Black Rhodium plating a vintage ring

[Pumpkin Sparkles]

I’m trying to find alternatives opposed to wearing my engagement ring to lessen the wear and tear probably just at home or when at a kids sports event.
I’ve purchased this sweet 10k white gold white facing little oec/transitional with engravings. It’s beautiful and I love the feel and style however I’ve always wanted to play around with black rhodium.
This was a very inexpensive purchase so it won’t hurt if I don’t like it. But any opinions or experience with black rhodium plating are welcome! Thanks for reading.

 

[Neptune]

I’m trying to find alternatives opposed to wearing my engagement ring to lessen the wear and tear probably just at home or when at a kids sports event.
I’ve purchased this sweet 10k white gold white facing little oec/transitional with engravings. It’s beautiful and I love the feel and style however I’ve always wanted to play around with black rhodium.
This was a very inexpensive purchase so it won’t hurt if I don’t like it. But any opinions or experience with black rhodium plating are welcome! Thanks for reading.

These aren’t vintage rings but…

Thread 'Show me your CS set in black rhodium or blackened silver, please!'

Mar 31, 2022

I am very interested in seeing others CS pieces set in either black rhodium or blackened silver. Please show me your pieces!
I have a lighter pink sapphire set in white gold that I am thinking of having black rhodium plated. The piece is very pretty, but as I’m trying to figure out my style and what I gravitate towards, I’m finding that I prefer to wear edgier pieces and darker colors and I think the black rhodium could make the ring more my style.
I would love to see what you all have

• 2Neesers
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My shank is made of 14kt. DJK actually recommended it over 18kt or pt. It’s still pretty black after 1.5 years.

 

[Pumpkin Sparkles]

@Neptune
Thank you! I wasn’t aware there was a thread.
10k may be to low of a carat, I was reading there may be durability issues with lower carat jewelry (chipping away because of the metal brittleness) I may just end up giving it to my daughter it fit her like Cinderella’s slipper.

 

[Lookinagain]

@Neptune
Thank you! I wasn’t aware there was a thread.
10k may be to low of a carat, I was reading there may be durability issues with lower carat jewelry (chipping away because of the metal brittleness) I may just end up giving it to my daughter it fit her like Cinderella’s slipper.

Why not try it? You could either get it replated if it wears away, or just let it all go away over time? Check with DK and see what he says about using the 10k.

 

[Pumpkin Sparkles]

Why not try it? You could either get it replated if it wears away, or just let it all go away over time? Check with DK and see what he says about using the 10k.

You’re very right, he’s currently taking care of 2 projects for me at the moment but later after these 2 are out the way I will definitely ask! I should have thought of that.

 

[Neptune]

10k was also suggested to me by dkj, so try it.

 

[Mreader]

I wanted to reply earlier but it was when PS was being weird after that update. I was going to say to look at this thread:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/keep-antiquing-or-not-poll.265422/#post-5354236 and this one:

Thread 'Help me find a thread...and general question about patina or oxidation'

Aug 22, 2022

It was quite some time ago, but hopefully it jogs someone's memory. A PSer had a piece of jewelry and was trying to decide whether or not to leave the patina or oxidation or something on, or whether to have it buffed off. Does anyone recall this thread (gosh maybe it was even just a comment) or who it may have been?

I wanted to see it because I am considering having DK engrave a plain band for me, and I don't quite know the term that would be used for a band has that blackened look to it, much like the band that @CHRISTY-DANIELLE got recently. Which I also cannot find btw. I want to...

• Mreader
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• Forum: Jewelry Pieces

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I also got DK to put antiquing on a yg ring for me you can see here:

Thread 'Question about adding engraving to an existing band'

Aug 20, 2022

I have seen a couple of threads on this but one was not updated and the other was also older and band was straighter. I have a plain gold band that is thick and heavy (6.5 g) and almost 5mm. It's comfort fit and bc I have upgraded somewhat with a high carat plain band, I was thinking of jazzing this one up with engraving, probably from DK, but wondered if anyone on here has done this? Would the shape of the ring pose any challenges?

• Mreader
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And then he did a wg one for me too. But for the wg, I actually ended up rubbing alot of it off with a sunshine cloth because it was too dark for me. It reminded me of tarnished sterling. I don't have pictures unfortunately! But I hope these threads can be helpful

 

[Mreader]

Ok weird - when I posted links one of them posted normally and the other two in a weird way. This update is something else!

 

[Pumpkin Sparkles]

I wanted to reply earlier but it was when PS was being weird after that update. I was going to say to look at this thread:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/keep-antiquing-or-not-poll.265422/#post-5354236 and this one:

Thread 'Help me find a thread...and general question about patina or oxidation'

Aug 22, 2022

It was quite some time ago, but hopefully it jogs someone's memory. A PSer had a piece of jewelry and was trying to decide whether or not to leave the patina or oxidation or something on, or whether to have it buffed off. Does anyone recall this thread (gosh maybe it was even just a comment) or who it may have been?

I wanted to see it because I am considering having DK engrave a plain band for me, and I don't quite know the term that would be used for a band has that blackened look to it, much like the band that @CHRISTY-DANIELLE got recently. Which I also cannot find btw. I want to...

• Mreader
• Replies: 9
• Forum: Jewelry Pieces

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I also got DK to put antiquing on a yg ring for me you can see here:

Thread 'Question about adding engraving to an existing band'

Aug 20, 2022

I have seen a couple of threads on this but one was not updated and the other was also older and band was straighter. I have a plain gold band that is thick and heavy (6.5 g) and almost 5mm. It's comfort fit and bc I have upgraded somewhat with a high carat plain band, I was thinking of jazzing this one up with engraving, probably from DK, but wondered if anyone on here has done this? Would the shape of the ring pose any challenges?

• Mreader
• Replies: 32
• Forum: Jewelry Pieces

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And then he did a wg one for me too. But for the wg, I actually ended up rubbing alot of it off with a sunshine cloth because it was too dark for me. It reminded me of tarnished sterling. I don't have pictures unfortunately! But I hope these threads can be helpful

Thank you! I just browsed through some and I love that! Yours look amazing! Yea I can see white gold being dark. However, it looks amazing in yellow gold!

 

[Dreamer_D]

You can also remove plating if you hate it.

 

[Pumpkin Sparkles]

You can also remove plating if you hate it.

Really, I didn’t know this.
I asked a jeweler if I could remove some plating off of a zircon ring (it was yellow gold at one point in its life before me) he said it wasn’t possible without destroying it.
Thank you for letting me know, I feel really disappointed, I’m pretty sure that was a nice way of saying I don’t want to mess with that.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Really, I didn’t know this.
I asked a jeweler if I could remove some plating off of a zircon ring (it was yellow gold at one point in its life before me) he said it wasn’t possible without destroying it.
Thank you for letting me know, I feel really disappointed, I’m pretty sure that was a nice way of saying I don’t want to mess with that.

Then maybe I am wrong! DK would know for sure.

 

[Pumpkin Sparkles]

Then maybe I am wrong! DK would know for sure.

Maybe you’re not, he didn’t seem to enthusiastic to help me. I will ask to see.