Dipping my E ring?

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My wedding set is white gold and my extended service plan covers for it to be re-dipped in rhodium once every 6 months. I start to notice the yellowing the most on the bottom of the bands. Since my ESP cover it I tend to do it every 6 months to keep it looking shiney and new, but otherwise I would have probably only had it done once a year or so. I also do my anniversary band, which isn't covered by ESP and it runs about $30 a dip.
 
The rate at which the rodium wears off will also depend on your individual body chemistry, if your sweat is slightly more acidic, that will wear the plate off faster.


very true.^^

The nice thing is your jeweler should check each stone to make sure nothing is loose. He/she will clean the piece and it will look brand new after being plated.

I know someone who never takes her ring off and the plating lasts her a little over a year with constant wear.

Swanky was right...since your band is not yellow gold your color change will be different. It will just be subtle near the stones and not as noticeable as if the entire band was changing color.
 
Is a wedding/engagement ring about style? It really isn't like having your kitchen remodeled.

I would keep it the way it is. You and DH chose it together. Sometimes things can look "dull" at one point or another during marriage.

I would keep it the way it is.
 
No, it's not about style.

Your style changes but your ring.....well, it should be timeless IMO. Some people like to upgrade....to them, bigger is better, sort of an ego thing to make up for insecurities.

But your ring is GORGEOUS as it is....and it's the one he gave to you. I wouldn't change it. Your ring is one of the most beautiful expression of love that he could ever give you.

I'd keep this and if you REALLY want an all white-gold ring, then get a ring for your right hand!
 
well, that's YOUR opinion, not the gospel :D
Lots of us change it over time because we want to. Some of us aren't sentimental about the way a design looks but what it meant when slipped on the finger, that never changes.
And don't judge people, you don't know us, so to say people upgrade because they have big ego's is pretty rude :nono:
To each their own.
 
I think this is one of those areas where there will never be agreement. We all have differnt ideas about wedding/engagement rings. And so no one person is right. As long as we keep true to who "we" are, that is all that counts.

I do think that there is a "style" to ones wedding set. Otherwise we would all just have the same ring. My DH chose my ring and he put a lot of thought into who I was, my style, and what I would like, when he bought my ring. He also let me know when we got engaged that he intended on increasing the size of the diamond through the years - "as our loves grows - so will your diamond". Frankly, I would like to see more young couples start out with what they can afford and not go into debt for a ring. And then later as funds permit, they could upgrade. Our oldest two boys are both in serious relationships and we have had this conversation with both of them.

My ring and what is symbolizes is important to both of us and so for me, I would not change it without his blessing. But there are a lot of guys out there that don't care. They were glad to be done with the picking out of the ring and don't give it another thought after the "I do's" are said.

So my two cents are if you want to change it and your DH is not opposed, then go for it. If you find you don't like it or find that it is hard to keep up, you can always have the plating removed. :smile1:
 
I actually pointed out my ring in a window at the jewelers and my DH went back months later and bought it without telling me. I loved the setting and that is why I picked it. I was 20 and really didn't wear a lot of jewelry so I didn't know whether I was a yellow or white gold person.

I would never change the setting but I don't think changing it to white gold means I don't care about the meaning behind my ring. And I don't consider that upgrading.
 
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