Mixing Metals?

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#380
Ladies,
I'm planning to get Cartier watch in SS but all my jewelry are YG. I do like to coordinate the color but however the two tone for Cartier does not sing to my heart. I like all gold look but I have to be honest to myself that the price is way over my budget. What would you do? Would you get ss watch or not? I thought about tank solo yg but somehow I'm attracted to tank francaise or blue ballon more. Please help!
 
#381
In general I do mix metals.
I wear my Cartier trinity on my right hand with Plat. on my left....but I have to say when I wear RG rings on my left, I feel like my SS tank francaise does not go well.
I have a Baume & Mercier with a SS body and RG face that seems like a softer mix. I was just wondering myself if I made a mistake setting my last ring in RG since I love my tank francaise.

Edit - it just occurred to me, my RG ring and diamond are very warm....that may be my issue with the combo. You may have more balanced jewelry you're mixing!? Have you tried on the SS watches with your YG jewelry?
 
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#382
Hi Harpertoo, thank you for your input. I have not but I am going to this week. I'm hoping I will get some opinions before I proceed with my purchase. I have however tried silver bead bracelet with my YG love bangle and I am not comfortable with the idea/look. I just looked through their website and the only two tome watch that catch my eye is tank anglaise but its in rose gold and ss. I dont know if rose gold would go well with yg?
Im thinking maybe i should get trinity ring so that it can balance the yg jewelry and ss watch somehow?
 
#383
If your watch is ss and everything else is gold I don't think it will look bad because its quite common to see silver-tone watches...I feel like they are kind of an exception to the mixing metals debate. I think the trinity ring doesn't have enough presence to unite the two metals on its own, but as I said before, I don't think you should worry.
 
#384
Thanks PurpleLo. I think that will settle it then. I shall get the watch in ss. The next question will be either to go for tank francaise or ballon blue? I like both. Tank is classic n can be worn dress up or down but ballon blue is fresh, modern and just stunning... Hmm i don't really like being in this delimma
 
#385
stmary said:
Thanks PurpleLo. I think that will settle it then. I shall get the watch in ss. The next question will be either to go for tank francaise or ballon blue? I like both. Tank is classic n can be worn dress up or down but ballon blue is fresh, modern and just stunning... Hmm i don't really like being in this delimma
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Haha it's a lovely dilemma :smile1:

I would like to buy either a cartier or Rolex sometime in the future and the ballon blue and tank francaise are my fave cartiers as well. I think I have a slight preference for the ballon because I love the shape. However this decision is a good long time away for me :smile1:
 
#388
I am one of those people who love cohesiveness. My socks match my outfit most of the time just to give you an idea how far I take it. That being said, I was wondering how you ladies feel mixing metals when it comes to pieces you wear every day (wedding set, studs, RHR, etc.). For example, if your wedding set was white gold, would you opt for any 'every day' yellow gold jewelry?

I know mixing metals is personal preference all the way but I am having a hard time wearing my white metal pieces as I slowly realize how much I love yellow gold. My diamond studs are platinum so I feel like I can't wear any yellow gold if I want to wear those. I also have the hardest time investing into more expensive pieces because I never know what color metal to buy.

How do you choose your metals? Buying what you have the most of or what the individual piece looks best in?
 
#390
I buy what I like. I prefer yellow gold, so the biggest majority of my jewelry consists of YG pieces. I have some white gold, just not near as much of it. Have you considered buying a piece that already has mixed metals? That would make it super easy to start mixing metals, since you'd have a piece that ties both colors in together.
 
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