Comment below if you prefer white gold or platinum!! I want to hear your experience with them 😊 An option a lot of people don’t know about is not rhodium plating white gold at all! It’ll be off-white/yellowish but will never “fade”.
I have both a white gold engagement ring and wedding band. My wedding band was my husband's grandmother's wedding band so it's vintage anyways so no redipping for me!
Is normal, yellow gold, hipoallergic? I really like the look of gold, I think it looks better on me, but I have to have a totally allergy safe thing if I'm going to wear it daily
@@breeburton6177so true! Wish more people understood that Karat stands for the amount of gold/alloys in a piece. & it’s the alloys that effect allergies. So 24k is the only hypoallergenic bc it doesn’t have alloys in it.
i cannot tell that the rhodium is gone from my ring. i had a weird one-off reaction to my ring like 5 years after i got it and wondered if it was the exposed nickel, but the jeweler agreed with you that the rhodium had been gone for ages already. still no word on what i reacted to, but my husband and my rings still look plenty white to me 9 years in :)
She did mention that the white gold thing is really just for the people who want a really bright white ring. If you’re ok with a slightly warm or yellowish metal, white gold is still great.
@@dimitrijekrstic7567 it definitely can. It depends on the wk you do. If ur wk requires more hand usage, the plating will come off sooner. I was a Jeweler & had to plate rings all the time. 💍
My wedding set is white gold and i just had it replated after 6 years. I didn’t notice that I wore all the plating off and I didn’t really mind that it turned more yellowish. I don’t look at the underside or inside of my rings so it doesn’t bother me but I also don’t mind doing the upkeep every 6-10 years rather than once or twice a year as this lady says.
Yeah, that’s why I become a jeweler(retired now). I loved playing with the gemstones. I still have a box full of different gems. You might say I’m a “glitter sl*t” & I’m ok w/that!
Me too bro. UA-cam shorts and ig reels have been recommending me about wedding dresses, engagement rings and pre wed photoshoot. I don't even have a boyfriend nor someone who I could call a bf 😂😂
My mom's wedding ring was white gold and it looked beautiful for decades without any care. The problem with it ended up being the prongs. It had one larger diamond in the middle surrounded by a cluster of smaller diamonds, and eventually like half of them fell out 😢
That is probably bc wht gold is just like y gold. It will wear down over time bc of wear & tear. It might also had a band up against the eng ring that wasn’t soldered & over time they rubbed into each other & made the settings become weakened which couldn’t hold the diamonds. That’s why some use platinum instead bc its more durable.
I think it also has to do with the alloy. While white gold is most commonly made with rhodium, you can also get palladium white gold. It’s obviously more expensive, but the color does hold up better. It’s also harder than traditional white gold, and doesn’t need nickel, so no green fingers.
14k white gold is the same percentage gold as yellow gold, roughly 58% with the remaining being alloy metals in both cases. 24k is pure gold. 10k is roughly 41% gold and the remaining being alloy metals. I'm not clear on what your meaning is here. They will both eventually turn yellow-ish as the plating wears off. Hot water is especially bad for the plating.
@@nikkimcquinn4961 18k rodium plated white gold turns little bit yellow after some years as it contains 58 percent gold but 14k always remain white even without rodium plating as it has only around 40 percent gold
You can really tell the difference when white gold is next to platinum. I had a platinum engagement ring and my band was white gold and you could definitely tell the difference. I don’t prefer one over the other but platinum stays looking “new” if that makes sense.
I actually really like my white gold ring both ways. I have had it re-rhodium plated before but I haven't done that in quite a few years now. I like the soft, not gold but not white color on my skintone. It's definitely good for those who like one color of gold but the other looks better on them. It's really right in the middle betweenthe two. Usually if it catches your eye you can't tell which type of gold it is at first glance because it looks like both. It's kind of hard to explain. It's just a super soft look instead of bright white or saturated yellow gold.
My mom has a white gold wedding band and I don't think she ever gets the rhodium replated. It definitely has a slightly yellowish hue but honestly I thought white gold was supposed to have a slight yellow hue, not look pure silvery/white 😂
I have my grandmothers white gold wedding band, definitely never re plated, it was engraved (now worn off) and it still looks like white gold. 100 yrs old and still looks like it should. Maybe white gold was alloyed with something else in the old days.
@@terramarini6880yes there were more white metals in the alloy but some of these metals cause allergies to some so the amount was reduced/ metals removed from the alloy
I totally agree with you. White gold is gold. It will always be yellow. I used to give this advice to many customers. By the time you get it rhodium plated upteen times, you could've used that money to get a platinum ring in the first place! It is heavier and stronger as well.
This is very true. Happened to me, bought white gold bands within 48 hours of being a newlywed got an allergic reaction. Got our rings replated every 6 months thinking it would help. It did not. Now they sit in a drawer and we have apricot gold bands 😊. Love it.
You can also buy white gold that isn't rhodium plated. You may like the look. I have a large size Clash ring from Cartier and I bought the non-plated version. I personally like that it's not super shiny and has a slightly warmer tone. But yes, rhodium plating also tends to look like silver jewelry since it's so common on silver jewelry, and when it wears it looks a but cheap and worn. Do platinum or skip the plating.
Married 22 years and I made the best decision by getting white gold. Platinum turns matte and dingy and requires regular polishing. My gold has stayed shiny this whole time, and I do nothing. It’s also a lot cheaper to increase your ring’s size if it’s gold ($) vs platinum ($$$). Many women need to do that as they gain weight with pregnancies and age. The jewelers push platinum since it’s more expensive.
Not agreeing here with her. White gold is preferable due to It’s spring back quality. Prongs knocked that are platinum stick and therefore stones are more prone to fall out. Also platinum dings and you can’t get those out and also develops a patina over time yes it can be polished away but definitely has its maintenance as well. Rhodium is often Included for free at the store you bought it at or a discounted price and depending on how you wear it, it can go every few yrs w/out plating to bring it back to its bright white color.
the main difference is the upfront cost. White gold is relatively affordable while platinum is quite pricy when you go to purchase it, but platinum has basically no maintenance cost and is a more durable metal overall.
Been married for 25 years, never got my white gold replated and it still looks nice and shiny. (And I’ve worked with animals, at the post office and now with children) I don’t like the patina of platinum. I like shiny things.
White gold. White gold is a more comfortable weight. There are alloys these days that are nickel-free, and/or do not require re-plating. White gold is easier to work with (re-sizing, repairing, etc). White gold is more scratch-resistant, and any scratches can usually be polished out - which is not the case with platinum. Any e-ring/wedding band should be thick - if it is the proper thickness, gold should last a lifetime.
I've worn my white gold engagement ring for over 11 years and my white gold wedding ring for almost 10 years. None of the jewellers I've spoken with have talked about rhodium plating it, as I understand that the white gold alloy used in Finland usually contains palladium, which gives the alloy a more silver-y tone without the rhodium plating.
I never knew that about white gold! My engagement ring and wedding band are both white gold. One is 5 years old the other is 4 years old and both look like new. I’ve never gotten them professionally cleaned but I am careful with my rings. I take them off in the evenings, never shower with them and remove them if I sanitize my hands. Seems like if you’re slightly careful with your white gold rings they hold up amazingly!
If you really want that shiny whity look, why not just go for silver? Polishing can be done at home and probably costs way less that this procedure. Or if yore not about the money, platinum or if youre about the money, stainless steel
I’m probably reading way too far into your comment, but if your fiancé is making you fight for platinum and would rather get the cheaper white gold because it’s slightly cheaper, that would be a red flag for me. Wedding rings are for life (hopefully) so you should get exactly what you want from the get-go. If your fiancé is going to make a stink about a few hundred dollars difference that comes out to cents over the per-day lifetime of a ring, what else is he going to be cheap about? Anyway, sorry if I read your comment wrong, but maybe someone else out there needs to hear this.
@@polymathica aww thank you for looking out for me, fortunately I’m not engaged to someone like that, actually I’m not engaged at all. My comment was because the people who do gift me jewelry often get upset when I don’t wear the stuff they get me b/c it’s usually white gold, but I didn’t have a proper reason besides it makes my skin have bad reactions, and they believe that white gold is not a metal that causes reactions and think I’m just not liking their gifts~ So yeah needless to say your comment was very sweet and I appreciate you looking out for me~💜
@@thegremlinstariiWell, good for you that you don’t wear jewelry that gives you a rash just to people-please! Maybe next time they complain that you don’t wear their gifts, you can show them this short.
My husband developed an allergy to the alloys in his yellow gold wedding ring. His finger would look like what she pictured whenever he wore it so he stopped wearing it for years. Finally, I bought him a really nice platinum band and he loves it and has no skin reaction.
You forgot the most expensive next to Palladium. I have a white gold ring and I have the included service to refresh the white gold which I've only had to use once in 10 years.
Hi!! What features would you consider to be the ingredients to a low-maintenance wedding ring? Idk if I’ll ever be able to get married let alone somehow afford a ring of my dreams (your videos are helping me curate that lmfao) but I know what I get would need to be comfortable, versatile, and now low maintenance and I’m so curious which metals, stones, and/or settings would pass your standards!
@@bjelln rhodium isn't cheap he probably uses some other platinum family metal if he gives infinite free replating to customers but regardless that's a good jewler
If it's rhodium plated it's probably lower gold tested and plated. Good white gold shouldn't change it's colour. On the picture it looks more like silver than gold.
Nickel/Rhodium can be up to 40% of the population. Platinum plated Titanium is one of the few pairings of plating with the base metal looking like true solid surface metal. Plus Platinum 950, Titanium, and Niobium are the “metals of last resort” if you are seriously allergic to most metals. (I am one that reacts to everything including stainless and even 21 carat gold, palladium, and definitely rhodium and nickel). CZ (cubic Zirconia) do a pretty fair job of fake diamonds and certain fancy colored gems. You may have to replace the stones periodically. The solid platinum will be the best option for durability and wearability.
It depends where the white gold was made. I've had my white gold engagement and wedding ring for 45 years, they are both still as white as when new with zero maintenance. Adding nickel to the metal is illegal in the UK.
That’s why I got yellow gold, even though white gold had become fashionable back then (over 30 years ago). Also, my jeweller didn’t like to work with white gold. Platinum was much more expensive than gold at that time. Now I think gold is a similar price with the surge in gold prices. I like both gold and platinum but I’ve never regretted going with yellow gold. I also prefer a plain gold wedding band to the look of a white or platinum band.
The nickel allergy is the reason why I have upgraded from white gold to platinum. I started noticing some flaky rash on the palm side of my ring finger. It never happened before with my original platinum engagement ring, but I got a few white gold/moissanite rings after I gained weight and when the rhodium plating on my favorite one wore through was when it started. Platinum is also denser than white gold in a way that makes it very obvious when you pick a ring up; it’s like, “Oh, that’s heavier than I expected!” And I love that! It’s a sensory thing that physically brings me comfort and a feeling of security in the same way that my husband makes me feel comfortable and secure.
I have both. My engagement ring is white gold and my wedding band is platinum and I wear them together. You can tell the platinum is definitely whiter but the white gold is very close. I've had the white gold for almost 2 years now and I've never had an allergic reaction nor have I had it replated but I think it still looks as "white" as it was when I first saw it when my husband proposed to me 😊💍
My parents were married in 1975 with white gold wedding bands worn daily For 49 years they look nothing like that before picture and in the 25 years I've been wearing them daily I sure as hell have never plated them in rhodium.
PT. Is more mallable & softer than 'KARATED' gold . PT. is 90 - 95% pure. Gold generally contains 41.7 to 75% with alloys added to make it suitable and not too soft for jewelry. Also Pt is over 30% denser than 18k for example, costing double the price , since the same item will be heavier in PT & also costs more to manufacture and finish. in a sense PT. Is i not necessarily more durable, but it does not wear much, which makes more ideal for securing diamonds or valuable gemstones. it bends much be easier than white gold, if its a thin lighter setting, also it nicks & scratches much quicker than white gold & turns a dull grey when scratched & requires alot of sanding , polishing, not to mention time to refurbish, to achieve it's original mirrored luster compared to gold...so it is not for everybody's lifestyle imo.. if you decide to choose PT. Go with a heavier mounting. Or if choosing white gold, a platinum head is the best choice for securing your diamond to minimize matnience for many many years. There are pros & cons.
I'm interested in darker hues. Would love to know if the replating is an issue for Black Gold? As well as, thoughts on the different options for dark/black metal options? Tungsten not being able to be cut has freaked me out.
Oh girl thank you so much. I never wear jewelry, but I'm allergic to so many things and had no idea about white gold. I send this to my boyfriend of 5 years. Not that I expect anything from him soon. But if I didn't know, he might also not know
As someone who sells jewelry, I agree with what you’re saying, but if this advice was followed to a T 60% of my customers would not be able to afford their dream ring. My store offers a warranty that covers rhodium plating for five years. the ring plus the warranty is still less than the cost of the ring in platinum so sometimes white gold isn’t the worst option.
Sure! Upfront cost of white gold is much less and that’s sometimes that’s just what’s in the budget! Gotta work with what you’ve got 😊 thanks for watching.
White gold doesn’t wear off as fast as jewelers want people to think. Chemicals cause it to wear off so if you remove your jewlery as instructed with all jewlery it’s not that bad. Some people only have their rings refilled every few years and it’s almost always covered if you purchase the open from your jeweler . It’s a strong metal that should be the selling point.
I hate yellow gold. My husband got my ring from Jared's. They offer free monthly cleaning and whatever the process was to keep the white gold looking great is free twice a year. Plus they'll resize and replace any missing diamonds for free.
My engagement ring is a century old, 18k white gold ring by Arthur Anderson of Joilet Illnois. I don't wear it daily and I keep it clean. I am also allergic to nickel, but the rhodinium plating is thick per my request. White gold can live a long and happy life, and can last for generations even on the hands of us allergy sufferers. It all depends on how you plan to wear it. No visits to the gym or the pool.
Proper answer from a goldsmith. People do use sterling silver for bands, not everyone can afford gold or platinum. Silver does have the problem of softness so you might not want to set a big expensive stone with prongs. There are though a variety of stone setting techniques that work just fine for silver. Silver also tarnishes more over time, but it's pretty easy to clean. If you make the band with thick enough material the ring can take the wear and tear. From a professional perspective silver is just a pain in the ass to polish really nicely since it will develop new scratches if you look at it wrong.
@@paaron3 thank you so much for the concise and detailed reply. I really do appreciate it, and it made a lot of sense, even in layman terms. Thank you so much!
I'm not true. Most of my rings are in white gold, which is perfect at matching my diamonds and letting them shine bright. They're all old rings that I or my mom and sister wore daily, and only one is dull, but who cares cuz I'm only looking at the sparkly stones. Plus all rings can be shiny new looking with a jewelers cloth and good cleaning, so as long as my diamonds shine bright, I don't care about the shank getting old and dull.
Now I know why my white gold wring looks yellowish next to my silver ring. My engagement ring is rose gold tho❤ we had thought about going with titanium, but we both love rose gold too.
I’ve had my white gold ER for 5 years, it’s never been replanted and looks as good as the day it was given to me, so the whole replating issue doesn’t apply to everyone
She’s presenting this as though no white gold exists that isn’t rhodium dipped. There is. It’s ever so slightly, barely noticeable yellow. But of course she just leaves that out 🙄
Haha I try squeezing as much info into every video I make but regardless the video limit is one minute, sorry. I always present unplated WG as a lower maintenance option for my clients who want white gold.
My step-mam has a white-gold engagement ring. She's had it for like, 13(?) years and has only needed to have it dipped once even though she never takes it off
Nowadays it's not much of a difference But yeah white gold is just a wannabe platinum gold is gold colored there are other white metals and allows some are even cheap like steel (904L with good polish )
If you'd like a siver colerd ring why not just get a silver ring? Yes its les expensive but isn't the most important part of getting married that you love each other rater then the amount of money you spent on one another.
Comment below if you prefer white gold or platinum!! I want to hear your experience with them 😊
An option a lot of people don’t know about is not rhodium plating white gold at all! It’ll be off-white/yellowish but will never “fade”.
I have both a white gold engagement ring and wedding band. My wedding band was my husband's grandmother's wedding band so it's vintage anyways so no redipping for me!
Is normal, yellow gold, hipoallergic? I really like the look of gold, I think it looks better on me, but I have to have a totally allergy safe thing if I'm going to wear it daily
@@nimikinaif it’s like 24 carat gold it’s hypoallergenic, it’s not if it’s like mixed with other metals.
@@breeburton6177so true! Wish more people understood that Karat stands for the amount of gold/alloys in a piece. & it’s the alloys that effect allergies. So 24k is the only hypoallergenic bc it doesn’t have alloys in it.
i cannot tell that the rhodium is gone from my ring. i had a weird one-off reaction to my ring like 5 years after i got it and wondered if it was the exposed nickel, but the jeweler agreed with you that the rhodium had been gone for ages already.
still no word on what i reacted to, but my husband and my rings still look plenty white to me 9 years in :)
She did mention that the white gold thing is really just for the people who want a really bright white ring. If you’re ok with a slightly warm or yellowish metal, white gold is still great.
It doesn't degrade nearly as quickly though 😂
@@dimitrijekrstic7567 it definitely can. It depends on the wk you do. If ur wk requires more hand usage, the plating will come off sooner. I was a Jeweler & had to plate rings all the time. 💍
My wedding set is white gold and i just had it replated after 6 years. I didn’t notice that I wore all the plating off and I didn’t really mind that it turned more yellowish. I don’t look at the underside or inside of my rings so it doesn’t bother me but I also don’t mind doing the upkeep every 6-10 years rather than once or twice a year as this lady says.
That's me. I adore the faint yellow glow of my white gold engagement and wedding rings. I snapped at a jeweler that insisted I needed to replate them.
I love how my white gold warmed up. Not crazy about yellow gold.
It just occurred to me that I've been watching videos for engagement rings. I am nowhere near that stage of life, I just like gemstones
Yeah, UA-cam and Etsy probably think I'm engagement ring shopping, when really, I just like looking at sparkly things!
Yeah, that’s why I become a jeweler(retired now). I loved playing with the gemstones. I still have a box full of different gems. You might say I’m a “glitter sl*t” & I’m ok w/that!
@@chellem4567that got extreme fast
Me too bro. UA-cam shorts and ig reels have been recommending me about wedding dresses, engagement rings and pre wed photoshoot. I don't even have a boyfriend nor someone who I could call a bf 😂😂
Don’t even have girlfriend currently but still seeing these 😂. Is youtube algorithm saying I need to find a wife?
My mom's wedding ring was white gold and it looked beautiful for decades without any care. The problem with it ended up being the prongs. It had one larger diamond in the middle surrounded by a cluster of smaller diamonds, and eventually like half of them fell out 😢
That is probably bc wht gold is just like y gold. It will wear down over time bc of wear & tear. It might also had a band up against the eng ring that wasn’t soldered & over time they rubbed into each other & made the settings become weakened which couldn’t hold the diamonds. That’s why some use platinum instead bc its more durable.
I think it also has to do with the alloy. While white gold is most commonly made with rhodium, you can also get palladium white gold. It’s obviously more expensive, but the color does hold up better. It’s also harder than traditional white gold, and doesn’t need nickel, so no green fingers.
My wedding set is non rhodium-plated 14K white gold and is 22 years old. It still looks great.
14k white gold never turns yellow beacuse of low percentage of gold
14k white gold is the same percentage gold as yellow gold, roughly 58% with the remaining being alloy metals in both cases. 24k is pure gold. 10k is roughly 41% gold and the remaining being alloy metals. I'm not clear on what your meaning is here. They will both eventually turn yellow-ish as the plating wears off. Hot water is especially bad for the plating.
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18k rodium plated white gold turns little bit yellow after some years as it contains 58 percent gold but 14k always remain white even without rodium plating as it has only around 40 percent gold
You can really tell the difference when white gold is next to platinum. I had a platinum engagement ring and my band was white gold and you could definitely tell the difference. I don’t prefer one over the other but platinum stays looking “new” if that makes sense.
I actually really like my white gold ring both ways. I have had it re-rhodium plated before but I haven't done that in quite a few years now. I like the soft, not gold but not white color on my skintone. It's definitely good for those who like one color of gold but the other looks better on them. It's really right in the middle betweenthe two. Usually if it catches your eye you can't tell which type of gold it is at first glance because it looks like both. It's kind of hard to explain. It's just a super soft look instead of bright white or saturated yellow gold.
My mom has a white gold wedding band and I don't think she ever gets the rhodium replated. It definitely has a slightly yellowish hue but honestly I thought white gold was supposed to have a slight yellow hue, not look pure silvery/white 😂
I have my grandmothers white gold wedding band, definitely never re plated, it was engraved (now worn off) and it still looks like white gold. 100 yrs old and still looks like it should. Maybe white gold was alloyed with something else in the old days.
@@terramarini6880yes there were more white metals in the alloy but some of these metals cause allergies to some so the amount was reduced/ metals removed from the alloy
I totally agree with you. White gold is gold. It will always be yellow. I used to give this advice to many customers. By the time you get it rhodium plated upteen times, you could've used that money to get a platinum ring in the first place! It is heavier and stronger as well.
This is very true. Happened to me, bought white gold bands within 48 hours of being a newlywed got an allergic reaction. Got our rings replated every 6 months thinking it would help. It did not. Now they sit in a drawer and we have apricot gold bands 😊. Love it.
You can also buy white gold that isn't rhodium plated. You may like the look. I have a large size Clash ring from Cartier and I bought the non-plated version. I personally like that it's not super shiny and has a slightly warmer tone.
But yes, rhodium plating also tends to look like silver jewelry since it's so common on silver jewelry, and when it wears it looks a but cheap and worn. Do platinum or skip the plating.
I actually love the soft gold colour of unplated white gold!
Married 22 years and I made the best decision by getting white gold. Platinum turns matte and dingy and requires regular polishing. My gold has stayed shiny this whole time, and I do nothing. It’s also a lot cheaper to increase your ring’s size if it’s gold ($) vs platinum ($$$). Many women need to do that as they gain weight with pregnancies and age. The jewelers push platinum since it’s more expensive.
Not agreeing here with her. White gold is preferable due to
It’s spring back quality. Prongs knocked that are platinum stick and therefore stones are more prone to fall out. Also platinum dings and you can’t get those out and also develops a patina over time yes it can be polished away but definitely has its maintenance as well. Rhodium is often Included for free at the store you bought it at or a discounted price and depending on how you wear it, it can go every few yrs w/out plating to bring it back to its bright white color.
the main difference is the upfront cost. White gold is relatively affordable while platinum is quite pricy when you go to purchase it, but platinum has basically no maintenance cost and is a more durable metal overall.
😊 well said.
Stickin with solid platinum ! ❤
Been married for 25 years, never got my white gold replated and it still looks nice and shiny. (And I’ve worked with animals, at the post office and now with children)
I don’t like the patina of platinum. I like shiny things.
White gold. White gold is a more comfortable weight. There are alloys these days that are nickel-free, and/or do not require re-plating. White gold is easier to work with (re-sizing, repairing, etc). White gold is more scratch-resistant, and any scratches can usually be polished out - which is not the case with platinum. Any e-ring/wedding band should be thick - if it is the proper thickness, gold should last a lifetime.
I work in jewelry store with gold and most people need to refresh their white gold rings after few years, not 6-12 months
My white gold ring gets cleaned, shined, brightened and polished for free every six months. It all depends on where you buy it and the warranty
I've worn my white gold engagement ring for over 11 years and my white gold wedding ring for almost 10 years.
None of the jewellers I've spoken with have talked about rhodium plating it, as I understand that the white gold alloy used in Finland usually contains palladium, which gives the alloy a more silver-y tone without the rhodium plating.
Sure, palladium white gold is more white in appearance and doesn’t necessarily need plating!
I never knew that about white gold! My engagement ring and wedding band are both white gold. One is 5 years old the other is 4 years old and both look like new. I’ve never gotten them professionally cleaned but I am careful with my rings. I take them off in the evenings, never shower with them and remove them if I sanitize my hands. Seems like if you’re slightly careful with your white gold rings they hold up amazingly!
Platinum is cost prohibitive for some of us.
I'm glad my hubby chose platinum
What are your thoughts on rose gold?
rose gold is mixed with copper to get that color :)
If you really want that shiny whity look, why not just go for silver? Polishing can be done at home and probably costs way less that this procedure. Or if yore not about the money, platinum or if youre about the money, stainless steel
See I needed a in depth reason for why I don’t like white gold so thank you for this~
I’m probably reading way too far into your comment, but if your fiancé is making you fight for platinum and would rather get the cheaper white gold because it’s slightly cheaper, that would be a red flag for me. Wedding rings are for life (hopefully) so you should get exactly what you want from the get-go. If your fiancé is going to make a stink about a few hundred dollars difference that comes out to cents over the per-day lifetime of a ring, what else is he going to be cheap about? Anyway, sorry if I read your comment wrong, but maybe someone else out there needs to hear this.
@@polymathica aww thank you for looking out for me, fortunately I’m not engaged to someone like that, actually I’m not engaged at all.
My comment was because the people who do gift me jewelry often get upset when I don’t wear the stuff they get me b/c it’s usually white gold, but I didn’t have a proper reason besides it makes my skin have bad reactions, and they believe that white gold is not a metal that causes reactions and think I’m just not liking their gifts~
So yeah needless to say your comment was very sweet and I appreciate you looking out for me~💜
@@thegremlinstariiWell, good for you that you don’t wear jewelry that gives you a rash just to people-please! Maybe next time they complain that you don’t wear their gifts, you can show them this short.
My husband developed an allergy to the alloys in his yellow gold wedding ring. His finger would look like what she pictured whenever he wore it so he stopped wearing it for years. Finally, I bought him a really nice platinum band and he loves it and has no skin reaction.
White gold can be alloyed with Palladium. This way it's hypoallergenic and it doesn't yellow.
True but it’s often near as expensive as it platinum so clients usually opt for platinum.
You forgot the most expensive next to Palladium. I have a white gold ring and I have the included service to refresh the white gold which I've only had to use once in 10 years.
I have a white gold ring. I have had it for over 15 years and never replated it even once and it is still nice and white.
I just have white gold without the plating, I'm fine with it being a warmer tone.
Hi!! What features would you consider to be the ingredients to a low-maintenance wedding ring? Idk if I’ll ever be able to get married let alone somehow afford a ring of my dreams (your videos are helping me curate that lmfao) but I know what I get would need to be comfortable, versatile, and now low maintenance and I’m so curious which metals, stones, and/or settings would pass your standards!
Platinum or yellow gold, low profile or bezel set, moissanite sapphire or diamond! Hope that helps 😉
I didn’t know white gold is plated! Good info, also platinum is a lot more expensive, would appreciate some discussion about costs
Yes, I would also like to hear about the price difference. But maybe platinum is cheaper in the end, because it doesn’t have to be re-plated.
Well gold is gold in color thewhitr comes form other metals
Talk to your jeweler. Where I got my ring, it's free. I can have it replated anytime I want.
@@bjelln rhodium isn't cheap
he probably uses some other platinum family metal if he gives infinite free replating to customers
but regardless that's a good jewler
platinum is cheaper then 14k gold at the moment as far as I know.. it is 100% cheaper then 18 carat gold
Could you do a video on why we don’t see other coloured gold used more in jewelry? I know purple gold is supposed to be brittle, but blue? Green?
I love my antique white gold and I do not get it plated.
If it's rhodium plated it's probably lower gold tested and plated. Good white gold shouldn't change it's colour. On the picture it looks more like silver than gold.
I don’t think it’s a “mistake” but maybe just something to make a note of. Just a little more maintenance.
Haha you’re right! It’s just a video title to make science sound less boring, don’t take it too literally😉
What about rose gold? How is it made? Is it strong? Would you recomment it?
Nickel/Rhodium can be up to 40% of the population. Platinum plated Titanium is one of the few pairings of plating with the base metal looking like true solid surface metal. Plus Platinum 950, Titanium, and Niobium are the “metals of last resort” if you are seriously allergic to most metals. (I am one that reacts to everything including stainless and even 21 carat gold, palladium, and definitely rhodium and nickel). CZ (cubic Zirconia) do a pretty fair job of fake diamonds and certain fancy colored gems. You may have to replace the stones periodically. The solid platinum will be the best option for durability and wearability.
The yellowed white gold is stunning
Do some people use stainless steel? I often thought that would be just really practical.
Stainless steel has mystery metals in it. It often has nickel in it and it also scratches super easily.
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First of Lady no, it depends on usage I sew people wear the rings lasting two years or a little more before it's needing to replate
It depends where the white gold was made. I've had my white gold engagement and wedding ring for 45 years, they are both still as white as when new with zero maintenance. Adding nickel to the metal is illegal in the UK.
That’s why I got yellow gold, even though white gold had become fashionable back then (over 30 years ago). Also, my jeweller didn’t like to work with white gold. Platinum was much more expensive than gold at that time. Now I think gold is a similar price with the surge in gold prices. I like both gold and platinum but I’ve never regretted going with yellow gold. I also prefer a plain gold wedding band to the look of a white or platinum band.
The nickel allergy is the reason why I have upgraded from white gold to platinum. I started noticing some flaky rash on the palm side of my ring finger. It never happened before with my original platinum engagement ring, but I got a few white gold/moissanite rings after I gained weight and when the rhodium plating on my favorite one wore through was when it started. Platinum is also denser than white gold in a way that makes it very obvious when you pick a ring up; it’s like, “Oh, that’s heavier than I expected!” And I love that! It’s a sensory thing that physically brings me comfort and a feeling of security in the same way that my husband makes me feel comfortable and secure.
This is a lie jewelers tell to make more money. You don’t need to dip white gold
I have both. My engagement ring is white gold and my wedding band is platinum and I wear them together. You can tell the platinum is definitely whiter but the white gold is very close. I've had the white gold for almost 2 years now and I've never had an allergic reaction nor have I had it replated but I think it still looks as "white" as it was when I first saw it when my husband proposed to me 😊💍
This was really helpful!
My parents were married in 1975 with white gold wedding bands worn daily For 49 years they look nothing like that before picture and in the 25 years I've been wearing them daily I sure as hell have never plated them in rhodium.
PT. Is more mallable & softer than 'KARATED' gold . PT. is 90 - 95% pure. Gold generally contains 41.7 to 75% with alloys added to make it suitable and not too soft for jewelry. Also Pt is over 30% denser than 18k for example, costing double the price , since the same item will be heavier in PT & also costs more to manufacture and finish. in a sense PT. Is i not necessarily more durable, but it does not wear much, which makes more ideal for securing diamonds or valuable gemstones. it bends much be easier than white gold, if its a thin lighter setting, also it nicks & scratches much quicker than white gold & turns a dull grey when scratched & requires alot of sanding , polishing, not to mention time to refurbish, to achieve it's original mirrored luster compared to gold...so it is not for everybody's lifestyle imo.. if you decide to choose PT. Go with a heavier mounting. Or if choosing white gold, a platinum head is the best choice for securing your diamond to minimize matnience for many many years. There are pros & cons.
Platinum is the best always and worth the money
How about palladium white gold?
Is silver a good metal for engagement rings? White metal too, bit different of a hue
Great advice
Have had a white gold wedding ring for 20 years. Still as bright as the day we bought it.
I'm interested in darker hues. Would love to know if the replating is an issue for Black Gold? As well as, thoughts on the different options for dark/black metal options? Tungsten not being able to be cut has freaked me out.
At Zales they offer the life time warranty and covers rhodium platting for freee as many times as you’d like
Oh girl thank you so much. I never wear jewelry, but I'm allergic to so many things and had no idea about white gold. I send this to my boyfriend of 5 years. Not that I expect anything from him soon. But if I didn't know, he might also not know
Platinum is really expensive and more money up front.
I have a question about rings, is it possible to get a Titanium ring and what is the durability of such a ring? Also is it more expensive?
Does rose gold produce any allergies or reaction? 👀
Gold with high Palladium alloys, tend to be more gray. Some people like the look of the gray and don't have there jewellery plated at all.
As someone who sells jewelry, I agree with what you’re saying, but if this advice was followed to a T 60% of my customers would not be able to afford their dream ring. My store offers a warranty that covers rhodium plating for five years. the ring plus the warranty is still less than the cost of the ring in platinum so sometimes white gold isn’t the worst option.
Sure! Upfront cost of white gold is much less and that’s sometimes that’s just what’s in the budget! Gotta work with what you’ve got 😊 thanks for watching.
What is in palladium? I would like it for a wedding band and engagement ring.
So is white gold basically plated then?
Platinum is very heavy! Good to know this in advance.
White gold doesn’t wear off as fast as jewelers want people to think. Chemicals cause it to wear off so if you remove your jewlery as instructed with all jewlery it’s not that bad. Some people only have their rings refilled every few years and it’s almost always covered if you purchase the open from your jeweler .
It’s a strong metal that should be the selling point.
I hate yellow gold. My husband got my ring from Jared's. They offer free monthly cleaning and whatever the process was to keep the white gold looking great is free twice a year. Plus they'll resize and replace any missing diamonds for free.
My white gold rings look great after 15 years! Had my band replated once when a stone fell out but that’s it
My mom had a lot of white gold rings and passed them to me when she died and none of them turned yellow 🤔 platinum is super expensive.
My engagement ring is a century old, 18k white gold ring by Arthur Anderson of Joilet Illnois. I don't wear it daily and I keep it clean. I am also allergic to nickel, but the rhodinium plating is thick per my request. White gold can live a long and happy life, and can last for generations even on the hands of us allergy sufferers. It all depends on how you plan to wear it. No visits to the gym or the pool.
Real question because I legitimately don’t know. Why don’t people use Sterling silver for bands?
It is soft.
Proper answer from a goldsmith. People do use sterling silver for bands, not everyone can afford gold or platinum. Silver does have the problem of softness so you might not want to set a big expensive stone with prongs. There are though a variety of stone setting techniques that work just fine for silver. Silver also tarnishes more over time, but it's pretty easy to clean. If you make the band with thick enough material the ring can take the wear and tear. From a professional perspective silver is just a pain in the ass to polish really nicely since it will develop new scratches if you look at it wrong.
@@paaron3 thank you so much for the concise and detailed reply. I really do appreciate it, and it made a lot of sense, even in layman terms. Thank you so much!
Is there a reason why we don't just use rhodium
How about silver?
I've had a white gold band for 12+years never had it "replated" it doesn't look ANYTHING like that before picture.
Do u hv this problem with ROSE GOLD????
Platinum is also way more expensive
Could please also tell us about silver rings with and without moissanite??
i have recently got custum made sterling silver ring with 3 carat high quality mosonite in just 28 dollars
Platinum is harder to re-size and does not conduct heat well
I'm not true. Most of my rings are in white gold, which is perfect at matching my diamonds and letting them shine bright. They're all old rings that I or my mom and sister wore daily, and only one is dull, but who cares cuz I'm only looking at the sparkly stones. Plus all rings can be shiny new looking with a jewelers cloth and good cleaning, so as long as my diamonds shine bright, I don't care about the shank getting old and dull.
My white gold rings still look the same.
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But isn't platinum more expensive than white gold.
don't get platinum. it's basically impossible to resize
Is there a visual difference between white gold at its best and platinum? My ring is rose gold btw!
I don’t have a ring yet, but I think I’d prefer platinum due to its natural durability 💍
Now I know why my white gold wring looks yellowish next to my silver ring. My engagement ring is rose gold tho❤ we had thought about going with titanium, but we both love rose gold too.
What about rose gold?
Opt for platinum
Not all white gold needs rhodium plating. Some white gold formulas look white without it! These are usually higher end
I’ve had my white gold ER for 5 years, it’s never been replanted and looks as good as the day it was given to me, so the whole replating issue doesn’t apply to everyone
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She’s presenting this as though no white gold exists that isn’t rhodium dipped. There is. It’s ever so slightly, barely noticeable yellow. But of course she just leaves that out 🙄
Haha I try squeezing as much info into every video I make but regardless the video limit is one minute, sorry. I always present unplated WG as a lower maintenance option for my clients who want white gold.
My step-mam has a white-gold engagement ring. She's had it for like, 13(?) years and has only needed to have it dipped once even though she never takes it off
I've been married 19 years and have had my white gold ring maintained once. It was much, much cheaper than platinum.
Nowadays it's not much of a difference
But yeah white gold is just a wannabe platinum
gold is gold colored
there are other white metals and allows some are even cheap like steel (904L with good polish )
If you'd like a siver colerd ring why not just get a silver ring? Yes its les expensive but isn't the most important part of getting married that you love each other rater then the amount of money you spent on one another.
Yellow gold for life.
Glad I’m a yellow gold girlie