PearlyQueen
Liverpool Supporter
I am absolutely fuming!!!
Summer 07 I bought a bracelet , part leather, part pearl and the metal was silver plated with rose gold. I wore it a bit at the time, then put it away in its Gems box, still pristine.
Today I dug it out as people were asking to see what faceted pearls looked like - and I was horrified to see the disgusting state of the metal.
Don't know if you can tell from these pix:
Basically, it no longer looks like rose gold. Nor has the plating just vanished so it looks like silver. Oh no, it's discoloured and vile and looks like cheap costume jewellery from a lucky bag It's mottled, the bits that are rose look like copper, the bits that aren't look like tin. It's nasty.
I might have a go with my spray diamonique cleaner stuff - can't make things any worse.
Of course the warranty is only 6 months, so I don't have any recourse. But I would expect such a thing to last my lifetime with careful wear, not die before 2 years is up.
I don't know if this is a Gems thing or if all plated jewellery is the same, but the watches I was looking at on Rocks TV are crossed off my wish list now for sure.
Anyway, word to the wise for anyone considering a purchase...
Don't be as dumb as I was.
Summer 07 I bought a bracelet , part leather, part pearl and the metal was silver plated with rose gold. I wore it a bit at the time, then put it away in its Gems box, still pristine.
Today I dug it out as people were asking to see what faceted pearls looked like - and I was horrified to see the disgusting state of the metal.
Don't know if you can tell from these pix:
Basically, it no longer looks like rose gold. Nor has the plating just vanished so it looks like silver. Oh no, it's discoloured and vile and looks like cheap costume jewellery from a lucky bag It's mottled, the bits that are rose look like copper, the bits that aren't look like tin. It's nasty.
I might have a go with my spray diamonique cleaner stuff - can't make things any worse.
Of course the warranty is only 6 months, so I don't have any recourse. But I would expect such a thing to last my lifetime with careful wear, not die before 2 years is up.
I don't know if this is a Gems thing or if all plated jewellery is the same, but the watches I was looking at on Rocks TV are crossed off my wish list now for sure.
Anyway, word to the wise for anyone considering a purchase...
Don't be as dumb as I was.