With brands forming proprietary mixtures of metals it makes it even harder to keep up with this. Then being colorblind I have an extra layer of challenge here haha. Great piece!
Somehow this reminds me of the endless bafflement caused by water resistance ratings. If I'm reading the Lucien Treub paragraph right (which, based on my last comment, can't be assumed), it seems as though all 18k yellow, pink, rose, or red gold contains some copper, and the only issue is how much. Specifically, 2N gold is described as "bright yellow" but contains 10% copper; 3N is described as a darker yellow and has 12% copper. It's only when the percentage of copper rises above 15% that we see the labels "rose" or "red" coming into play. And the manufacturers don't help: VC calls its 5N gold "pink" but Omega calls its 5N gold "red." And at least one web reference I came across says that 18k white gold contains copper, too, albeit only 1%. What am I missing?
So in the end, as long as the gold in question is in fact 18k, I guess it depends on how much you like the way it looks.
Speaking of water resistance, have you seen Patek's recent circus act, declaring '30m resistance' on all watches, including complicated perpetuals? When asked directly, they declare "it can be used for diving up to 30m" which made me laugh. Even the customer service reps have no idea what they're talking about.
With brands forming proprietary mixtures of metals it makes it even harder to keep up with this. Then being colorblind I have an extra layer of challenge here haha. Great piece!
Somehow this reminds me of the endless bafflement caused by water resistance ratings. If I'm reading the Lucien Treub paragraph right (which, based on my last comment, can't be assumed), it seems as though all 18k yellow, pink, rose, or red gold contains some copper, and the only issue is how much. Specifically, 2N gold is described as "bright yellow" but contains 10% copper; 3N is described as a darker yellow and has 12% copper. It's only when the percentage of copper rises above 15% that we see the labels "rose" or "red" coming into play. And the manufacturers don't help: VC calls its 5N gold "pink" but Omega calls its 5N gold "red." And at least one web reference I came across says that 18k white gold contains copper, too, albeit only 1%. What am I missing?
So in the end, as long as the gold in question is in fact 18k, I guess it depends on how much you like the way it looks.
Speaking of water resistance, have you seen Patek's recent circus act, declaring '30m resistance' on all watches, including complicated perpetuals? When asked directly, they declare "it can be used for diving up to 30m" which made me laugh. Even the customer service reps have no idea what they're talking about.
Rose is also French for “pink” which is why rose and pink gold are often used interchangeably
I have alot of gold in different colors and it's very heavy is this possible