Most people are aware of the fact that “Gold” is a yellow colored metal and that much of the jewelry made from gold, is either yellow gold or white gold. (White Gold is just yellow gold that has had a “treatment” performed on it that essentially “coats” the yellow gold in a rare white substance called Rhodium) So basically “white gold engagement rings” are just Rhodium Plated Yellow Gold engagement rings.
What’s nice about Rose Gold is that it does not require rhodium plating, so you won’t have to worry about the dirty white gold look when the rhodium plating wears off (which requires you to send it back to get it re-rhodium plated), and the gold will never revert back to it’s original yellow color.
A Little History on Rose Gold
A lot of people are generally unaware of the fact that gold is now available in several different color shades. One of the most significant and highly used gold types is Rose Gold. It is widely used in the jewelry making and is preferred by a lot of people because of its unique and beautiful rich color. Rose gold jewelry stands out among the rest and thus, is becoming more popular with each passing day.
The first use of Rose Gold in jewelry is noted to be in Russia over two centuries ago. It was around 1800 AD when Russians began using rose gold in jewelry production. Due to its extensive use all around Russia, it was once widely referred to as “Russian Gold”. However as trends changed in Russia and they stopped using Rose Gold as jewelry, the gold lost its “name-link” with Russia and became famous in the world with the name of “Rose Gold”.