How To Clean White Gold Ring When It Turns Yellow

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James Wojcik, Styled by Will Kahn

When, precisely, did the world turn its back on yellow gold? I've traced the betrayal to a pivotal scene in Martin Scorsese's 1995 Casino Mob wife Ginger Rothstein lies on a bed, wrapped in chinchilla and surrounded by trays overflowing with yellow gold jewelry. There was glamour there, but major flash, too.

Not long afterward rose gold jewelry, rarely seen since the 1920s, made a comeback. The presence of copper gives rose gold a softer, perhaps more subtle presence. Coincidence? Yellow gold's popularity was dealt another blow when prices soared in 2011.

Now, happily for the jewelry consumer, gold has stabilized, and yellow gold has been a major beneficiary. In January, Audemars Piguet introduced its first yellow gold watch in years, and jewelers are once again showing it. This hasn't changed the Oracle of Omaha's view on buying the commodity (Mr. Buffett prefers to invest in silver ), though we are sure it has affected the offerings at Borsheims, the Buffett-backed jewelry store in his hometown.

Stellene Volandes Editor In Chief Editor-in-Chief Stellene Volandes is a jewelry expert, and the author of Jeweler: Masters and Mavericks of Modern Design (Rizzoli).

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