What is it with Rose Gold - is it from Mars or something?

[T L]

Why do jewelers not have easy access to it and why are they unwilling to work with it. Ugh!! I live in a super large metropolitan area (Chicago) and I cannot find a jeweler that can put solid rose gold prongs on my white gold ring. They always say, "well I don''t know, it''s hard, and we don''t have access to it." Is Rose Gold from another planet, and do they have to send astronauts to mine it, or did they bury it with the ancient mummies?

Give me a break.

Why is this so hard?!!

 

[Harriet]

Leon is willing to use rose gold, although he said it was harder to work with.

 

[Inanna]

Perhaps give The Goldsmith, Ltd (on Michigan Ave.) at call. This website states they work with Rose gold: http://storefront.dexonline.com/the-goldsmith

It''s been my experience, in another metropolitan area (Kansas City), that most jeweler''s don''t venture far beyond the generic and trendy. I''ve learned it''s best to find a jeweler that specializes in custom work.

 

[oobiecoo]

Yes Tourmaline... unfortunately rose gold is mined from Mars. The astronauts must wear special protective suits (more so than what they already wear) when they gather it because it is so poisonous in its pure state. That is why jewelers usually will not use it. Only a select few are immune to its poison.

Seriously.. why DON''T we see more of it!?

 

[omieluv]

Sorry you are having so much trouble with this project Tourmaline_Lover. There has to be someone in the friggin city who can help you, how frusterating! Maybe do as Harriet suggests and give Leon a shot, if you hit the wall on this.

Date: 10/8/2008 4:18:31 PM
Author: oobiecoo

Seriously.. why DON''T we see more of it!?

I wonder the same thing, though I have no idea whether it is because rose gold is more difficult to work with or whether it has to do with overall popularity (lack of demand). Given these explanations, I always appreciate jewelry designers who incorporate this metal into their designs. So yes, rose gold jewelry can be had with a bit of digging, however, it steams me in Tourmaline''s case that she cannot find someone local to help her with her needs.

 

[T L]

I found someone willing to do the rose gold prongs, but they cannot find any rose gold heads in any of their findings catalogs. Does anyone know of a catalog that sells rose gold heads? I even checked Rio Grande because I heard they make rose gold heads, but alas, they do not. Ugh!!

I don't want Leon (too expensive and I live in a large metro area, so why do I have to ship it off somewhere).

I just want a @#$^*&#$!! rose gold head! Ugh!!!

 

[T L]

Okay, I found this website, rosegoldjewelry.com, that can make the head, but I need to bring it into the jeweler first so they can tell me exactly what to order. Has anyone ever heard of this website?

Well, at least I don''t have to fly to Mars . . . yet. This project might go to dust.

 

[Rhea]

Stuller seems to have a very few. I''ve seen pink gold listed on Roseco''s pricing list but I can''t find any on their website. Still, they might be worth a shot.

 

[T L]

I checked already through a jeweler - Stuller won''t make the rose gold head I need.

Thanks anyways. That''s why I think I might have to go to Mars - they don''t call it the red planet for nothing!

 

[AGBF]

I remember a website that dealt only in rose gold. Maybe it''s the one you found. They had an absolutely huge selection of rose gold. It was very western in style. I have bought most of my rose gold, if not all of it, in Italy. It is usually easy to find there. After I close this window, I will check the website you posted and see if it is the same one I remember from past Internet wanderings! If it is not, I will also look for the one I used to know.


Deborah

 

[T L]

I think that''s the one I found, and they said they could custom make a rose gold head. I just need the jeweler to look at the ring, and my stone and then they would tell me exactly what to order. Then I would call the website rosegoldjewelry.com and they would make it for me (at least that''s what they told me). They do have a large variety of rose gold mountings and other things, so all hope is not lost. My big thing is that I''m sure this project will lump an extra $200 AT LEAST on top of what I already paid for the setting. We''ll see, but I want this done right, or not done at all.

 

[AGBF]

The company I knew was Black Hills Gold or something similar. I think it was in South Dakota, maybe North Dakota. South Dakota. Here is a link to a search I did. It shows several companies dealing in black hills gold.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=black+hills+gold+jewelry&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=


Deborah

 

[johnkennedy]

Than to gt in a shop you can order with a gold smith and have a rose gold ring...

 

[Rhea]

The custom process can be vey expensive, time consuming, and frustrating John, it''s not as easy as just finding a goldsmith.