Ring gold, the secret behind white gold.

There are basically two kind of gold ring. The first one is the traditional yellow color ring in gold. While some people do like yellow gold ring for their engagement ring, more and more people are choosing white gold ring. White gold is actually an alloy of gold mix together with other white metals such as silver or nickel.

Ring gold, rhodium coating for white gold.

White gold jewelry are usually coated with rhodium which are highly reflective because wihlte gold natural color is gray. Plating also have the purpose of preventing oxidation besides adding luster to the jewelry. The normal amount of rhodium plated on white gold is only between 0.05 to 0.5 micrometer.

Generally, this is considered to be a very thin layer of plating so cracks often develop easily. To have more durable and longer lasting protection for your white gold ring, a plating of 2.0 micrometers is recommended. If your white gold diamond ring needs plating, your local jeweller should be able to do that.

Ring gold, beware of nickel.

Some people have allergic to nickel. If you're going to buy a wedding ring in white gold, be sure to check with your local jeweller that the ring is nickel free. A high quality white gold ring or jewelry will not need rhodium coating because of the good color it has. Only low quality alloys needs rhodium plating to look like white gold.

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Yellow gold rings
If you want to get a yellow gold ring, be sure to know what gemstone you would like to use for your wedding ring too.