[Jewelry making - Article 00220] - Re: [Orchid] Platinum rings - which alloy is best?

[Matthias Fehlinger]

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Richard,

>     All platinum is not equal, some platinum will scratch and get 

    I never said something different. I just told him what MY 960/40
    Pt/Cu ring looks like. 

>     It's okay to pimp your favorite metal, but, like, let's be
>     realistic. When the platinum group promoting the metal, 

    I do not have any kind of jewellery business (not up to now). So I
    have no need to promote anything. No commercial interests. 

>     Gold rings lose weight? Really, like significantly. 

    So I have only dreamed about the 22k yellow gold ring of a good
    friend that gets smaller and smaller, the inside engraving almost
    vanished? 

    Quote from the article "Platinum - Durability vs. Scratching" by
    Jurgen J. Maerz here on Ganoksin: 

    Platinum - Durability vs. Scratching
    http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/platinum-durability.htm 

          When scratched, the scratch actually displaces the metal,
          leaving ridges on the edges of the scratch. This is where
          durability comes in. Whereas other precious metals, if
          scratched, lose metal, and thus wear down, Platinum does so at
          a much slower rate.

Matthias

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