Even so, there is somewhat of a competition between them. It is about the tradition and the contemporary, and in some cases, some want a combination of the two.
However, the latter option is not practical, given how expensive platinum is. The other aspect is that rhodium is softer and thus more mailable with regards to what you can do to it in decorative terms. What most people do is they sway their white gold ring with platinum. For that reason, most people, after the first few times they re-plate their ring, they will opt for a platinum ring. That way, they are assured that the color will last them a lifetime.
When a person talks about having the ring dipped, they are talking about it being plated. For the most part, when one is talking about gold getting dipped, they are talking about it getting dipped in rhodium. That is because it is the standard metal in which white gold is electroplated on.
The reason jewelry needs plating varies. One of the reasons is to increase the aesthetic value of a piece, making it more wearable. Apart from how something looks, the other reason why electroplating or dipping gets done is to increase the value of something.
However the jewelry designer recommended ct. What is your opinion. It is an 8 ct opal, oblong. Hi Terry — Considering 22 or 24kt gold and platinum are a different colour, it would come down to personal colour choice.
Hi, I recently got engaged back in May. Also sometimes it looks very shiny some days it looks a little dull…. In any case, both white gold and platinum rings should be serviced every years. My wife dislocated her ring finger. This resulted in her platinum band and engagement rings being cut off to relocate and exray her finger. What is the best way and most cost effective way of repairing or replacing the rings?
Repair or melt metal and buy a new one? Hi Richard You may want to visit a few jewellers to get quotes and their opinion on whether or not they can be repaired or they need to be re-made.
Hi, I am looking at getting a platinum engagement ring with pave diamonds on the band but a rose gold wedding ring. Is that possible or would you recommend getting a platinum wedding ring too?
Hi Mary It sounds like an attractive combination. However, be aware that different metals have different hardnesses, so one may wear the other down slightly if worn together.
Every jeweler has told me something different. What are your thoughts and why? I have a platinum wedding band with 11 channel set diamonds along the top. Five years ago I brought it to a reputable private jeweler to have it sized up after having children. Several months after having it resized, a crack appeared in the very bottom of the ring.
Shortly after that, a second crack line appeared. I brought it back to the jeweler and they said they would repair it at their cost. About a a year and a half or so after that, the same thing occurred.
Two cracks appeared in the exact same spot. This time it actually cracked open entirely. I brought it back to the jeweler. They again said they would repair it. When they gave it back to me after that repair, they pointed out to me visible pitting in the bottom of the band.
He said his recommendation was to wear it until it cracked and then have the shank replaced entirely. I brought it to a second private jeweler who inspected it and said that, yes, it was pitted and weak and that in his opinion they were making it too thin, as thin as possible while still staying within guidelines.
So a year went by and the two cracks appeared again. This past weekend another year later it cracked open. I brought it back to the jeweler again and this time he said he is replacing the bottom half of the shank entirely.
I told him what the other jeweler said about it being too thin and he said he would make it thicker this time. So after all that, and reading what you said above, I am wondering if it is weak and cracking also because they are trying to melt the platinum themselves instead of sending it to be refined as you mentioned.
Any thoughts on this? Hello My daughter has always had allergies to cheap metal jewelry so she stopped wearing earrings in her pierced ears. Recently I bought her 10k white gold earrings for her birthday.
Seems that she is allergic to them. When I say allergic; she wore them to work and was fine. Two weeks later she wore them again and they made her ear piercings bleed and hurt. Can you recommend the next step in metals for her to try?
Thank you! Does a white gold bracelet, stamped 18K have 18K yellow gold underneath or a lesser gold. Is the 18K relating to the white gold coating or the actual yellow gold.
Reason being that I am being told that even though it is stamped 18K, that the yellow gold under the white gold coating is only 9K.
It was sold as 18K white gold. Hi Brenden An 18kt stamp means that the entire item is 18kt, at least it should be. You may want to get the gold independently tested if you are concerned about the purity.
I have a plain 14k white gold 2mm wedding band purchased in the states, where I reside, that has considerably yellowed over the 1 year since purchase.
I was considering replacing it with a plain 2mm platinum band but after reading your article it seems like a white gold band purchased from Australia, or somewhere that uses palladium instead of nickel alloys might be a better choice. Hi Josie Try asking a manufacturing jeweller, as opposed to a jeweller retailer as they will most likely use a palladium based alloy. I want a metal that can keep 18 diamonds 0.
So is 9ct an option? Thanks for the insightful article. Hi I am looking to purchase a 1ct diamond pendant on a spiga chain. Would the chain and fixing be better in white gold or platinum?
Directly to refiners? Do they deal with the public direct? Thanks, I appreciate your time. Hi Dave I would be best to ask one of the many gold buyers either in Perth or online. Many are attached or affiliated with refiners. I can find a link to similar examples if you would like. I have two jewellers in mind, one is an unknown offering all the nickel free alloys 9k, 10k, 14k and 18k and also platinum in decent weights. The other is a local old family jewellers in the UK so only 9k and 18k or platinum possible astronomical price with them , probably lighter weight creations but with years of decent reputation behind them.
Especially the OEC it was a wonderful find. Which metal or metals would you recommend for this project please? And if you have an opinion on which jeweller to go for that would be a great bonus. Hi, we got an engagement ring made with a stone we supplied in 18ct white gold from a design the jeweler found for us. It has since greyed and I get a reaction from wearing it. I am so upset about it! Kind regards…. Hi, We are in the process of having my engagement ring made and are going with a simple french pave band, with a low set 4 prongs.
The center stone is 2. I have heard conflicting information on the pros and cons of white gold versus platinum as far as maintenance as well as the security of the center stone. I am interested in getting white gold engagement and wedding rings. I live in West Lafayette, Indiana and my zipcode is I am not allergic to nickel but I have sensitive skin and I am pretty sure that I am senstive to nickel. Thanks much! What would you recommend for platinum chains.
You say platinum setting woth white gold band is good for rings. What about platinum chains. What are merits and demerits of platinum chains. Are platinum jewels are valued same after few years if we go to sale them or to get it exchanged with some other jewel piece as it loses some weight during day to day wear. Does it also need polishing time to time.
And are they can be remoulded after few years? And how to make sure that the platinum jewel we bought is real and are not fooled by jeweller…. Similarly, all jewellery will require polishing and servicing at some point in time. Some jewellers can reuse the platinum, but most can not, unlike gold. We have found we can successfully melt up small amounts of platinum off cuts into a small bar with the right temperature flame, crucible, a non iridium based alloy and no more than 30 gms of off cuts, we can reuse for wedding rings and shanks but use virgin alloy for the settings every time.
Yes, you can, but the gold rings might wear the platinum rings down as gold alloys are harder than purer platinum alloys.
I just bought my wife a 4ct diamond and am having a jeweler design and make her a 2 tone ring, 18K yellow and 14K white. I wanted to set the 4ct diamond in 4 prong Platinum, he is strongly suggesting 14k white with 6 prongs.
I wanted 4 prong to be able to better see the diamond. Hello Nikhil Can you advise whether white gold or platinum is better for a chain for a pendant. The pendant is a reasonable size and made of white gold and diamonds, and so I would like the least likely chain to break. Also the person its for is sensitive to silver, at least in earrings. Since most white gold contains silver, platinum would be a better option if you are concerned about an alergic reaction to silver.
However, white gold chains are far more prevalent than platinum chains. Hi Nikhil, Could you kindly recommend a or a couple of reputable jeweler s in Melbourne who can redesign my engagement ring. It is currently a trilogy design, the band is 24k gold but would like to change band into either white gold or. Would you also recommend a platinum setting and white gold band for this?
Hi Nikhil, I recently bought a 18k white gold diamond ring because the jeweller said platinum is softer, more prone to scratches and more prone to jewel lost falls off especially for 1 carat and above. He said 18k white gold is stronger and cheaper. I was convinced because I did not want my diamond to fall off as I will be wearing it daily.
After reading your article, is he right on everything except jewel lost? Platinum is less prone to bending, so if the diamond is claw set, then it will take a little more force to say bend the claws than 18kt white gold. Platinum is softer so it is more prone to scratching and denting.
That said, both platinum and 18kt white gold are fine choices for an engagement ring. I want to buy a very good quality one to have forever.
Would you suggest platinum or white gold is better for long term wear. I was thinking platinum as you need to replate the rhodium in white gold. Also do you suggest anywhere in Sydney to buy a good quality one? Given it is a pendant, white gold is far more common and the availability of white gold chains is far more prevalent than platinum chains.
Probably for the first time, I have come across a post that states the differences between the white gold and platinum in such a clear and concise manner. Hi Very interesting read, thank you. Is it better to have a yellow gold band, but might that get damaged when rubbing against the platinum on the inside of the finger?
It should be OK to mix metals. If anything, the gold will wear the platinum down as the gold will be harder. There is a special place in Hell for web-designers who make italic font a main font on the page. It was created in the 80s by another big industry—cosmetics! This is why I do not really understand the use of platinum bands for wedding bands, if they are for daily wear for decades resizing is likely to be necessary and repair may also be necessary emergency removal.
I think there is a lot of snobbery when it comes to white gold, that it is a pretender to platinum, but honestly it seems by far the most practical option if white metal is the preference for the band. Glad we have standards here in Australia, Nickel allergies are incredibly common, so it makes jewellery made with it very likely to be unsuitable for the end user. I love the look of unplated 18k palladium white gold — I also love 18k and 22k yellow gold, they just have such a glow to them? Thanks for this super useful article — really insightful and a welcome break after reading pages and pages of retailer websites which seem devoid of real information.
Aesthetics aside, is it noticeably less robust than 18 carat white gold? Appreciate your insight! Great article! Sad that there are not more of them out there. Luckily I found a booklet about semifinished parts for juweliers. If we would have just listened to most of the comercials, we would have probably choosen the wrong material. We really like this weak a bit boring looking platin.
Only the costs nearly killid us :. White gold is also pretty durable, but its hardness depends on its karat — the lower it is, the less actual gold the piece contains and the harder it is.
Soul food containing Adamabtum particles that enrich our inner love light. Gold is powerful not because of what it can buy but by how it is given.. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Platinum over gold? Thread starter tinkerbell Start date Feb 4, Status Not open for further replies. Please create a new topic or request for this thread to be opened. Joined Oct 24, Messages Can you put platinum over white gold?
If you can, do you have to get it redone every so often? I have a white gold ring with diamonds that I would perfer to be platinum. Thanks for any answers. Related topics:. How to choose precious metals for engagement jewelry - Educational Guide. An overview of Common Alloys used in Jewelry - Article. White Gold v. Platinum - Educational Guide.
Joined Jan 11, Messages 57, You have white gold rhodium plated. I believe rhodium is in the platinum family and extremely white. Joined Dec 28, Messages You wouldn''t plate platinum over gold. It''s unorthodox, expensive and I don''t even know whether it''s ''done''. Rhodium is what goes over gold.
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