Does this ring look cheap / tacky

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I rarely wear jewellery but trying to change that, as always admire others ‘everyday’ / signature jewellery.

During their BF sale I picked up this Monica vinader ring as I loved the look of it on the model, but worry it maybe looks a bit tacky to be wearing yellowy gold jewellery. Opinions please?

if it’s of any relevance I have dark skin (warm toned) so guidance is to wear gold jewellery. However whenever I look around silver is far more common for ‘everyday’ looks

Monica Vinader replaced a ring and a pendant of mine where the gold vermeil had worn off- they will do this for jewellery that was purchased less than 5 years ago. They can also send your items away to be re-plated if they can’t be replaced. I have lots of pieces from them and it has only happened to two items.

Not keen on plated jewellery as the plating always wears off, but I like the simple retro style. I'd be looking round antique fairs and choose a solid 9ct gold signet rig for that price.

Who cares whether it’s ‘tacky’ or not
if you like it wear it with pride

( currently wearing a cheapo ring from SHEIN and I don’t care because I like it )

Gold jewllery is great. Like a pp, I'm not keen on plated as it's normally not quite the right colour tho

It’s very expensive for what it is.

Why would yellow gold be tacky? I personally feel it’s the only colour that has not come in and gone out of fashion over the last century

“…it maybe looks a bit tacky to be wearing yellowy gold jewellery.”

Gold. The pure glowing element that has been adorning the human body for millennia…considered ’tacky’??? wtf.

@AnnoyedAsAllHeck vermeil is a coating. A thin layer (2.5 microns) of gokd over silver.

I think it looks classic not tacky. The price is quite high for gold plated.

I’m surprised to hear that people have experienced plating wearing off. The plated items I have are from my late mums costume jewellery and and they are all still ok. Praps things aren’t made as well now

Wear what you like and don’t worry what others think! If you like it, then it’s “you”! I wear two gold rings everyday, my wedding ring, which is tiny as custom
made, and a bigger, cheap ring with fake diamonds which was a gift from my famiy
in law and isn’t even fashionable anymore. I love it and they’re my ring ie been wearing daily for 13 years! I also wear small gold earrings of various designs every day.

That's a vintage style, if you hunt around pawn shops and second hand jewellery shops you could probably find very similar in solid gold for a similar price.

There's nothing wrong with yellow gold, but if you buy plated or vermeil it will wear off.

Pretty, simple and timeless but I would save up and buy a secondhand one in solid gold. Vermeil for rings is never a good idea as it wears off so quickly. I buy it sometimes for earrings but even then it doesn't last long. You can buy something similar, even with a diamond, for not much more e.g.: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205064455772?_skw=gold+gypsy+ring&itmmeta=01JF7EW8DTB46PF3VB944F2KJ0&hash=item2fbecb465c:g:LF4AAOSw2YRnHPSI&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmuJ2WbDsy0gKoygC2fomcXev9CF%2BCRgRPWvHQoJmDJ4ulbfMPBpA0VzqRtf6Loq48tagELq2QhoDY86OzKvXEh1piQBMKFDeDkptQrrNd7uHYB2HCHGKm%2Fvnt7YwKdj3zHWrcF1zlPeeMK64IKx1R2XL3fonW2Y215IUa6mbqh7Ky4F%2FtiBHGwMPPqXyT%2FrtsU%2BdmksYuxWElBHtKiJlWdyjJNLmkQkF9%2FLbFCnGxpwIH9UM6z%2BaCmmkea6QyTliV1g8xDv9VKTw93dxwDHH20hTnYnjqyeBjwgyw%2F4xcoAA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4aH8e75ZA

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Plating will wear off fast on a ring that gets a lot of use.
The colour of 18 k gold looks wonderful on warm toned skin- my only concern would be the gold plate wearing off.

( same as with white gold- it’s a plating over gold)

A friend has a diamond ring that literally made me 😳!
I’d never noticed it before, but we were indoors and it was flashing fire under lights in a restaurant- ( Normally we meet outdoors)
It was a Carat, Inherited from a relative.

A good diamond is a beautiful thing with the lively sparkle they have.

Yes 9 carat gold is less soft than 18 carat gold. My engagement ring, wedding ring and eternity ring are all platinum but I have a lot of 9 carat yellow gold rings with gemstones I love to wear and many are pre-owned.

It is not remotely tacky.

As someone who loves antique jewellery, I would say you could get a very similar Victorian ring but in 9 carat gold for a little bit more money.

The Monica Vinader however is a lovely, timeless ring. Buy it and enjoy.

It isn't my taste and it isn't gold. If it is your taste, nothing wrong with yellow gold but I would venture you could find something similar second hand and made from 9ct gold.

When I got engaged the jeweller from whom we bought the engagement ring said that 18ct would not wear more quickly providing the ring(s) alongside it were also 18ct. Theory has held for 35 years!

If you buy directly with Monica Vinader, you have a 5 year warranty, if any vermeil wears off they will repair, replace or refund.Same with all their jewellery.Bought some lovely bangles, rings, from there, never had a problem.

I'm not a fan of gold - I prefer silver or rose gold but I have very pale colouring with blonde hair. My wedding and engagement rings are gold because that was the 'thing' at the time.

I think yellow gold has really come back into fashion in the last couple of years.

I was in Rome recently and noticed the women pretty universally wear gold, usually several very fine chained pendants, rings etc. It really suits their colouring though. Sounds like it will suit yours too.

the only people who ever claimed gold was tacky were "influencers" or influencees (is that a word?) who needed to justify their grey/silver/white gold obsession.

No, it's not tacky. If you like it, wear it.

And frankly, even if it WAS tacky? So what? A tacky ring doesn't make you a tacky person, life is too short to worry about what narrow-minded ignorant people think.

It is quite a plain style but ludicrously expensive for gold plated base metal, a real rip off.

I don't like signet rings in general but if I did, I would wear the metal I preferred (silver in my case but for some people it's gold) and not worry about it. They both have very long traditions behind them, and from your description it sounds as if gold would suit your colouring well.

It’s expensive costume jewellery.

Nothing wrong with yellow gold, I have a warm skin tone and it suits me but this is just gold plated silver. It will inevitably wear off. If you are happy to just enjoy it for a while then that’s great. If you want a ring you can wear frequently and enjoy for years then look elsewhere

Exactly. This angst about what precious or semi precious metal it's acceptable wear is another only on MN thing.

Re the ring, it's not tacky. It's not my style and I wouldn't buy plated gold. If my budget didn't stretch to gold I'd happily wear silver (and as you say I can't tell the difference between silver and platinum)

Oh and I've never once in the decades I've been wearing gold, silver or platinum thought "does it suit my colouring" or thought that about anyone else.

Does yours last? Does the vermeil stay on?