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Not so long ago, gold was considered the most popular metal in the jewelry’s industry. However, nowadays a new metal has come to power, enjoying a very suggestive over-name, king of metals. It is platinum we are talking about, a rare, pure and enduring material that could make an excellent base for your wedding rings.

Nevertheless, no matter how praised can platinum be, there are some things that one must be aware of when shopping for it, since not all the products benefit from the same quality. But let us take things one at a time.

Platinum Wedding Rings (Source: rikraffmusic.typepad.com)

If you were wondering how platinum looks like, you might be glad to find out that it has a very similar appearance with the one of white gold, only that the type plated with rhodium. Otherwise said, it is a white sparkling metal, generally used in a pure form of about 95 %.

As an impressively dense metal, platinum is very heavier but also solid, therefore long wearing. If you were hoping for a solid wide wedding band, you might change your mind for something thinner, so that not to feel very uncomfortable on your finger.

If there is one major inconvenience to stress about platinum wedding rings, that would be the high costs. But how much were you expecting to pay for the king of metals? And just to make yourself an idea, in comparison with an 18 k ring made from white gold, a plain model with no gemstones included, a similar platinum ring might cost you twice more.

So, if you are looking for the best you can get, and you already know that commonly platinum rings are made from a metal of 95 % purity, make sure you check this aspect on the jeweler, by looking at the hallmark that must mandatory be on its inside. Anything you can read like “ .95Plat ” or just “ Plat ” means this his the best quality, but writings like “ IridPlat ” or “ .90 Plat / Ir ” show that the metal has just 90% platinum in it.

Platinum Wedding Rings (Source: weddingpackage.org)

Because, like with any other metals, an alloy is involved, you might want to choose a combination of platinum and cobalt or platinum and ruthenium, which make the most solid material with an increased resistance and a special brightness.

Finally yet importantly, despite the fact that platinum is a tough metal, it can be molded so that to result a special custom wedding ring. And as you are about to pay a small fortune on it, ask the jeweler to make you a replica of wax before casting it into platinum.

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Written by Adelina-Nicoleta Mincior, date Nov 15, 2011 in Wedding Rings | no comments

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