First of all I would like to thank everyone for the help with the Lucida diamond questions I had (Leonid, oldminer and Cut Nut). I am leaning towards a 1.03 ct, D, VVS2, 'round' cut diamond in a white gold setting. The Lucida was nice, but this was georgeous. The diamond is a solitare necklace setting and will be an "engagement necklace". My sig. other does not like wearing rings.
My question is on rhodium plating. As I understand, the rhodium will wear (more on rings, and to a lesser extent, the necklace). When (or if) I need to re-plate the necklace and/or setting, does the diamond have to be removed from the setting to do this? My limited knowledge of plating is around electro-plating, where conductive materials are plated by creating an anode and cathode circuit inside a "bath of the plating ions". Is the rhodium plating electro-plated? (In this case, since diamonds are good insulators, I would expect it would not, and would only have to be cleaned from the bath solution).
Thanks,
Romeo
My question is on rhodium plating. As I understand, the rhodium will wear (more on rings, and to a lesser extent, the necklace). When (or if) I need to re-plate the necklace and/or setting, does the diamond have to be removed from the setting to do this? My limited knowledge of plating is around electro-plating, where conductive materials are plated by creating an anode and cathode circuit inside a "bath of the plating ions". Is the rhodium plating electro-plated? (In this case, since diamonds are good insulators, I would expect it would not, and would only have to be cleaned from the bath solution).
Thanks,
Romeo