METAL GUIDANCE WHITE GOLD

This popular precious metal remains a classic choice for engagement and wedding rings. Appealing to modern brides and grooms who desire the weight and feel of gold with the colour and brightness of platinum. White gold, which is also 75% gold with copper, palladium, zinc and nickel alloys, it is a whitish metal, which can be used in place of Platinum engagement rings, if it has rhodium plating. White gold, or platinum rings, rhodium is known to be a very hard element, however, it faints away with time. White gold is sometimes plated with black rhodium to give a rich blackish silvery sheen to the metal. Black rhodium also tarnishes with the passage of time. However, replating is an option for both white and black plating.

White gold, or platinum to have a high lustre, it will require rhodium plating. This precious metal is often blended with yellow gold, silver, zinc, nickel and palladium, making 18 carat white gold a durable metal, perfect for everyday wear.

white-gold-ring

POPULAR WHITE GOLD RINGS

Find a Diamond

Start with your favourite stone shape

Diamond Shapes


Begin Your Consultation

A complimentary, no-obligation consultation with
your personal design consultant