Platinum vs White Gold: Choosing the Perfect Metal for Your Jewelry
The right choice of metal for your jewelry can drastically affect appearance, durability, and cost. Two of the most popular choices at Syndiora for luxurious, elegant jewelry are platinum and white gold. Both metals provide striking, silver-like finishes but differ greatly. Here are some of the distinct differences that will let you know which is best for your next jewelry purchase.
Composition and Purity:
Platinum: It is naturally occurring white in color and it is rarer; normally, it is traditionally 90-95% pure. Being hypoallergenic makes it suitable for sensitive skin. Platinum has the properties of being strong, resistant to tarnish, and resistant to corrosion.
White Gold: Gold alloy mixed with other white metals like nickel, palladium, or even silver. It normally comes in 14k or 18k, thus meaning 54.3% and 75% pure gold, respectively.
Appearance and Durability:
Platinum: Never discolors or discolors; its bright, glittery sheen sets the lab-created diamonds magnificently. This metal is very hard, high in scratch resistance, and doesn't turn dull or blackened. It's one of the strongest metals used in jewelry.
White Gold: It's strong but not as scratch-resistant as platinum.
Price and Affordability:
Platinum: This one is usually more expensive than white gold, due to the rarity of the metal, its density, and purity. Hence, a luxury choice for those people who want their jewelry to be made from a very prestigious and too-expensive-to-afford metal.
White Gold: Comparatively more pocket-friendly than platinum, it finds a lot of takers who want a beautiful, white metal at a relatively more affordable price than platinum.
Syndiora offers both platinum and white gold—metals that have very special characteristics and advantages. Platinum is valued for its rarity, strength, and intrinsic white color; this metal makes great luxury pieces of jewelry. At the same time, it produces very long-lasting creations. White gold is inexpensively priced and offers a lovely white metal choice.
Using platinum or white gold from Syndiora, you can have very beautiful and classic pieces of jewelry that can be treasured for generations.