Is it pink gold or rose gold?
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You should reach out to an SA to confirm but usually pink and rose gold represent different percentages of copper in the alloy. (With rose gold having less copper and pink gold having more)
“Rose” is French for “pink” and Cartier is a French company. My guess would be that sometimes they translate to English “pink” and sometimes keep the French “rose” in their written descriptions on the website.
Rose and Pink gold (even red gold), by right, they should be the same. However, different collections/brands have different % of copper in the 25% alloy (as gold is 75%) and it gives different shades of pink/rose.
Some watch brands (for example, Vacheron) even specify the % of copper in the alloy further by using 'N' system.
“Gold in Watchmaking,” by Lucien Treub, says, “The buyer of an 18 ct yellow gold watch has a choice of half a dozen colours plus another good half dozen for white gold. There are distinct national preferences: German 18 ct gold is bright yellow (‘2N’) and contains 10% copper and 15% silver, while the Swiss variety is a darker yellow (‘3N’) and contains 12% copper and 13% silver. The latter colour is preferred in combination with steel for ‘bicolore’ cases and bracelets. Rosé gold (‘4N’) contains 16% copper and 9% silver, while red gold (‘5N’) contains 21% copper and only 4% silver. Watchcases are mostly made of the 2N type, as 95% of Swiss made gold watches are exported. However, certain manufacturers insist on rosé or red gold as their ‘trademark’ (4N and 5N colours).”
Ref: https://jackforster.substack.com/p/rose-gold-red-gold-pink-gold-whats
Some watch brands (for example, Vacheron) even specify the % of copper in the alloy further by using 'N' system.
“Gold in Watchmaking,” by Lucien Treub, says, “The buyer of an 18 ct yellow gold watch has a choice of half a dozen colours plus another good half dozen for white gold. There are distinct national preferences: German 18 ct gold is bright yellow (‘2N’) and contains 10% copper and 15% silver, while the Swiss variety is a darker yellow (‘3N’) and contains 12% copper and 13% silver. The latter colour is preferred in combination with steel for ‘bicolore’ cases and bracelets. Rosé gold (‘4N’) contains 16% copper and 9% silver, while red gold (‘5N’) contains 21% copper and only 4% silver. Watchcases are mostly made of the 2N type, as 95% of Swiss made gold watches are exported. However, certain manufacturers insist on rosé or red gold as their ‘trademark’ (4N and 5N colours).”
Ref: https://jackforster.substack.com/p/rose-gold-red-gold-pink-gold-whats