Has anyone seen Tiffany's new metal: Rubedo?

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#108
SophiaLee said:
I don't care that it has a low gold content, but the price doesn't exactly reflect a piece that is 7.5k gold.

And yes the info is there for people who take the time to look for it, but it certainly isnt stamped that it's 7.5k gold.

Kinda misleading IMHO.
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I don't think that it's misleading and I think that the price tag reflects the Tiffany name pretty accurately...
 
#109
etk123 said:
I was under the impression that Rubedo is more like a rose silver than a rose gold. I read that it can tarnish like silver does. Either way, it is very beautiful. Yummy warm pink.
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It's funny that you mention this. My 7 year-old son was just asking me the other day what my ring was made of (he was referring to one of my rose gold stacking rings). When I told him it was rose gold, he wanted to know how it was made, so I explained it to him. He then asked me if there was such a thing as "rose silver?" I didn't have an answer for him, but now it makes more sense:smile1:
 
#110
NurseAnn said:
Got my narrow ring today. The color is beautiful and I love the ring but I am still having hesitations about how it will wear over time. In some lights it looks like rose gold while in other lighting it looks like rose silver. It's very interesting.


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Hi! Since I heard this metal dubbed by others as "rose silver"... May I know if the Rubedo ring you got 1) tarnishes or 2) blackens your finger?

When it comes to silver rings, I have this tendency that after wearing the ring, it sometimes leave a black mark on my finger. Although I have to admit, it's not designer silver ring we're talking about. However, silver is silver. I want a ring that I can wear everyday, and I don't like one that will leave such marks in my finger.
 
#111
I think the Rubedo highlights more clearly how much more we're willing to pay for a designer name and the perceived quality that goes along with it. No one questions that sterling and high karat gold are "precious metals" and that helps us mentally justify the cost, but when a mystery metal like Rubedo is introduced you really have to like/trust the brand to pay what they ask.
 
#112
^A Tiffany yellow gold padlock necklace retails for $1875. The same Tiffany padlock necklace in Rubedo retails for $650.
A Tiffany yellow gold bar necklace (size small) retails for $525. The same Tiffany bar necklace in Rubedo (size small) retails for $200.

What exactly is the issue with the price of Rubedo? The prices seem quite normal to me - at least as far as Tiffany price tags go. There are all kinds of things that affect the price (the "Tiffany" name, the fact that it's "new", the fact that the color is somewhat unique, the popularity of rose-colored metals, etc.). I really don't see why that's difficult to understand or why some people feel it's misleading? I mean, I could understand if the Rubedo price tags were the same as their yellow gold price tags, but they're not.
 
#113
dancingtiffany said:
Hi! Since I heard this metal dubbed by others as "rose silver"... May I know if the Rubedo ring you got 1) tarnishes or 2) blackens your finger?

When it comes to silver rings, I have this tendency that after wearing the ring, it sometimes leave a black mark on my finger. Although I have to admit, it's not designer silver ring we're talking about. However, silver is silver. I want a ring that I can wear everyday, and I don't like one that will leave such marks in my finger.
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I ended up returning the ring after having it for one day. It was beautiful but not as warm as I'd like (maybe because of the silver) an made my finger smell like pennies. I want to wait a little longer to hear how it wears over time before buying anything else in that alloy. The t&co were fairly evasive about its care and that made me uneasy.
 
#114
NurseAnn said:
I ended up returning the ring after having it for one day. It was beautiful but not as warm as I'd like (maybe because of the silver) an made my finger smell like pennies. I want to wait a little longer to hear how it wears over time before buying anything else in that alloy. The t&co were fairly evasive about its care and that made me uneasy.
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Awwww... That's so sad. :tdown: It looks so pretty online. Thanks for letting us know about your experience. I'd probably wait a little longer as well.
 
#115
vhdos said:
I think that people are reading way too much into the percentages.
Even the pure (yellow) gold that most people refer to is a combination of gold and other metals. Pure gold is too soft to be worn for everyday pieces of jewelry.
The percentage of gold in Rubedo is not meant to "scam" people, it is manufactured that way on purpose because the higher percentages of copper (and other alloys), give the metal a warmer tone. The warmer (or rose) tone is exactly what would be considered a "better" color for those of us who prefer a rose gold-colored metal. If Rubedo had more gold and less copper (and other alloys), then the rose color would be very faint and then what would be the point if the intended purpose was to design a pink-colored gold? It's not like Tiffany is tricking people - the content of Rubedo is out there for the world to see.
It was likely designed because of the increasing popularity of rose gold and the high price tag reflects not only the Tiffany name, but also the popularity of rose gold in general. I think it's funny when people stick their nose up at it because it doesn't contain "enough" gold. It wasn't designed with the intent that it is an inferior product - it was designed as a warmer-toned gold color for those customers who desire rose gold. Obviously, if you don't care for rose gold, then you wouldn't be purchasing Rubedo anyways....
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Are you an employee of Tiffany & Co?
 
#118
^I can assure you, I am not (nor have I ever been) an employee of Tiffany.
I have had all kinds of jobs in my life (from a Hooters waitress during my college years, to an accountant, to a preschool teacher, to a youth & family crisis counselor, to a medical sales rep, and finally, a SAHM), but none of them have had anything at all to do with Tiffany:giggles:
 
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