Wedding ring tuned green after a week of marriage

Question

He tells me he spent over 6,000 dollars on this beautiful ring. Why would an expensive ring turn color so quick?

Answer 1

It wouldn't.. Its not real gold at all.

Lucky if he spent 500 on it

Answer 2

He lied.

Answer 3

well that depends. my brother can not wear any thing with out it turning green. could be a chemical in your body. if you are really interested in finding out if he spent that much in it you could take it to any local jeweler and ask them to apraise it or ask if they can tell weather the diamonds are real or not.

Answer 4

got yo azzzzzz

Answer 5

Maybe he got ripped off and didn't know it.  Guys don't always know what they're doing when it comes to jewelry, so give him the benefit of the doubt, and blame it on the seller, not the buyer.  Doubting him is not a good way to start a marriage.  Take it to a jeweler and sue the seller if it's fake!!

Answer 6

Well, all I can tell ya is have the ring checked and hope your marrige isn't off to a bad start.

Answer 7

it needs to be cleaned

generally fake gold turns your finger green but the ring itself sounds tarnished.  It may have reacted to something you to on it.  

Answer 8

The reason that happens is because every body's skin reacts differently to the gold/silver/platinum. The oil in your skin/acid in your skin can have that effect sometimes, in the colder weather, sometimes my rings will do that. Do have it cleaned and make sure you never have dirt/chemicals under your ring. But truly it DOESN'T mean it's fake....it's just how your body reacts to it at certain times. Whether can do that, certain things you eat can do that....it just depends. But don't worry, it happens. People tellin you it's fake or whatever have NO CLUE what they are talking about, don't listen to them.

Answer 9

its probably from china... :)

Answer 10

apparently he lied about the ring. if i was you i would be more worried about  else he is willing to lie about. especially if he is willing to lie about something so important as the  ring that symbolizes your love. if i was you i would be worried..good luck  

Answer 11

Amm. Either he got ripped off, or he's lying. Ask for the receipt so you can "get it insured". If he has no receipt, tell him you're going to have to take it to a jeweler to have them estimate the value for insurance purposes.  

Answer 12

Wow take it too a Jeweler and get them to tell you what metal they made it out of and see what they can do about it.

Answer 13

Either he lied to you, or he got scammed. Precious metals don't tend to turn green under normal conditions in such a short amount of time. It is most likely gold plated something like copper or nickel if it's turning green. Does it make your finger green too? I would take it into a jeweler, or a pawn shop and have the metal tested, and the stones as well. If it's not a precious metal, chances are it's not real diamonds either! Either way, it would be good to find out. If he didn't know then he spent $6,000 on a cheap piece of c**p and needs to report wherever he bought it from. If he did know, then he lied to you, and there's no telling what else he has lied about!

Have you had any issues with jewelry doing this in that past? There is a slight chance that it could be an allergic reaction, but if you haven't had problems with other gold jewelry then I would doubt that being the case. It's more likely nickel with gold plating.

"If a person has a natural high acidity level in his/her skin, it is possible for his/her finger to "turn green" from silver or gold jewelry, especially when the weather is hot and humid. Please don’t blame silver or a manufacture of silver jewelry. The green is actually caused by oxidation, and all silver will oxidize (it's also what gives silver a tarnished look). There are some cheap jewelry items that cause the same effect. Most of them contain nickel. It's not poisonous in small quantities but it can provoke a reaction in people allergic to nickel.

This "green finger effect" may also be an allergic reaction to alloy elements in sterling silver or gold. In some cases, the alloys, used to make jewelry more durable, may react with your body chemistry, causing a harmless green or black discoloration on the skin, which can be easily removed with soap and water. For this reason, most retail silver jewelry and white gold jewelry is plated with rhodium, which serves as a defensive layer and prevents this reaction from happening to anyone with allergy. "

Edit: Platinum is even stronger and harder than gold, and generally doesn't ever turn green.

Answer 14

Some people have reactions to certian metals. This is rather common. However, if it turned green, that is a clear indication that the metail is not gold.

Good luck

Answer 15

You are rude and I believe you were very insulting to me in a question I asked.

Serves you right if this is really true. Wake up and smell the coffee.. it is fake...

Answer 16

Aren't you the same one that posted that your husband is 400 lbs?  I call bulls*** on this post and the other!

Answer 17

$6,000 - no way!  He's lying, bad start to married life!

Real gold does not turn green - no matter what type of skin you have or what soaps/chemicals you have been using.  Gold is an extremely hard wearing metal and definitely doesn't change colours.  

Ask him to tell you the truth about the ring.  Check the receipt and bring it back to where it was bought, etc.  Definitely some lies going on here somewhere.  

Also, if you ring is real gold it will be hallmarked stamped- so check inside the band.  No stamp, not gold.  

See here for what the authentic stamps should look like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallmark