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Rockton,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, December 12, 2007
I have not only worked in the management field but I have also worked in the jewelry business as well. As the previous comment partially explained, if you had a 14K ring, your ring was made up of 14 parts gold and 10 parts other alloys. For example, if your ring was 14K yellow gold. it would be made up from 14 parts gold and 10 parts silver and copper. The two metals together keep the gold yellow. If the ring was made up of 14K white gold, it would be comprised of 14 parts gold and 10 parts copper, silver, and zinc. Any one of those metals that are mixed with your body chemistry could be the cause of the ring turning your finger black. There is also another reason as to why your finger turned black. You can find the information at the following link. http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/misc/faq/gold-spots.shtml As far as the comment to go with 18K gold.... WITH A RING!!!?!?!?? I dont think that is appropriate. 18K gold is a softer Karatage of gold. 18K is great for charms, earrings and fine chains that are for that special night out. If you were to put 18K into a wedding band with prongs that are supporting a diamond, it would be safe to say that you would lose your diamond. Hands get banged around constantly on a daily basis. And with a softer metal like 18K, you would probably bend or break a prong. Hence, losing your diamond. This is why most rings are made up of 10K or 14K gold.
Sarah
Elyria,#3Consumer Comment
Fri, May 27, 2005
Just because your finger turned black does not mean your ring is cheap. It's not the companies fault you reacted to a metal in the ring. Different manufacturers of jewelry use different metals to make gold. For example 10k gold is 10 parts gold 14 parts other metals depending on the manufacturer and 14k is 14 parts gold and 10 parts other metals. It's one of those metals that is causing the reaction. Maybe next time you purchase a ring go for a higher gold content or platinum. It's not the company that is cheap it's the consumer in not buying better gold (18k and above) or platinum.