Rings - What are Yours Made From and Why?

anotheruser

What are your rings made from and why?

I visited the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham yesterday and among the many "currently fashionable" white gold, there was platinum and palladium.

The Jewellers general consensus is that while white gold is all the rage, it's actually not that great a metal. Rhodium coated yellow gold, which needs re-coating every few years isn't great.

Moving up a notch from white gold is Palladium.
This is supposedly as rare as platinum, as strong too but still fairly new to the metal market. One jeweller was very complimentary of the metal and said it would eventually become the favourite, which would push prices up.

Obviously then there is platinum which added with a few diamonds is probably out of most people's league.

So, what say you MSE men and women... what material are your sings made from and why did you chose that?

Faith177

Both my engagement ring and wedding ring were made from OH's design in the Jewellery Quarter

OH choose platinum for both mainly because a) I hate gold jewellery and never would have worn it b) with white gold I didn't fancy the hassle of getting it re-plated all the time you can guarantee it will always happen when the money just isn't there to get it done lol. Also I was concerned that due to my part time job in a bar moving barrels ect around was going to cause it to tarnish quicker especially with some of the chemicals we use for cleaning.

There the two main reasons I preferred platinum I don't know if he was offered Pallidum and I haven't really seen it or heard much about it so I would be weary without speaking to someone in the know

traleegirl

I have a platinum engagement and wedding ring..the reason being is that this is both our second time around and we wanted something completely different to the first time!

F1F93

Palladium for me and my fianc!e. I got her engagement ring custom made, and went for palladium as its so unusual. We're an unusual couple, so we wanted unusual rings! The wedding rings are also palladium to match.

notanewuser

Ours are from the jewellery quarter, made to DH's designs. All chunky platinum because I'm allergic to gold/white gold and he didn't want to miss out!

redfragglebiker

Our wedding rings (which we don't get to wear yet as we don't get married until 2015) are both Platinum because that's what the band on my engagement ring is made from. The wedding band I have is designed specifically to match my engagement ring and OH wanted platinum becuase he wanted out rings to have some kind of matching element as the design of them is very different. I think he went for platinum on the engagement ring after having a good long conversation with the jeweller about the properties of white gold, platinum and palladium. (He knows I don't like yellow gold) The engagement ring he chose was available in white gold or platinum and I don't think he liked the idea of me having to faff about and get it replated every few years. Have to say o0ur jeweller has been brilliant too, aftercare service second to none, shows a genuine interest and is just lovely. I even get free loan of a tiara for our wedding day!

Stephb1986_2

I've got 18 carat white gold and my wedding is the same. My h2b's wedding ring is tungsten carbide because he's a tool maker and it will shatter if he get's it caught in work if he doesn't take it off.

Steph xx

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My wedding ring is brushed Palladium. I chose it because it is good for those with sensitive skin and it won't fade over the years. It cost £280 in 2008 and took about 12 weeks to be ordered (From Swag) in my size; it was made in Germany.

It scratched up quite a bit in the first few weeks of wear - i bet it was the sand on honeymoon. However, it hasn't changed since then.

My wife's white gold has need replating

anotheruser

Thanks for the replies.
It's good to know there is a good mix out there of what people have chosen

Trixsie1989

We're having palladium wedding rings because it's naturally a white metal and very hard wearing but my engagement ring is white gold because it couldn't be made in palladium so I no I'm going to have to get my ring reset in palladium eventually xxx

Bella73

Ours are simple bands in 9ct gold as they are hard wearing so will last without any hassle of getting dipped or anything.

Plus my engagement ring is 9ct gold diamond solitaire and jeweller recommended same gold next to it.

Our plain bands are court fit so they are smooth all the way round so don't cut into the skin at all.