Our rose gold rings are made of a beautiful alloy of gold and copper - there is no such thing as ’pure rose gold’. Rose gold wedding rings are ideal for those with a taste for tradition and vintage style but who want to be able to have a ring made just for them to their own specifications.

The ’purest’ form that rose gold can come in is 18K - this contains 75% gold with the rest being mostly copper and perhaps a small percentage of silver. The exact proportions of each metal can depend slightly on each designer.

Rose gold wedding rings may, over time, the ring may dull from contact with detergents, moisturizers and other chemicals - ideally you would take the ring off as needed to protect it from such substances. If it does dull then even a quick buff with a soft cloth should brighten it up. Gold will show scratches from every day wear and tear; the first few will be the most obvious but over time it will develop a more pleasing patina. It can be polished/refinished to remove any particularly deep scratches.

Rose gold has little use outside of jewelry and decorative items. It was most popular in the Victorian era, and the trend for all things Vintage means that rose gold items are now popular again - even those newly made. Rose gold became popular at the start of the 19th century, especially in Russia; which has led to it being occasionally referred to as ’Russian gold’, as well as sometimes being termed ’pink gold’ or ’red gold’. Technically, though, red gold, pink gold and rose gold are different things, as they contain different proportions of copper.

As with other types of gold, 18K rose gold is softer than 10K. This is because 10K has less pure gold and a higher proportion of harder metals. The color of rose gold is affected by the carat, 10K being pinker in comparison to 18K which appears more yellow.