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Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2006
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Hi guyz!
I need some advice again. I''m planning to get a new setting for my engagement ring. Something in white metal because my original setting is in 18K yellow gold. When I visited a shop to have one custom made the jeweler gave me some advice as to how to create it. I originally wanted a platinum setting created but he told me that it scratches very easily and suggested instead that I use 19K white gold. He says that its quite a hard metal, is naturally white (as opposed to 18K white gold which is yellow and has to be rhodiumized) so is less maintenance and is cheaper than using platinum. Now before this I''ve never ever heard of 19K white gold so I''ve been doing some research. I hear is a very new technology and so far what my jeweler said is true. My real concern is does it really NOT turn yellow like the 18K white gold? Reading about it is all good and well but I sorta want to hear it from actual people who have it or have any experience with it. I also found out that 19K white gold isn''t really very white. It still has a tinge of yellow naturally and still needs to be rhodiumized to keep it white...my jeweler said it doesn''t need to be rhodiumized at all just polished once in awhile. if that is the case then its pretty much the same as 18K white gold isn''t it? If that''s the case isn''t platinum better? But then I also heard that once platinum develops a patina there is nothing you can do about it that not even a polish will clear it up whereas with 19K white gold a polish will bring it back to its original shine. So...now I''m all confused! Any input from you guyz would be a great help. Thanks very much in advance! And sorry for making this so long >_b]
I need some advice again. I''m planning to get a new setting for my engagement ring. Something in white metal because my original setting is in 18K yellow gold. When I visited a shop to have one custom made the jeweler gave me some advice as to how to create it. I originally wanted a platinum setting created but he told me that it scratches very easily and suggested instead that I use 19K white gold. He says that its quite a hard metal, is naturally white (as opposed to 18K white gold which is yellow and has to be rhodiumized) so is less maintenance and is cheaper than using platinum. Now before this I''ve never ever heard of 19K white gold so I''ve been doing some research. I hear is a very new technology and so far what my jeweler said is true. My real concern is does it really NOT turn yellow like the 18K white gold? Reading about it is all good and well but I sorta want to hear it from actual people who have it or have any experience with it. I also found out that 19K white gold isn''t really very white. It still has a tinge of yellow naturally and still needs to be rhodiumized to keep it white...my jeweler said it doesn''t need to be rhodiumized at all just polished once in awhile. if that is the case then its pretty much the same as 18K white gold isn''t it? If that''s the case isn''t platinum better? But then I also heard that once platinum develops a patina there is nothing you can do about it that not even a polish will clear it up whereas with 19K white gold a polish will bring it back to its original shine. So...now I''m all confused! Any input from you guyz would be a great help. Thanks very much in advance! And sorry for making this so long >_b]