18K vs 14k wedding band with 19k e-ring...thoughts?

[sparklelvr16]

Hi everyone,

Wondering what all you experts thoughts are on this... I am on a budget but want a 7-9 stone shared prong wedding band. So I am looking to IDJ to help me out - so far so good. My e-ring is Scott Kay knife edge solitaire and is 19K white gold. Here is what Scott Kay says about the gold:

Scott Kay’s 19K white gold is alloyed with palladium, and not the industry standard nickel as approximately 15% of the U.S. population is allergic to nickel. The benefits of the Scott Kay formula are beautiful pieces that are stronger, whiter and hypoallergenic; a rhodium finish is applied to maintain the whitest surface possible.


FOR MY WEDDING BAND: Do I save money and go with 14K gold (does it matter)? Or 'must' I do 18K? Will IDJ gold be the same? What do you think is critical? Or will their gold no matter what not look right with my Scott Kay?

PS- I don't like the matching SC band for my e-ring

Thanks in advance!
J

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Scott Kay must have many, many bands that would work with your solitaire e-ring. I seriously would buy a SK wedding band. I imagine their white gold rings are rhodium plated, so it wouldn't really matter if you bought a ring that was made of different alloys or 14k that is also rhodium plated. But I would want the same quality ring, so that is why I would go try on several SK bands first. Otherwise, I would go with 18k palladium white gold.

 

[pfunk]

They will look the same when rhodium plated so I wouldn't worry about it.