Date: 2/2/2005 95:45 AM
Author: allan creates
Oh yes there are the imitations, like palladium white gold to simulate platinum but they are too soft and not bright. You know that palladium white gold contains pure gold mixed with palladium, for 18K there would be 25% palladium, and in different percentages of palladium those mixes are what is used to solder platinum.
So if one used palladium white gold you would be using some form of platinum solder as your base material.
Not a pretty sight, but many do that and cover it up with rhodium plating to get around from using the real thing.
Allan Creates
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