Platnium Rings: Question...

I know a of you girls wear them. I don't, but Jim does. He's concerned cause he's already scratched it up and put tiny 'dings' into it. Noticible.

I told him not to worry, no biggie it's normal.. but am I right?

Any insight would be great.

Well he banged it good during the 'false death' scene in the Indian Jones stun show in Disney!!

LOL

You can have the ring polished to take out any scratches. I have had it done at Fortunoff and the ring looked just as great as the day he gave it to me!!!

It's very common and easily fixed. They come out fantastic when they are polished up! What's cool about platinum is that the band is really pushed in...the metal moves it doesn't break away like with gold or silver.

We have plat wedding bands but since DH's job is physical he wears a titanium band for work. They are indestructible.

I think it was cute when at first he hid it from me like I'd be mad he banged it up!



I was like 'babe, you're gonna wear to your death bed, it's BOUND to be damaged along the way!'

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Posted by ChristineC68

It's very common and easily fixed. They come out fantastic when they are polished up! What's cool about platinum is that the band is really pushed in...the metal moves it doesn't break away like with gold or silver.

We have plat wedding bands but since DH's job is physical he wears a titanium band for work. They are indestructible.

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My jeweler told me the opposite- platinum breaks away and gold moves around.
I was told not to get it polished more than once a year, because it will wear away.

It polishes up very nice, though!

Platinum is self healing....like someone else said, the metal just moves, it doesn't chip away.....the scratches actually fill in again adding to it's 'luster'

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Posted by Sunny

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Posted by ChristineC68

It's very common and easily fixed. They come out fantastic when they are polished up! What's cool about platinum is that the band is really pushed in...the metal moves it doesn't break away like with gold or silver.

We have plat wedding bands but since DH's job is physical he wears a titanium band for work. They are indestructible.

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My jeweler told me the opposite- platinum breaks away and gold moves around.
I was told not to get it polished more than once a year, because it will wear away.

It polishes up very nice, though!

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Nope, it's the other way around. This is from Jewelers.org

Will platinum scratch?
Signs of wear, including scratches, will inevitably appear in all precious metals, even in platinum. However, due to platinum's durability and strength there is usually little metal loss when the piece is scratched. If your platinum jewelry does develop visible scratches, you should have the piece repolished by a professional jeweler.

Wow!

Lots of great info!

Im glad I asked.. Thanks guys! I sorta felt it was ok, but wanted to check those in the 'know'. hehe

It's called a patina & is actually considered a good charactaristic for platinum.