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NEW mans wedding ring I have the original receipt for this item - and it is greatly reduced Why Choose a Palladium ring over a White Gold Ring? Most people who have purchased a white gold ring did so because they like the fact that gold is a precious metal and they wanted a white colour metal for their ring. But white gold is not a true white metal. Think about it…what colour is gold when it comes out of the ground? That’s right, it’s yellow! So to make a 14kt white gold ring, the jeweler takes 58% pure gold (remember pure gold is bright yellow) and alloys the pure gold with white metal alloys, like nickel. These alloys “bleach” out the metal leaving it with a slight yellowish colour. So white gold is not a true white colour like platinum, palladium, silver or steel. The last step before the ring makes it into the jewelry store showcase, or in the jewelers’ gift box, is that the ring is then rhodium plated. Rhodium plating the ring makes it look like platinum in color. It’s kind of like chrome plating the bumper on your car. But the rhodium plating wears off after little time, showing the true colour of the white gold ring. Of course, you can go to a jeweler and pay to have your ring re-rhodium plated. But a palladium ring, because the metal is a naturally white precious metal, does not ever need to be rhodium plated. It will stay white forever, it does not yellow. White gold rings have a certain amount of nickel in them. Palladium rings have no nickel in them and are the perfect choice for those with sensitivity to nickel. They are hypoallergenic – unlike white gold rings. White gold rings come in several purities – 10K is 41% pure gold, 14K is 58% pure gold and 18K is 75% pure gold. But palladium rings are 95% pure. Therefore, palladium rings are much more precious than white gold rings. Value is another consideration. Even though the price of one ounce of pure gold is more than double the price of palladium, palladium is much rarer than gold. So purchasing a palladium ring now could prove to be a wise decision. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit