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Ring in my avatar is DK 14K gold. Love it!
Gorgeous ring! I don’t think that color would jar with my diamond, it’s definitely on the possibles list!
Ring in my avatar is DK 14K gold. Love it!
Pictures please
I have DKs 18k rose gold and I love it. It reminds me of antique gold, deeply hued and slightly rosy. Not nearly as rosy / pink as 14krg. I'm with @elle_71125 : I feel like the 18k rg just makes my stone stand out/ look brighter. But next to 14k yg my stone looks warmer. I wear an 18k yg band frequently with my stone and I love that too.
A couple pics of DK 18krg next to my original 14kyg band (not DK)
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I have DKs 18k rose gold and I love it. It reminds me of antique gold, deeply hued and slightly rosy. Not nearly as rosy / pink as 14krg. I'm with @elle_71125 : I feel like the 18k rg just makes my stone stand out/ look brighter. But next to 14k yg my stone looks warmer. I wear an 18k yg band frequently with my stone and I love that too.
A couple pics of DK 18krg next to my original 14kyg band (not DK)
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Oh I really like that color it looks like an antique rose gold necklace I have which does suit my skin tone. I think I just need to ask DK to compare the antique 18k yellow gold and 18k rose gold next to my stone. I’ve decided to go with the 18k gold as I just ordered two colored stone eternities earlier in 18k so at least that has narrowed my options!
Eeek getting excited!
Check out Reinstein Ross’ 20k peach gold and 22kt apricot gold. Of course, the color will look a little different in a high polish band but this gives you an idea of colors. I’ve tried both on and remember loving the 20kt peach (but the apricot is gorgeous too).
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I hope I didn't go overboard here but thought I might be able to help a little. My stone is a gia N that sometimes looks white, sometimes creamy, sometimes soft yellow. Shown in different lighting with 18k rose gold and 18k yellow gold. (The yg band is stamped '98...so not old but not new either. Not sure how it compares to 18k antique gold). But just looking between these 2 on my hand, I feel like there's more contrast with the rg...maybe that's why it seems to have a different /brightening effect? My ring needs a spa day so no judging.
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@CHRISTY-DANIELLE But then the last photo it definitely tones better with the yellow gold. I guess it’s hard when these stones are such chameleons.
That's a tough call. I like both. I do think the rg is a softer look. But it also offers the most contrast too. That's why I wanted to show you in different light.. the metals change as well as the stones depending on lighting. But your skin tone will matter too. My skin is neutral, but if you're more rosy or more olive that'll make a difference too. Agh so many decisions!
Thank you for this, I sent an email earlier asking DK about 18k antique gold, rose and peach. I think I will probably end up going for one of the first two though.
I have the Reinstein Ross apricot in a pair of tiny hoops if you'd like to see what that looks like compared to yellow. I can try to take a photo that shows it just let me know.
I have some 14k rose gold earrings and I just compared them to my 18krg. The 14krg is lighter and more pink. The 18k rg to me is kind of a bridge between the 14krg and 18kyg.
Yes that is the vibe I was picking up so it may work well.
@meely Hey! I saw these 18k yg and 18k rg rings together on an IG (ehnoring) listing. I photoshopped in my N (in natural light). I think it really shows the difference. Still seems to me that 18kyg is more subtle but with the 18krg there's more contrast.
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Thanks for doing that, so sweet of you. Has your stone got yellow undertones? Mine definitely has (as opposed to brown).
Ihave a slight up date as DK put my stone in a 18k RG pendant and I really didn’t like it. The contrast was not attractive to my eyes. So I am looking at a 50/50 combination and I might speak him about the peach I don’t think I mentioned that before it’s hard because I cannot see any of these before making a decision.
If your heart is set on yellow, that's what you should get! I'm sure you'll find a color you like. I do like the bottom picture. It looks muted from the lighting, but I can imagine a combo of 50/50 18k yg and rg. I think it'll be beautiful! Wasn't there a lot of rose gold in Victorian era jewelry?
@meely what a lovely stone you have! I’m excited to see what you choose for your gold color, it can be a bit of a challenge with some stones. I had an N colored cushion that had a green undertone and set her in 18kt RG. It brought out a bit of a weird color in the stone in certain lighting that didn’t quite go and always bothered me. I also have an N very light brown moval set in 18kt red gold and it goes very well with this stone. So I understand how tough it can be to get the right fit with these stones and metal color-best of luck![]()