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History of white gold?

P: 3/3/2009 3:59:44 PM
Ara Ann Ideal Rock Total Posts: 582 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/5/2009	Please settle this issue. When was white gold FIRST made available and used in jewelry, such as wedding rings? I have found several references to the 1920's as being the era when white gold became popular, but was is used or even available at all, prior to that time? I was under the impression it was not available, prior to 1900, yet a friend of mine says her jeweler dates her 18K white gold ring to around 1890. I am wondering if I am mistaken about this... Any additional info would be appreciated!
Posted: 3/3/2009 3:59:44 PM

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P: 3/3/2009 4:03:58 PM
oldmancoyote Ideal Rock Total Posts: 754 Last Post: 6/26/2009 Member Since: 8/22/2008	Or maybe the jeweller is mistaken, either in dating the ring or in thinking it's white gold! As far as I know white gold alloys were developed in the late 1910s-early 1920s as a cheaper and easier to work alternative to platinum.
Posted: 3/3/2009 4:03:58 PM

P: 3/3/2009 4:18:56 PM
Ara Ann Ideal Rock Total Posts: 582 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/5/2009	Yes, the 1910-20's era is about the time it became widely used...that's what I read too...not sure why her jeweler would date the ring to the 1890's...and it is definitely white gold. I saw it myself! Unless my friend was mistaken and heard something wrong...I just didn't want to say anything without being sure of the dates myself!
Posted: 3/3/2009 4:18:56 PM

P: 3/3/2009 4:23:55 PM
Hudson_Hawk Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,508 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 11/2/2006	I wonder if it could have been plated at a later date to look like wg? That's Mrs. Hudson_Hawk to you... Over and out.
Posted: 3/3/2009 4:23:55 PM

P: 3/3/2009 4:44:55 PM
Ara Ann Ideal Rock Total Posts: 582 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/5/2009	I don't think it was plated...it has an unplated, white gold look, a nice patina...the jeweler suggested that it be replated, but my friend decided against it. It is white gold, but I think it's later than what the jeweler said, or my friend was mistaken about what was said. IMO, the ring is not that early...it looks like a 1915 or later ring to me.
Posted: 3/3/2009 4:44:55 PM

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