Darkest White Metal?

[elle_chris]

Thanks to dreamer_dachsie posting the ring that Coati made for her mom, I was reminded how I was dying to do something similiar last year. A burnished set diamond for a right hand ring in a satin finish.

I''m looking for the darkest white metal though. Platinum is too light. Do I have any other options? The stone''s going to be .50ct and the width of the ring will be the same as the stone. not sure if I''ll use of the ones I already have, or get a new colorless one for this project.

The ring design is the one in the middle by Niessing. I''m considering having them do it and emailed them asking about the different colors, but no response yet and this was two nights ago

I know the design is too modern for some but I love it.

So are there any metals that have the dark grey color of the one all the way to the right in the pic? (i used photoshop)

This is a valentines day gift from my husband. We do it the usual way, I decide what I want, get it, give it to him, then he wraps it and gives it back

 

[shimmer]

My DH has a tungsten band which is pretty dark, noticeably darker than Pt. Also, palladium is slightly darker.

 

[whitby_2773]

elle - go to george sawyer''s mokume gane site and look at the different colored metals there. unpolished grey gold is the darkest he uses, followed by platinum, then silver, which is quite white.

look here.

this is an interesting starting point....

 

[yssie]

This thread has some interesting pics, might be helpful

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/14k-nickel-white-gold-vs-18k-nickel-white-gold.115382/

 

[elle_chris]

Thanks ladies!

I would love to see a tungsten band in person to get a good idea. Tried looking for pics on PS but couldn''t find enough to get a feel for the color.

Grey gold is an excellent idea. Niessing uses it too and there''s no nickel in it (i have a nickel allergy), but would love to see it next to a tungsten band.

Yssie- Thanks, I saw that thread and the tungsten looks darker than the other pics I found. Wonder if a matte finish is doable on tungsten?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Oohhhh Grey gold is YUUMMMMYYY