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Should it be platinum?

Getting ready to propose… should I go for platinum? My girlfriend doesn’t wear any yellow gold and I have a lot of female friends and coworkers trying to sell me on platinum. What makes it better?

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Answer #1

cmireles… I found your answer very interesting so I did some more research on it. it’s true… platinum is naturally white but gold obviously isn’t… so ‘white’ gold is simply plated with other metals to make it appear white. but over time the plating will wear off, making the band appear more yellow. so white gold bands often need to be replated.

platinum is definitely the way to go. thanks for the help!

Answer #2

Well if she does not wear yellow gold I would say platinum is the only way to go. We bought “white gold” wedding bands and within 1 year they were turning yellow we went back to the jewelry store and they said white gold foes not exists they only send the yellow bands to get coated in white so I would go with

Answer #3

It costs about twice as much as white gold, is heavier and stronger than gold.

In the end, the only real reason to choose platinum over gold is if she has a sensitivity to gold.

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