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I have a platinum engagement ring & went to look at wedding bands today. Of course since I want diamonds, they are not cheap. A few of the jewelers told me to save a few hundred & get white gold & that it won't matter that my e-ring is platinum & it will look just as nice? What are you doing & do you have any insight about this? Thanks..
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Yes, thank you!! Sorry, should've done a search before I posted.....thanks again.
Both of my rings are white gold. The only thing I can say that happened to them is that my Ering started to yellow a little. Didn't notice it till I put my wedding band next to it. Since that is older then the wedding band you can tell but not unless you examine it from the bottom.
Both my e-ring and wedding band are white gold. I HATE my e-ring in the white gold b/c it looks yellow. My band however, I love since it has diamonds and saphires all around it. You do not see any metal. My personal opinion, if it will have diamonds or stones on it, no worries. Save the money. But if you will see a lot of the metal like my solitare e-ring, go for the platinum. I plan to change my e-ring to the exact same setting but in platinum b/c of the yellowing. It bugs me.
Posted by CandiceM
Both my e-ring and wedding band are white gold. I HATE my e-ring in the white gold b/c it looks yellow. My band however, I love since it has diamonds and saphires all around it. You do not see any metal. My personal opinion, if it will have diamonds or stones on it, no worries. Save the money. But if you will see a lot of the metal like my solitare e-ring, go for the platinum. I plan to change my e-ring to the exact same setting but in platinum b/c of the yellowing. It bugs me.
My firend has a plantium band and got diamons and the only part of her ring that would be metal was the bottom so she got white gold & saved her self some money I think if that is your thought that woudl be fine since you can't even see the metal & you can't tell the difference when it isn't seen.
Posted by DrBeLLaRoSe
hi girls,
i am confused about the white gold yellowing. my ering is white gold. i have had tons of white gold jewelry in the family some from my mom and some since i was little, and none of them have yellowed at all. none of them have been redipped either. so i did not even think that would happen. is it common for white gold to yellow? thanx
I'm going through this now for my ering. I've always wanted platinum but alot of jwelwers are trying to sell us white gold. One said with platinum you sometimes have to tighten the setting, but my mom has platinum and only had to do that once in over 35 years. I'm still going with the platinum even though I hear its not at strong. Either one looks pretty.
My E-ring is white gold. I took it to get sized (after having it for 9 months - FINALLY) and while they had it they re-dipped it. IT looks amazing! I asked the lady how often white gold should be re-dipped and she said about 3-4 years. It was only $50 to have it sized and re-dipped - personally the white gold doesnt bother me. $30.00 every 3-4 years is no big deal - plus when they redip it they take out all the scuffs and scratches.
I have a platinum e-ring and a white gold eternity band. There is so little metal showing on the eternity band that it really doesn't matter. It has not yellowed at all yet.
Posted by LM903
Hahaha, my FH and I just had a conversation about this yesterday. He got me platinum for my e-ring because he said 'I insisted' - which was not the case! My sister has platinum and i know its the more expensive one, so before we got engaged I told him that's what i wanted.
now we are looking at wedding bands and are running into the same situation as many of you girls. I personally don't care much now about white gold vs. platinum however i do think it'd be smart for me to just get the platinum so that one doesn't look more 'yellow' than the other.
honestly, its so stupid. I just wish platinum was cheaper!![]()
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Posted by DrBeLLaRoSe
hi girls,
i am confused about the white gold yellowing. my ering is white gold. i have had tons of white gold jewelry in the family some from my mom and some since i was little, and none of them have yellowed at all. none of them have been redipped either. so i did not even think that would happen. is it common for white gold to yellow? thanx
sometimes jewelers coat yellow gold with rhodium and sell it as 'white gold'.
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Sometimes one's body acidity/oils bring out the yellow tint in white gold (all gold is yellow to begin with - white gold is made by adding 'white' metals to the gold, like palladium.)
I, too, own older white gold jewelery. My grandmother's rings are white gold from 1958, and they've never been re-dipped either. I personally love the slightly-weathered look.
It's all about personal preference. Platinum dings/dents more easily, but white gold sometimes yellows. It's pretty much 'Pick 'yer poison.'
I got white gold to save some money, it actually lasts longer then platnium...I think its just personal preference.
i have white gold Enagement ring- I always wanted platinum because thats what i heard was the best- but in the end there are pros and cons about both plat and white gold- fh was able to save some money on band and get better quality and bigger diamond...this is fine with me! I love my ring.. it is all preference and in the end both will need some fixing up over time...
