arjunajane
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Ok, so I know many ppl won''t be happy with what I''m going to post, but here goes..(may be controversial..?)
I am looking to buy a setting in a coloured (yellow or rose) gold, and am trying to decide whether white gold prongs are sufficient, seeing as the general strong consensus is you should ALways go with platinum where you can,especially with prongs for longevity and security. Right?
Apparently not so?
So I am discussing this dilemma with a respected bridal jeweller in Sydney Australia, when to my surprise, he tells me he thinks the whole concept of platinum being "better, longer lasting, more hard wearing, durable, better finish, etc" is pretty much a total marketing ploy...
He goes on to tell me he would recommend white gold over plat Any Day to any customer..
Without paraphrasing too much, his opnion is that all the tests that are performed to come to these conslusions are mainly laboratory based, and do not represent the daily wear of a ring - hence, platinum is likely to get scratched, dinged, etc and these will need to be polished out, which in turn will thin out your ring/prongs.
Now, as I have read nearly every thread on this forum on this topic, and as we know the consensus is Plat wins hands down for most consumers, especially PS''ers who really know their stuff.
My question is, does he have a point? If it was around the other way around, I would be skeptical of his argument, but this way he looks to lose rather than gain money, so I''m sure he''s not financially motivated in trying to expand my limited knowledge!
Does anyone have an opinion on this? Personal stories? I especially would be interested to hear from those "in the business" who have the benefit of seeing these metals both in lab test environments and IRL wear and tear?
Cheers!
I am looking to buy a setting in a coloured (yellow or rose) gold, and am trying to decide whether white gold prongs are sufficient, seeing as the general strong consensus is you should ALways go with platinum where you can,especially with prongs for longevity and security. Right?
Apparently not so?

He goes on to tell me he would recommend white gold over plat Any Day to any customer..
Without paraphrasing too much, his opnion is that all the tests that are performed to come to these conslusions are mainly laboratory based, and do not represent the daily wear of a ring - hence, platinum is likely to get scratched, dinged, etc and these will need to be polished out, which in turn will thin out your ring/prongs.
Now, as I have read nearly every thread on this forum on this topic, and as we know the consensus is Plat wins hands down for most consumers, especially PS''ers who really know their stuff.
My question is, does he have a point? If it was around the other way around, I would be skeptical of his argument, but this way he looks to lose rather than gain money, so I''m sure he''s not financially motivated in trying to expand my limited knowledge!

Does anyone have an opinion on this? Personal stories? I especially would be interested to hear from those "in the business" who have the benefit of seeing these metals both in lab test environments and IRL wear and tear?
Cheers!
