Ring giving me black line

I'd go see a dermatologist to see what they say.

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Smart...that might be the way to go. I have a dermatologist that I see regularly and can email with. I'll ask him.

Hey, I use to work in a jewelry store and we saw this often. It almost definitely is the plating rubbing off. Depending on how "hard" you wear it having it re-plated once a year or so is pretty normal. 2 years is the max for gold on rhodium.

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This is good to know! I was going to suggest maybe it was the cleaning solution she was using, as mine gives me a little black ring right after if I don't rinse it well enough, but this makes a lot of sense, too. Mine isn't rhodium plated though so I'm not gonna worry about it for now.

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Can you get gold not rhodium plated?

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White gold, I believe, is almost always rhodium plated. It helps give it that white gold color and shine.

My ring is sterling silver and hasn't been plated in anything so it tarnishes. I clean it once every week or two.

View Quoted Comment My white gold ring isn't rhodium played. It's a warmer color (whereas the plating really gives the white gold a cooler hue, like platinum). Here's a picture