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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Gemstones | Gold and Platinum , As Precious Metal in the World


Gold jewelry has been worn to adorned men and women of the world and used fashion attractive pieces. Gold jewelry are more comfortable than platinum because they are lighter in weight and has distinctive yellow color and more jewelers are trained to work with it.

Gold is the precious metal of the history and has been used as money, a store of value and a jewelry. It is the first metal used by Egyptian , who combined gold and other precious metals to achieved varying colors, looks and durability. It has with high value along with its workability.

Gold Associated with
Gold has been associated with the utmost evil and great sanctity through history. It has been connected to religion and spirituality especially associated with sun. It is the best material to decorate religious imagery, all over history.
Platinum
Platinum can be dainty and thin , resistant to wear than gold. It did not retain its popularity in USA because white gold is less expensive than platinum. They discover that platinum alloys are harder, denser and more durable than 14 k and 18k. Platinum is becoming the choice for settings, engagement and wedding rings.

Platinum Characteristics
Platinum is made of pure platinum. Platinum jewelry is the biggest investment in different class of jewelry because of the attractiveness and durability of its features. There are numbers of styles and design of platinum jewelry that is available in the market, you can choose from shapes and styles. It can be a special gift that will be cherished for a lifetime.


As compared to gold, platinum falls among the 18-karat and 24-karat range, with 18 karat being about 75% pure and 24 karat being the purest. Since 18-karat jewelry is 75% pure, that means that the other 25% of the piece is an alloy, such as silver, zinc or copper. This simply means that platinum requires very little alloy to be combined with it to make platinum jewelry.

If you want to choose that really something unique and exceptional for special someone, choose
platinum jewelry.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

How can one prove something is platinum.

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Jay said...

All this jewelries are unique and beautiful. I like your pattern and variation of design in a jewelry.
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