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Originally posted by KappaStargirl
One more interesting thing to point out:
What do you do for a living? The answer to this question can affect the metal your diamond is set in.
If you use your hands to do much more than type or write (do you work with children? Do you repair anything? Do you work in a lab?), you might want to consider platinum or titanium, which are stronger and more scratch-resistant. As a librarian, I spend my days with paper, and when I found out that higher grades of gold can be damaged by the acids in paper (especially in older books, which my library has a lot of), I opted for pt instead of white gold.
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You have a good point. Also for those of you who are allergic to metals, you will want to opt for Platinum or Titanium which are hypo-allergetic...that goes for earrings as well.
KillarnyRose asked me a great question...and that was, can you tell the difference by looking at the metal. Sterling Silver will look pale and whitish. It is also very very soft and can easily bend and scratch. White gold and platinum to most people, look the same. If you feel them in the palm of your hand, however, you will be able to tell that platinum is very heavy. Anything in 10k white gold may also, over time, show a yellowish tint due to the alloids mixed. If that is the case you can rhodium plate it, which gives it a coat of shine. You usually won't find this problem with 14k white gold unless it's a bad batch of white gold!
If you're ever shopping and unsure if what you're buying is REALLY the metal they say it is...look inside the ring (in the shank). Legally for anyone to sell GOLD it has to be marked 10 K or 14 K or whatever. There are no exceptions. Sterling Silver will generally bear a mark of 825s (actually the number represents how many parts out of a thousand are silver). Platinum carries a mark of 925kp?
FYI ~ anything 14 K means that the rings is 58% pure gold
