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To: Alomex who wrote (106957)8/6/2000 6:04:57 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph  Read Replies (2) of 164684
 
Off topic Glenn, what is it with the platinum craze?

There has been a shift in certain markets to a white style metal ring although far from the majority. The choices become white gold or platinum. The only advantage I see for platinum above white gold is platinum is harder. Some of my employees tell me the shine from platinum is much greater but I do not really see that. Particularly, comparing 18 karat white gold to platinum. Gold does tarnish a little with time but that oxidation may be removed by a polishing cloth in minutes.

The plus for platinum is it is harder than white gold and retains its luster with less maintenance. The negative is price. I believe 90% of the jewelry sold world wide is still yellow gold. That is an approximate guess.

The metal
has a dark hue much like iron, so around here if you wear a platinum ring people might think
you are an engineer.

I do not know where around here is but I do not understand the connection.

In the end we bought el-cheapo rings gold-plated with 24K gold, and now we are trying to get
somebody to copy them into real gold.

This is easily done with any talented gold smith. One just makes a wax mold from your samples. We then cast it with whatever karat gold you want and then polish and finish them. It is custom work which many jewelers shy away from since they may be lacking a talented goldsmith, a casting machine, etc.

Glenn
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