoid disappointment if it is not what you anticipated. If you want to find a variety of engagement rings online, do a search for gemstones or antique gold engagement rings.
