[Jewelry making - Article 00096] - Re: [Orchid] Platinum rings - which alloy is best?

[K L]

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Hello John, thanks for response.

    It seems Pl/Ir indeed is the favorite among those whom are in the
    business. Furthermore, we've excluded Cobalt and Palladium on our list
    since those alloys were not recommended by many, including Ganoksin
    members. We're inclined towards iriplat plat: 950/900 respectively.
    But 950 parts of plat. "sounds better" than 900. ;) 

    The thing is, the rings that we would purchase through Furrer
    Jacot/Siara would probably not needed to be sized, they will cut the
    exact size as per our request and buff it nicely (and this is one of
    the reasons it'll take about 40 days from order to handing over the
    item to customer). I still have no clue what the remaining 50 parts
    consist of but I'm about to find out. Will come back later to see if
    you guys have any comment. :) 

    The 1000 parts platinum that they also offer is interesting, but I
    find it little hard to justify the steep price increase per ring for
    the tiny (?) 50 parts more of the coveted plat. metal. And we will
    have to consider a potential stone setting in the ring so the alloy
    cannot be too soft. 

    I've read that minimun 1.8 millimeter in thickness is required for a
    secure fastening of a stone, does this mean the thickness is as
    important as the alloy itself?

Thanks again
B rgds
Keo


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