Show Me Your Brushed Platinum

[CharmyPoo]

I am trying to decide if I should get brushed platinum for the future hubby's wedding band. Please share yours and how you feel about it!

 

[septsparkle]

I can't give any thoughts on how we feel about it after wear since we aren't married yet. But we bought a brushed platinum band by Novell. We LOVE the design and the ring will look very nice with all his watches which are brushed finish as well.

 

[RhubarbPie]

I don't have any brushed plat jewelry but I really like the look of it for men! I bet it will be a beautiful wedding band!

 

[PinkTower]

I think the brushed finish is beautiful. I wonder if it will be as easy to polish out scratches as the bright finish? My bright finishes just sort of patina if scratched. Also, I think you are doing the right thing by getting platinum. Years into our marriage, I developed a gold allergy and had to have everything made over. It would have been more economical to just go ahead and get the platinum in the first place.

 

[Dreamer_D]

It is not the same metal but we have brushed 10k gold my DH's ring. The brushed finish wears off very fast and when repolished, does not look the same. I would not recommend it unless the brushed finish is very different on plat than gold.

 

[septsparkle]

We thought about the finish being an issue with scratches but the way my platinum rings develop a patina rather then a shiny finish when scratched leads me to think it would be less likely to be an issue with platinum as opposed to gold. My uncle has a brushed finished platinum band and it still looks quite nice. We asked him to take a closer look before buying his band. I'm not sure how he maintains it, but there was no visible issues with the finish. I can let you know in a few months what we notice...not sure if that gives you enough time.

 

[yssie]

FI has a brushed palladium band.

I have noticed that scratches on his ring show up shiny whilst scratches on my (polished) band show up dull. Scratches on his ring are much more visible, because there isn't a ton of shine and reflection from all 'round to distract you I think.

 

[CharmyPoo]

Thank you every one for your feedback - it is extremly helpful.

One last question - is there a difference between brushed and satin finish? Is brush just coarser?