Upon doing ANOTHER search on Google Blogs, I found this interesting article - Which Is The Best Wedding Band: Platinum Or White Gold. Overall, there are some pretty fair and accurate facts. Until I read this little line about rhodium platinum:
To get the brilliant white finish that white gold and platinum are famous for, they need to be plated with rhodium. Over time, this rhodium plating will wear away leaving the base metal behind. As the rhodium plating wears away the brilliant white finish that platinum and white gold are famous for will be replaced by a dull light grey appearance…Platinum is more expensive than white gold, however they may both look quite cheap over time because of that rhodium plating.
Excuse me? Platinum is a naturally white metal and does not ever need to be rhodium plated. Rhodium plating help white gold with its appearance because white gold is not naturally white. But platinum? If someone tries to sell you rhodium plating for a platinum ring, I would politely decline. Platinum ages very well and will never look “quite cheap.”
To learn more about the metals that are commonly available for wedding rings, please download Choosing the Right Metal for Your Bridal Jewelry.
