Solid 14K rose gold bracelets. Bangles and cuffs make up most of this collection, with a few fancy link and rope styles. A small, focused group rather than a broad one.
Where the colour comes from
Rose gold is gold alloyed with a higher proportion of copper, and the copper is what gives it the warm pink tone. The more copper, the deeper the colour. Because the colour is in the alloy rather than on the surface, it never wears off or needs re-plating — unlike a rose-tone finish over another metal. The copper also makes rose gold slightly harder than yellow gold of the same karat.
Rose gold sits well against warm and olive skin tones, and it pairs comfortably with yellow gold if you wear more than one bracelet. If you want the contrast in a single piece, the two-tone and tri-color bracelets combine rose with yellow and white.
Getting the length right
Measure your wrist with a tape or a strip of paper and add about half an inch so the bracelet drapes rather than binds. Seven to seven and a half inches suits most women; eight to eight and a half suits most men. A wide or heavy bracelet wants the extra half inch more than a fine one does. Lengths are listed on every product page.
Looking after solid gold
Gold does not tarnish, so what dulls a gold bracelet is lotion, skin oil and soap film sitting in the links. Warm water, a drop of dish soap and a soft toothbrush along the length, then rinse and dry flat. Chlorine is the one real enemy — it attacks the alloy metals over time and can make a link brittle, so take the bracelet off before a pool or hot tub. Store it laid flat or hung rather than coiled in a heap, which is what puts kinks in a chain.
Related collections
See also 14K yellow gold bracelets, 14K white gold bracelets, two-tone and tri-color gold bracelets, slip-on bangle bracelets and all bracelets and anklets.
