[Jewelry making - Article 00008] - Re: [Orchid] Is white gold really hot?

[Richard Hart]

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Brian,

>     I never understood the appeal of white gold. There are other
>     attractive white metals. I always felt that if it's not "gold" in
>     color it's not gold, no matter what the composition of the metal
>     is. 

    Please give me that list of other attractive white metals. Other
    white metals are not as durable as white gold. All hype aside,
    platinum loses it's polish pretty easily. Prongs can be bent easier
    than white gold. 

    Different metals have different characteristics, and white gold is
    so far superior to sterling that no one should sell sterling wedding
    bands without a disclosure. They will not hold up. Wedding and
    engagement jewelry using diamonds are not made out of sterling. I
    cannot cast palladium myself, so that is a deterrent for me. 

    Kind of an unusual concept, my customers determine what metal I use.
    I don't have to think about what appeals to me. My customers are
    about 75% white gold for wedding bands and engagement rings. 

    Facts apparently have no relevance, but an alloy containing.585 is
    14 kt gold, regardless of what color it is. And, actually, I really
    like rose gold, myself. 

    I make a signature piece that is very popular, two interlocking
    bands, and they can be any combo of rose, white, or yellow gold.
    Most choose both in white gold, one with a brush finish. I
    personally like the white/red, or red/yellow, or red/yellow combos
    best. I think they have more character. Rarely does a customer ask
    my opinion on what color metal they should use. They really seem to
    know how they feel about that. 

    I do a lot of custom work in sterling. It is a great metal for
    fashion jewelry. Perhaps you have not had the experience of paying
    attention to the difference in how a piece would have to be
    constructed, sterling 

    must be thicker than white gold to be as durable, and that can
    affect design, which is important to me. I have some delicate long
    pearl drops that I make out of gold, silver would bend too easy just
    in normal use, and platinum would make the price too high. 

    White hot heat wave in Denver, where my lethargy is at an all time
    high, 

Richard Hart
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