# Silver or gold? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 1, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481 "2012-03-01T20:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/1 "2012-03-01T20:17:26Z")
Do you prefer silver (or silver-colored: platinum, etc.) jewelry or gold (or gold-colored)? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/2 "2012-03-01T20:36:41Z")
All of our wedding jewelry is in white gold. So there! šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8dc957/32.png) [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/3 "2012-03-01T20:39:53Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Do you prefer silver (or silver-colored: platinum, etc.) jewelry or gold (or gold-colored)? Definitely silver. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/4 "2012-03-01T20:48:25Z")
Go ahead and guess. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/5 "2012-03-01T20:51:32Z")
Gold. Iā€™m Indian and I still have a love for the deep yellow gold of my people. I love silver and even ā€˜lesserā€™ gold but my favorite is still 22K. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/6 "2012-03-01T20:57:29Z")
Donald Trump really ruined gold for everyone, didnā€™t he? ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/7 "2012-03-01T21:01:34Z")
I like copper. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/8 "2012-03-01T21:25:53Z")
This is pretty stupid but Iā€™ve always worn a Mickey Mouse watch which happens to usually have a gold frame around the face and gold clasp. When it breaks I buy a new one on eBay so that is why I say ā€œusuallyā€ cuz sometimes I have to replace it. Anyway, to ā€œmatchā€ that I wear 4 gold hoops in my ears, just the tiny 1/2" ones. I wear them every day, never taking them out. Because theyā€™re good enough. I think I bought a set of silver hoops too just in case I switch watches or have to wear silver-colored jewelry sometime. But itā€™s been default gold for a long time. I generally never wear any other jewelry ever. ---
**Author:** ![raspberry\_hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/9 "2012-03-01T21:29:57Z")
Depends. Silver-colored metals are what I mostly prefer, especially with gemstones, because of the icy sleekness of it. I definitely prefer silver-colored metals for modern sleek jewelry. But: yellow gold brings out the color of some stones, especially blue stones. (This is a big deal for me because I looooove blue stones.) Also the warm gold color is just kind of pretty. For bringing out the blue of gemstones as well as for jewelry where a bit of a warmer color is called for, I really like yellow gold, especially high karatā€¦ beautiful stuff. Rose gold is a really neat color, too. My wedding band is yellow and rose gold together. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/10 "2012-03-01T21:50:09Z")
I inherited some silver flatware, and, alas, it tends to tarnish terribly. Every so often, I make the effort to polish it up, and itā€™s beautiful. But, with the passage of time (and a damn short period of time, too) it loses its luster and goes back to being dirty and gray. I voted for Silverā€¦but the real stuff has limitationsā€¦ (Yes, I know, so do I. Lazy.) ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/11 "2012-03-01T21:52:20Z")
Silver, easy. Gold is too damn expensive for too little product. For much less money, you get a larger necklace/bracelet/other piece of jewelry. Nevermind that gold is already associated with overly flashy douchebags and scum bags that wear their shirt unbuttoned halfway down their ugly chest. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/12 "2012-03-01T21:53:48Z")
Silver all the way. I dislike gold, and have no use for it. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/13 "2012-03-01T21:56:51Z")
Jewelry on others? Silver. Jewelry on myself? Rope. Or fossil. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/14 "2012-03-01T21:58:26Z")
Silver. I donā€™t think white people can pull off gold jewelry without looking like an '80s-era cheeseball or a wannabe pimp (and I am no exception). My single exception would be a gold wedding ring. Itā€™s just a color thing. Darker skin tones complement gold jewelry much better, and white people should stick with silver. I donā€™t have a problem with people wearing whatever jewelry they like, though, and Iā€™d never say anything to someone about their choice in jewelry. But Iā€™ll still think itā€™s tacky. I had to roll my eyes when my (very white) dad got a gold neck chain and earrings for his mid-life crisis. Silver would have looked a lot less tacky. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/15 "2012-03-01T22:26:36Z")
Yellow or pink gold. But it has to be real. Gold tone is an abomination. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/16 "2012-03-02T01:24:17Z")
Most of my jewelry including my engagement ring has both: yellow gold and either white gold or platinum. I really like the combination. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/17 "2012-03-02T01:31:40Z")
Gold looks much, much better on me. I canā€™t wear pure white or black, I need bold, clear colors. So I wear yellow or rose gold. Now, I do buy silver. I buy those one ounce medallions for stocking stuffers, that sort of thing. I really canā€™t afford to buy that much gold at once. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/18 "2012-03-02T03:10:08Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > I like copper. Me too. Gold, copper, and golden-copper. Or coppery-gold. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/19 "2012-03-02T03:44:32Z")
Gold is worth itā€™s weight in gold. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-or-gold/614481/20 "2012-03-02T05:18:31Z")
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