Platinum, White Gold & Silver are 3 different metals.
- Platinum is the rarest & the most precious of the 3. Platinum (Pt 950) is currently around 50% more expensive than Gold. It is naturally white & resistant to tarnish. At JeweloveTM we use Pt 950 authorized by the Platinum Guild International (PGI).
- White Gold is an alloy of Gold, White in color, it has all the properties of Gold because inherently it is Gold. We have a good collection of diamond jewelry made in White Gold.
- Silver is the cheapest of the 3 metals. Currently Silver is around 2.5% the price of Gold & just 1.67% the price of Platinum. At JeweloveTM we make jewelry in silver only on order.
Key Differences :
- They are different metals.
- Platinum is about 40% denser than white gold, much more stronger and heavier.
- Platinum is 30 times rarer than gold.
- Platinum does not lose metal when scratched, the metal is only displaced. Effectively your net platinum weight will not change over time, due to scratching.
- White Gold is an alloy of gold with nickel & silver & it will lose its white look over time to give you a yellowish white creamy color look. Actually, white gold is never pure white, it is creamy in color, it looks sparkling white due to the rhodium plating on new jewelry.
- Some customers are allergic to Nickel and hence allergic to white gold. We recommend Platinum as the preferred white metal for customers who are allergic to white gold.
- We craft platinum jewelry in Pt 950 only, i.e. 95% Platinum which is a much higher purity than even 22K Gold, which is only 91.6% pure. White gold is an alloy of gold with gold purity of 75% or less (18K White Gold has 75% purity, 14K White Gold has 58.5% purity and 9K White Gold has 37.5% purity.)
Below is an infographic that highlight the differences between Platinum & White Gold very clearly.
Next important thing to know is, How do you identify that your band is made in Platinum?
Read the complete list of differences with infographic
