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Palladium Jewelry Not As Popular As It Used To Be.
When platinum jewelry prices were sky high some time ago, Palladium became a metal of choice as an alternative to the Platinum which was simply prohibitively expensive for many. With Palladium being an intrinsically white metal (unlike white gold, which is actually plated yellow gold..), like platinum and sharing the price point of gold, it was an easy choice.
However, now that platinum prices have come down from where they were several years ago and with certain porosity problems arising in the creation of a sometimes brittle palladium metal, the popularity of this precious metal has declined somewhat.
It will be interesting to see how Palladium does in the 2009-10 season.
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Judah:
Who told you that white gold is actually just yellow gold that's been plated? Sorry, but that's simply not true. White gold is the result of using white metal (such as nickel) as an alloy in the manufacturing process, as opposed to the use of a yellow metal alloy (such as brass) in yellow gold. The result is of using a white metal alloy is 14kt or 18kt "white" gold. When a pink-ish alloy (such as copper) is used, the result is pink gold. The only plating normally used on white gold is RHODIUM, which is bright white, like chrome.
Posted by: Joe Brandt on August 18, 2009 8:10 AM
White gold does get some of its white appearance from being alloyed with metals like nickel (which some people are allergic to, btw), but it still has a somewhat yellow tint to it, which you can see once the plating wears away. That's why people have to get their white gold rings re-plated (it's the plating that gives white gold its shiny white appearance). I prefer platinum, personally, because it's naturally white and doesn't need to be plated (and re-plated) to keep its white appearance.
Posted by: Ed on August 18, 2009 12:20 PM
can show the picture?what means palladium?
Posted by: antique diamond jewelery on August 25, 2009 3:17 PM