I don't believe its a body chemistry thing. From what I had read a while ago, chemicals in water that come through our showers, our sinks, or what is in swimming pools causes a chemical reaction with rose gold that causes the rose color of the bracelets to fade (this is not just a Cartier bracelet thing, it happens with rose gold/pink gold from other companies too). If you keep your necklace away from water it should remain looking more of a rose color. In addition, I think VC&A's rose color is a deeper rose color to start with than Cartier's rose.Thanks. It turned yellow pretty much after the 2nd month. I think you are right, I think it's a body chemistry thing too. I am about to purchase a pink gold necklace - I am hoping that will stay pink gold longer than my Love.
Yellow gold or Rose gold?
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That's such a pretty piece!The vintage Alhambra pendant necklace from VCA in rose gold
My sales associate from cartier said the fading is due to oxidation. All pink gold will eventually fade, but some sooner than others. Which is why I think it depends on the individual - almost everyone wears their Love 24/7 and we are all exposed to the same oxygen. My sales associate said she didn't notice hers fade until 5 yrs later, whereas I noticed mine after 2 months.
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I will still take rose gold any day even if it risks fading. In any case, there's always a hint of pink even after the fading when compared to yellow gold which is too yellow for my liking.
I agree that exposure to water (PH balance which includes soap and lotion we used) and human sweat have a lot to do with the fading/oxidization. Which explains some people encountered more fading than others.
I agree that exposure to water (PH balance which includes soap and lotion we used) and human sweat have a lot to do with the fading/oxidization. Which explains some people encountered more fading than others.
Your sales associate is incorrect. The fading has nothing to do with exposure to oxygen and not all pink gold fades. I have a few rose gold watches that are older than my love bracelets, and one is far Cartier, they have not faded a bit. They have all been exposed to air/oxygen, but never been exposed to water (not worn in showers or pools). I have also read about owners of rose gold watches who's owners complained that their "Everrose" Rose gold (which is a special 18Kt rose gold alloy paired with platinum that is supposed to resist fading) has had instances of fading after significant exposure to water. In the end, lots of our RG bracelets have or are fading...but from my own experience what what I've read its not due to oxygen. Cheers!
PS. My RG love is 9 years old and has fade to the point where by itself it looks almost yellow other than the screw motifs which have a hint of pink to them. However, when I put it next to my YG love, you can see the difference in color between the rose and yellow gold.
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I think this is an interesting topic of discussion. I have noticed that my RG pieces (not Cartier) get more rosy with wear. When I take them to be steam cleaned, they seem to fade a bit in color. As soon as I start wearing them a few times, the color seems to return. This seems to be the opposite of what many people claim with RG. I even noticed this with my RG thin Love compared to my RG Love cord bracelet. I bought my thin Love a few weeks before the cord bracelet. I instantly noticed that the thin Love looks more rosy than the Love ring on the cord bracelet. This has made me conclude that it must be a body chemistry thing for me. I experience the same thing with platinum. Platinum pieces always looks white and shiny when steam cleaned but gain a beautiful grey patina as soon as I start wearing them. It is like my body chemistry enhances the natural patina of all of my pieces.
FYI - there's oxygen in water.
Aw! I'm sorry! Good thing your skin tone seems to suit YG also! I can't wait until my Loves get more of a patina like yours!
Thanks
. I spoke with Cartier about the fading and they said it can be "serviced" to get the pink back. But since I am happy with the yellow, I decided against it. Especially since if I get it back to pink, it will most likely fade again.
That's a good decision! Plus, they may try to polish it which can ruin the blunt edges and take away some gold content.Thanks
Interesting, experience as almost everyone finds the opposite to happen. I wonder if the effect on yours is caused by a combination of body chemistry and perfumes or moisturizers you wear?
Yes, I know there is oxygen in water. But your sales associate's idea that rose gold fades due to exposure to oxygen is nonsense. If it were, please explain to me why my rose gold dress watches, which have never been in water have not faded at all? Also have a rose gold Love cuff, that's only been worn 2 or 3 times in 12 years, no exposure to water and it hasn't faded a bit. Its been exposed to oxygen for more than a decade...no fading at all.
My sales associate said they can service/polish it which removes a very thin layer of the exterior metal that has changed color. The actual chemical composition of the bracelet hasn't changed, it still has a lot of copper as its alloy, so it theoretically removing a thin layer of the exterior metal should reveal the pink color again.Thanks
