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Ideal_Rock
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- May 16, 2003
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I''m thinking about having the head on my e-ring replaced. The current one is too high and has way too much metal from the side view. (It''s just a stock head, and I''ve looked through the catalogs and havn''t found anything significantly better. ) The band on the shank is fairly wide (approx 4mm). I tried to attach a picture, but it didn''t seem to be working.
A local jeweler is suggesting that he have his benchman hand make a 4 prong head. I''ve seen samples, and it would be a much more open, lighter look. It would also make the stone much easier to clean. What surprises me is that he is suggesting making it is white gold, even though the ring shank is platinum. He says the nickel alloy makes the white gold much stronger than platinum, and the rhodium plating will mask any color differences. I assume I would have to re-plate it occasionally to keep them looking good.
I really don''t like the yellow tinge of many white gold pieces I''ve seen. However I have a ring that I bought in Europe that never yellows. I assume it doesn''t have nickel in it, but I don''t know what the mix is.
Does it make sense to use white gold for the head in this case? I''ve always assume I should stick with platinum. If I do go with white gold, is there a good option that minimizes the yellow? I''m not allergic to nickel, so that isn''t a problem.
A local jeweler is suggesting that he have his benchman hand make a 4 prong head. I''ve seen samples, and it would be a much more open, lighter look. It would also make the stone much easier to clean. What surprises me is that he is suggesting making it is white gold, even though the ring shank is platinum. He says the nickel alloy makes the white gold much stronger than platinum, and the rhodium plating will mask any color differences. I assume I would have to re-plate it occasionally to keep them looking good.
I really don''t like the yellow tinge of many white gold pieces I''ve seen. However I have a ring that I bought in Europe that never yellows. I assume it doesn''t have nickel in it, but I don''t know what the mix is.
Does it make sense to use white gold for the head in this case? I''ve always assume I should stick with platinum. If I do go with white gold, is there a good option that minimizes the yellow? I''m not allergic to nickel, so that isn''t a problem.