Wow wow that 22k flower band!! Amazing!! And I am starting to be a bit like you.. I love the richer golds.. but probably would start at 18k HAHAHA.. although I have some 14k and 9k gold pieces coming in this year some time.
I'm wearing a 24k band with my old cut band today. It's a modern band from Cevherun. You can really see the difference in color between the 18k on the underside of the band and the 24k.