Rose Gold Wristwatches

If you are thinking about buying a gift for a friend or family this Christmas, why not consider choosing a Rose gold wristwatch for that special person? Gold has many advantages over other types of jeweley, such as its tendency to retain its value over many years, it always seems to stay in fashion, and it is just great to look at!

Introducing a New Type of Gold – Rose Gold

Rose gold is one in which a copper alloy has been mixed in to give the piece a reddish color. Also known as pink gold or red gold in many countries, this type is enjoying a big surge in popularity because of its unusual look. The most popular combination for Rose Gold is 75% gold and 25% copper.

Since the amount of gold can vary depending on amount of copper within it, so the red color strength can be varied in the piece. This allows lush dark reds and pretty pinks to be worked into the piece creating unusual pieces of jewelry. But these kinds of watches do not have to be your normal mundane type of gold wristwatches, since makers often offset the gold to stylize the item. They may for example, add black with a dark Rose gold to create a watch that looks suitably dark and strong for a man.

Alternatively, very light pinks are frequently combined with light silvers to create more feminine Rose gold wristwatches for women.

So there are many different designs for both men and women, in a range of styles that would probably surprise you if you saw them. Basically, if you can imagine any kind of style involving metal, leather, or anything that can be described as a traditional watch component, it can be found on a Rose gold watch.

Rose Gold Wristwatches, How Much Do They Cost?

Now we get to the juicy parts, how much do these watches cost? Well since they are not pure gold, they can actually be found through a lot cheaper than at additional pure gold wristwatch. In fact you can probably get them for just over $100 if you shop around somewhere cheap such as Amazon or eBay. For large designer watches however, such as a Rolex Oyster, the price can go up into the thousands, so be careful with your wallet!

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How to Determine the Value of a Gold Wristwatch

With the economy being in disarray at the moment, many people are looking for extra ways to bring some money to the table. If you have any gold wristwatches that may have been passed down through generations, you may be wondering exactly how much they are worth. This article will go into the detail of describing how to work out the scrap value of the gold. One disclaimer to mention before we go any further however, and that is that you should not underestimate the sentimental value of such a gold watch – if it has really been passed down through generations then perhaps it would be a better idea to retain its legacy and hang on to the watch for now.

Anyway, without further ado, here is how you can work out the value of your gold wristwatch –

Firstly, you should weight your watch. Obviously the heavier the watch the more it is worth when melted down. Find out the weight of the gold in grams.

Next you need to find out the purity of the gold watch – this will be marked on the case somewhere, so have a quick look for it. 24 carat gold is known as “pure gold”, 18 carat is three quarters gold, 14 carat is half as pure as 24 carat gold, and so on.

For your gold wristwatch, use this rule of thumb to get a number for our gold equation:

9ct=375, 14ct = 583, 18ct =750, 22 ct= 916, 24 ct=999

Now take the weight of the gold watch and multiply it by the number above (i.e. 999 x Weight of gold wristwatch) to get the G1 value.
Finally we need to find out the most up to date price of gold, one such site you can find it out is at http://www.goldalert.com , use this to get the current price of gold, G2.

Now for our equation, G1 x ( G2 /31.1 / 999) = the price of you gold wristwatch when melted down!

Two caveats:

Firstly, you should remember that at a pawn shop a gold buyer will only pay up to 85% of this value, since he has to make money somewhere.

Secondly, this raw calculation does not take into account the make or model of the gold watch, just its raw value. If you have a Rolex gold wristwatch, or a Seiko, for example, you may be able to get more from a collector of these items.

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Gold Watches Add a Touch of Elegance To A Person

What do you think of when you think of gold wristwatches? Do you think of luxury and expensive tastes, or do you think of pretty watches with intricate designs? In truth, gold watches do not have to be that expensive, and many of them can be found for a lot cheaper than you might think.

There are also many more types of gold watches available than one initially assumes, and they don’t all have to be golden in color either. White gold, rose gold, and platinum gold are just some of the materials these timepieces are constructed out of.

White Gold

White gold wristwatches are very popular at the moment with their pale complexion that screams sophistication. There is no such thing as “white gold”, in fact the grey appearance of jewelry described with this term is actually genuine gold mixed with a white colored metal to create a hybrid alloy. Possible metals that can be used in combination with gold are silver, platinum, and tin.

Rose Gold

Rose gold wristwatches are a very hot item at the moment, with their striking appearance defined by the reddish tint that is given off by their composition. Much the same as white gold, rose gold watches are made through combining pure gold with an alloy, and in this case it is copper that is used. The red/ pink hue is used frequently in expensive designer watches, since the look appears very modern when combined with today’s fashions.

Platinum

Platinum wristwatches are probably the most luxurious timepieces that money can buy. If you want a timepiece for a very special occasion, such as a wedding, for example, then a platinum-gold watch is something unique and a bit different. You may be wondering what the difference is between white gold and platinum wristwatches, since they are both a similar color. Well, as you now know white gold is an alloy, and it is really normal gold bonded with a whitening material. In contrast to this, a platinum timepiece is made up of 95 % platinum. White gold has to be re-plated every few years or so if one wants to keep it looking “fresh”. Platinum does not have to undergo any re-plating, so it keeps its original looks for far longer. It should also be noted that there is no such thing as platinum gold; something is either platinum or gold. Many watch makers release timepieces that are branded under this label but these watches normally have some parts made of one metal, and other parts made of the other, creating almost a gold and white check pattern. These are very popular at the moment, with a lot of celebrities buying into this fashion, especially R&B artists.

As you can see, there is a large selection of gold watches available to buy a person. It is easy to think that it is a shallow market with little variation, but in fact new styles are being created every year, and much like fashion, different materials come and go in popularity.

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