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Re-dipping my ring every six months or whatever it is most women do with white gold seems like such a waste of time and money to me. I've had my ring for about 2.5 years now and it hasn't yellowed in the slightest. Do I really need to have it re-dipped? If so, when, and how often should I do it? I don't want it to yellow, but I also don't want to pay to have it done all the time, either.
My engagement ring has just been re-dipped because I (finally) got it re-sized for my right hand. I do notice that it looks a lot whiter now than my wedding band, which hasn't been re-dipped, but since I wear them on opposite hands, I'm not too worried about it. The only real reason to re-dip is aesthetic ... when it starts to bug you, get it done, otherwise don't bother. :-)
I have a few little "scuff" marks on my ring so I might have it done before the wedding, but other than that I probably won't bother. Thanks for the advice! :)
I have never had mine done in the year.5 +. I have no clue when I'll have it done. Maybe next year or so. It doesn't bother me much so I won't waste my money.
Mine's just over a year old now and starting to look pretty yellow on the bottom. I'm waiting until December to re-dip since it seems like a waste of money to do it very frequently; I guess I'm planning on re-dipping about once a year, but since I know I'll want it done right before the wedding, I'm waiting longer this time so next time it's a year. Silly? Probably. Every 6 months seems excessive unless it's free...even then, I don't like being without my ring so I might not do it so often.
I wonder about this too. I have white gold and just started noticing that on the bottom it's looking a little less "white". FI is not happy at all! I guess he didn't know about the "change" when he picked it out.
I don't think it needs to be re-dipped all the time. I've been wearing my 14K gold e-ring for a year and my wedding band for over a month and there is absolutely no yellowing and little wear/scratching to either of them (and I'm really hard on my hands!).
Once you see yellowing or a ton of scratches, I'd take it in, but to do it when it looks just fine is a waste of money in my book. I think jewelers just tell you six months to get more money out of the people who will freak out and think they have to follow that religiously.
EDIT - I can tell ZERO difference in the color of the white gold of my e-ring that has been worn for way longer than the wedding band. So it obviously hasn't worn too much!
Ditto. Don't re-dip your ring. Re-dipping requires polishing and polishing means that they're shaving off fine layers of gold off your ring.
I'm sure if I put my ring next to a brand-new one, I'd notice a change, but I guess I'm lucky--nothing big yet. It looks a LITTLE less white than when I got it, but not too bad.
Does anyone know about how much re-dipping costs?
how much do your jewelers charge you? I need to get this done BAD.
@pinkpeonies: Oh, god! I had no idea about that happening. Thanks for the heads-up!
@Statutory Grape: No prob. A jeweler actually told me about that. He told me that when he first got into the business, the repairmen used to offer to polish his heavy gold jewelry for free. Sooner than later he discovered that they were actually making money by shaving all that gold off and keeping it for his business.
my jeweler recommended only redipping every 2 years as it can take some of the metal off the ring, or something like that. but they do clean/polish it everytime i go in! and every 6 month inspection.
@pinkpeonies: Shady, much? Wow. That's sort of scary....
@alishadhs4: Ha, I'm such a bad bride...I feel like the only girl on the Bee who doesn't have the ring insured and/or go in for inspections.
I have had my wedding ring for 3 and a half years.. I redipped it once about a year and a half ago.. But just because i was getting a prown fixed and he did it for free.. But now my stupid ring is looking yellowish :( im so mad but i am going to get it dipped and get my two wedding bands mended on.
Personally, I like the colour that my e-ring has become in the last year. I plan to get it redipped right before the wedding when I have it soldered to the wedding band so that way they are the same colour when I start wearing the band.
I think a lot depends on your body chemistry. I've had my ring about a year and have noticed no change or yellowing. My mother got her white-gold e-ring in 1974 and has never had it dipped and it still looks white.
ok, so i guess i'm just an idiot, but i've never heard of this before! how do they protect the diamond? can this be done with an eternity band?
Ditto @Neva. A lot of this has to do with body chemistry. I'm one of those unlucky people who has to have my ring dipped frequently. Every six months is probably the pace I will be on. Also, my engagement ring is platinum so obviously my white gold wedding band gets noticeably yellow more quickly because it's next to something so white. It's really not an inconvenience for me though. I have a life time warranty on my engagement ring and my wedding band. In order for diamond loss to be covered by the warranty I have to have the settings checked every six months so I'm in there all the time anyway. Also, if you have a warranty, you get free dippings for life. I think my life time warranty cost $50 on my wedding band which is a half eternity ring.
My engament ring is two-tone. Can I have the white part of it dipped without messing it up?
I have had my ring for a yea and a half and just had it rhodium plated last week. It is way whiter than my wedding band now but since I wear them on different hands it doesn't bother me. The only thing I will say is that after it is plated my diamond looks super white again. It makes it look extra sparkly!
I have a garnet, not a diamond, so the color of the metal doesn't seem to impact the sparkliness as much. Speaking of which, I need to clean it...it's a raised setting, so it gets dusty under there, lol.
My mom's e-ring is set in white gold and she and my dad have been married for 30 years and she has never gotten it re-dipped but it isn't at all yellow.
I was researching this while looking for a ring for my girlfriend. I was shocked because my moms ring is probably 40 years old and it has never yellowed. I read that white gold use to not all be dipped, that they dip them now because it make them shine more??? Once that starts to wear it can look yellow. Some post I read people got there ring redone twice a year at around $50 a pop! I dont have experience with a lot of stores but one store I am considering buying from told me they warrented there rings for life and if it ever needed re done dipped coated etc... there would be no charge. Maybe ask about that when you buy.
I am getting mine "re-dipped" right before the wedding....only because its very noticeable compared to my wedding band. I actually like the way mine has "aged" since I got it 2 1/2 years ago!
Mine is included in the warranty from the jewelers so its free!
I had no idea about this until I started reading weddingbee. I have a lifetime warranty but I have no idea if it covers redipping. I love how white my ring is and I think it'll really bother me if it starts to yellow. I've only had it 2.5 months so it still looks great so far!
I had to have mine redipped because when i put my E-ring in between my two wedding bands the e ring looked HORRIBLY yellow and i had not ever noticed a difference before but since I had it sodered together they had to redip it anyways so they didnt charge me extra. I think they told me before it runs about $60 at the jewelry store we used.And they didnt offer lifetime warranty at the time so we only have a 5 year plan and insurance plus have it insured through our home owners.
They told me to only do it when i really see it start looking like it needs it... they said typically once every two years but where I am in alot of harsh chemicals and lots of different soaps and things as a hair dresser mine might need it more often than that
I had mine redipped before our engagement photos. I've had my ring since December and you could kind of tell the white gold was wearing off. The jeweler told me it has to do with the acidity of your skin. And if you eat more fruit and veggies. Stuff like that. Also hand sanitizers wear at it too.
BTW, a lot of people HAVE to go to six mo inspections if they want the diamond covered under the warranty.
Mine's getting replated now. I've had it since Feb and it started to yellow cuz I never take it off. But I believe it's covered under the lifetime warranty as long as we take it to be inspected every 6 months. good thing we did too, a diamond was loose!
@kate169: No diamond or warranty for me. :) I did, however, get a new stone for free because they chipped part of it when the setting was being tightened. Eek!
I wore a white gold ring for 20 years. It never turned yellow, and I never got it redipped. So it's perfectly fine just to leave it, so long as the color is still ok.
I had my engagement ring recoated when I got married so they would wear down together but I haven't done it since and probably won't. It sort of has a yellowish tinge to it after a while, but the ring never goes completely yellow.
How often your ring needs to be re-plated depends on your body chemistry. Some people burn through the coating faster than others. Personally, I got my ring in May of this year and the bottom of the bacd is already yellow. So I will need mine re-plated more often. But you don't every *need* to have it done truthfully. The only reason to have your ring re-plated is to cover the yellow or buttery color when it starts to show through.
On a side note, I will probably hold off and not get mine done until just before our wedding. Simply because the part that is showing as yellow is on the inside of my hand. I'm the only one who ever really sees it.
You don't ever have to have it re-plated if you don't want. I'm going to have my redone right before the wedding so my engagement ring is just as white as my wedding band. After that, I don't think I'll ever have it done because I like the patina of white gold without the rhodium plating.
I would definitely know if it was starting to yellow, right? I'm looking at it now, trying to figure that out...lol!
I had no idea I would need to redip my ring, and just asked the FI, and he said they never mentioned anything to him about when bought it. Guess I'll have to get in there and ask about it! How much does this cost usually? and how do they protect the diamonds? I have a like 14 diamond chips on my band... are they protected?
@Statutory Grape: LOL to be honest I doubt I would have gotten it myself if it were up to me...my diamond is 1/3carat and I'm not worried about it going anywhere. My fiance is a fanatic about warranties though. He gets them on EVERYTHING! But his house burned down when he was in his first year of college so I understand he wants to protect what he has. lol
Well, my care plan covers it for another couple years so I have it done as much as possible because working at Starbucks yellows it quickly and it's at no cost to me.
If you are not having issues, then no. You don't have to have it redipped. It's usually about $40 and you can do it when you feel it necessary. You don't have to do it all the time. My sister has been married 2.5 years and never had hers done, either.
@Statutory Grape: Lay it on a bright white sheet of paper and look at the ring. You'll be able to clearly see a yellow tinge to it if the rhodium has worn off. If it hasn't worn off, your ring will look bright white against the white paper.
@Loribeth: I just did that, but it's hard to tell since the light from the lamp is distinctly yellow...ha!
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