[Jewelry making - Article 00178] - Re: [Orchid] Platinum vs white gold

[kara campbell]

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    Julia - If I remember correctly from your previous posting, you are
    making wedding rings for friends.   If they're looking for a white
    metal, I would always suggest platinum over gold.  Definitely a
    personal preference, but it's truly white and it's durable.  Also
    more expensive, but these are important rings.  Platinum, however,
    especially with active people, tends to lose its polish and go
    somewhat matte, while gold maintains the polish longer.  I love the
    look; I also think that matte platinum looks fantastic when paired
    with gold, especially higher karat. 

    As an example: My wedding ring is a 5x1.5mm 18ky gold band, with a
    3x1.5mm platinum half-round band sitting on top (all fabricated). 
    My husband's is the same (although mine has a little bezel set
    diamond on top).  I'm tough on rings, but my husband is a lapidary
    and rockhound -- i.e., loves abrasives, heavy rocks and hammers --
    and doesn't take his rings off when he should.  In the last two
    years he has actually managed to remove a small chunk of the
    platinum (which I'll kindly consider a gift for the gods), in
    addition to inflicting some minor scratches.  The platinum
    (originally a high polish) has developed a lovely matte and
    decidedly worn finish, but is not otherwise dented, while the gold
    still looks fairly polished but is dented on the edges, and also has
    a few minor scratches.  It's 18k, so 14k would be somewhat more
    durable.  Mine has some slight scratches on both pt and gold, and a
    couple of dents on the gold.  If I were to remake them, I would use
    the same materials because I love how beautiful they are. 

I hope this helps,
~kara


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