Antique Platinum Diamond Engagement Ring?
Q.My boyfriend are doing some research on engagement rings. I prefer the silver colored rings, but don't really know the difference between platinum or white gold (besides price)? I'm wondering if a particular metal will tend to require more cleaning, etc.
A.I thought diamonds were passe'?????? Many people cannot afford to have a ring "designed" for them. You didn't actually answer the posters question either. She asked if a platinum ring would require more cleaning than a white gold ring. To the poster: I don't think one would require more cleaning than the other. Platinum is just stronger...also much more expensive. IMO, it is just a phase. People now like the "silver-look", so the jewelers try to sell the platinum because they can make more money off of you. My engagement ring is platinum, and our wedding bands will be. We liked the 'feel' of platinum as opposed to white gold; it's much heavier. Also, I understand that white gold is created by a coating of some other metal on top of gold, which can eventually wear away. I don't know if cleaning methods would differ because of this, but you might want to ask a qualified jeweler with it in mind. We actually didn't find that platinum was all that much more expensive than white gold--the expensive bit was my passé diamond (which I was never that into having but now wouldn't trade for anything). However, my darling fiance purchased my ring at the big 'wholesale jewelry district' in L.A., so perhaps our pricing ideas are skewed from normal. How is this a "phase"? Platinum is actually pretty traditional in rings. So, are you suggesting that - like bell-bottoms - this phase will pass and those silly people who actually like platinum will get over this 'fad' and will wish they'd gone with gold? At some point someone posted a rather detailed explanation of the use of various metals in wedding rings, which IIRC reflected what was available at the times. (Anyone remember that?) I happen to like the "silver" look myself, always have (shiny yellow gold just doesn't look good on me - case in point, just had to buy glasses yesterday and gold looked horrible - so have always gravitated toward a more silver tone). One of the draws though, is it's more -IMO - antique/classic look. I do prefer the muted colouring of the platinum. I understand you can get white gold like that as well, but I've only ever seen it 'shiny.' I doubt this will be a passing phase :-) FWIW - though, we would have gone with white gold for cost reasons (new platinum rings were out of our price range), but we lucked out and found this antique platinum ring, with which we're very happy. I'm not sure what we'll do about the wedding bands, though. We may settle for white gold because I don't want to spend a lot of money (yes, I know I'll be wearing it forever, but I just can't bring myself to spend money on jewelry). However, we'll look as we did for the E-ring - in antique stores, estate sales, pawn shops, etc and if we find Platinum, we'll get that (for me, DF doesn't want a ring at all.) My fiance picked out "our" engagement ring. He chose platinum not only for the look of it (the diamond's fire is incredible against the pure white of platinum) but also for its durability. Platinum, as has been mentioned already, is a much heavier and more precious metal than gold (and any alloy combination thereof). It wears better than gold due to its density. For example, my mother's pure yellow gold rings of 40 years ago are so thin from daily use that they're about to snap in half. Apparently, this won't happen with platinum. Also, it's often used to hold diamonds in their settings on pure gold rings! The same wear factor is the reason. We rather like the look of platinum and that was the main basis for our decision. Certainly, it's more expensive but only initially. It doesn't require any additional nor special cleaning. Especially if you go with a brushed type of finish. My ring is highly polished and the jeweller explained that over the years, it will achieve its own wonderful patina from simply wearing it. We plan to purchase wedding bands that are inset with yellow gold and have the platinum rails surrounding a celtic design. There are certainly plenty of options with mixed metals around. My feeling on the topic is that I'd rather have my diamond in a platinum setting (even if the engagement band its set in is yellow gold) because of the strength of the metal. All the rest is simply personal choice.
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