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kimbeeann

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I am pretty sure my platinum diamond setting is soldered to my platinum engagement ring with white gold. The area all around where the two platinum pieces meet has turned yellow.

I was told that I can have my ring plated in rhodium to cover up the yellowing.

We didn''t pay a lot of money only to find that white gold was used on my ring!

Is this common? Is a white gold solder better than a platinum one?

What if I were allergic to gold?

I feel like we were mislead by our jeweler! Should I have my ring re-soldered with platinum?

Thanks for any advice!
 

UCLABelle

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Not a fan of soldering....Why did you do it?

I am not sure exactly what you meant, but once one of my settings had 14kt white gold "added" to the platinum mounting (it was supposed to be platinum). It turned a yellow/brown that was very noticable. Needless to say, I made sure they refunded, and then went to a more reputable jeweler.

If you were misled (be sure you were by having the metal tested), then go back and demand a refund
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You really should not mix 14kt or 18kt white gold with platinum (unless in certain, rare circumstances)....Normally platinum is used for prongs with yellow gold (fyi).
 

mrssalvo

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I''d have it soldered in Plat.
 
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