When buying jewelry there comes a point when you ask
yourself what is “worth it” and what is “not worth it”? The answer often boils
down to personal preference, but there is one aspect that is just plain smart
to spend a little more for: get a platinum setting, not a white gold one.
For rings- especially rings that you will wear everyday-
white gold is the pits. THE PITS. Here is why: gold is naturally GOLD
(duh). To make white gold, natural
yellow gold is rhodium plated (this process makes it white). As you wear your
ring and it rubs against your other fingers, the white rhodium plating wears
off and your ring starts to turn yellow.
You will have to get it re-rhodium plated every year or so FOREVER, or
until you get wise and get a new platinum setting.
Platinum is a white metal.
It will always be white, it will never change color. It is also the strongest and purest metal.
This is important for those with allergies to certain metals. Since gold is always alloyed with other
metals (unless it is 24 karat gold- which jewelry isn’t usually made of because
it is way too soft) if you have an allergy to those metals, platinum is the way
to go.
Yellow gold is a different story. Since that is its natural color,
it will always remain yellow- so if you are a yellow gold kind of person- go
for it! The only thing I recommend is that you if you are getting a white
diamond in your yellow gold setting- have just the diamond set in platinum to
keep it looking as white/colorless as possible. See a yellow gold and diamond ring here.
The price difference between platinum and white gold for
something like an engagement setting is miniscule in the scheme of things- so
it is WELL worth it to go with platinum and save yourself the money and trouble
of re-rhodium plating.
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