My 925 fc wedding band has held up to a beating over the last 15 years! I work in it work out and lift weights in it and it’s still good to go and going strong!💪🏻👍

I’m getting a platinum band for my wedding. This confirms my thoughts, thanks!

Great video! You are my favorite source for jewelry education! Please keep uploading them. Thank you so much!

Thanks for all the helpful tips! I'm learning about jewelry and this is great xx

I found your comments re: precious white metals very helpful. Thank you. I will continue to watch for your info. I studied scinces for a little while but not enough to put it to practical purposes. thanks again.

So well explained! Thank you for these videos.

Among the white metals I really love sterling silver. To my eye it is the "whitest" and when polished, the most lustrous. Only rhodium plated white gold approaches it for brightness. Tarnish is aggravating though. I’m looking into heat hardened Argentium 960 as a substitute. Not a fan of white gold. My wedding band is 14k yellow gold surrounding an inner braided band of white gold. My husband has a ring with three interwoven bands of 14k yellow, rose, and white gold. Gorgeous ring and a very substantial piece of jewelry. Problem is the rhodium has worn off and you can see the true color of the white gold, which has a gray tone because of the platinum used in the alloy. I’m going to have to take them in to a local jeweler for cleaning, polishing, and replating, which is inconvenient. The good news is those rings are over twenty years old, so we did get a lot of mileage out of them before needing to be serviced. Platinum is the "grayest" of the three metals but if I were to invest in a diamond ring then it would be my choice. Speaking of gray metals I should mention my favorite ring. It is surgical stainless-steel set with a canary yellow radiant-cut cubic zirconia. An impulse buy because I liked the bling and the thing was ridiculously cheap. I love it and wear it every day. Why? For starters, I really like the heft and smoothness of the ring. They didn’t skimp on the metal and it is even more comfortable than my wedding band. I also like the contrast between the cool toned steel and the yellow stone. I’ve put that ring through a lot of abuse. I’ve accidentally banged it more than once and it has never warped or scratched and is as shiny as the day I bought it. If it gets dirty, I just rub it with the edge of my shirt, and it polishes right up. The cz has also surprisingly held up, but heck for I paid, if it should get cloudy, I could buy another without blinking.

Thanks for this video i learned a lot since i love jewelry. I used to just buy yellow or white gold but recently i purchased a platinum ring and platinum necklace. It is as beautiful as white gold and you dont need to polish it and tough as settings for diamond ring and gemstones like emerald ruby or sapphire. I think either platinum or gold has both advantages and disadvantages on it. I love to resell my item so i will stick to gold or platinum. I have 1 or 2 jewelry in silver. I prefer yellow gold but for diamond i prefer white gold or platinum it makes the stone look elegant and classy. Platinum by the way is hypoallergenic than gold because gold is incorporated with other metals to make it durable. In japan they usually used platinum for rings.

It’s been 26 years but I still remember the jewelers frustration with trying to craft my engagement/wedding rings in platinum from a design of my late husband’s. Thanks to your video I now have a better understanding of why that might have been. While my jewelry box has a mix of all the metals and colors what I most frequently wear is silver (though I’ve no qualms wearing it right along side white gold and platinum). Every piece of jewelry whether it cost me $5 or hundreds gets carefully cleaned and stored away again every time it’s worn.

Great video presentation! What are the pros and cons of 14K WG vs 18K WG

White gold is my favorite. My college ring is 10k white gold. I have silver pieces but hate always having to clean them whereas the gold still looks pretty good even when it gets a bit foggy.

Overall good advice. But you didn’t mention the number one drawback to white gold.. the rhodium plating

Me being a south Asian, from Pakistan specifically, I always wear yellow gold, it goes so well with my gold skin tone. I never knew why platinum jewellery was so expensive! But thanks to you, now I do. I’ve been binge watching your videos and love them. I’m looking to buy a ruby bracelet so doing some homework.

Question about Argentium silver or non-oxidizing silver- how does that "wear" or "tarnish" (if at all)?

Thanks, this was lovely!

Thank you for this video! It helped me alot to understand the difference! Now I know I wish for engagement and weeding! Thank you!

The clearest answer. Thank you. ✨✨

you can use Argentium Silver instead of Sterling Silver. About me, I love silver so much, it's really very very brilliant white color

I’d like to know more about tarnish vs patina and what elements we use in jewelry get this effect?

Thank you for the video! You know your stuff.

Thank you for the information

Great vid bro

What about Palladium? It is said it remains shiny for longer than Platinum and White Gold.

I am so happy to see Rose gold again, always loved it.

What would you prefer grill wise?

Thank you so much. This video was very helpful. I had to clean up a bunch of wife's ring. Now I know why some were very dirty/oxidized and some were very clean. I was almost about to trash some 925 silver rings, but a Dremel polish really brought these rings back to life I think it is time to invest in ultrasonic cleaner...lol

Love your channel,thanks for sharing your knownledge!

Andrew, I really liked this video, I did not know of golds ability to spring back. I do have a question though I understand Platinum but I have been seeing more and more rings in Palladium and when I researched it it said it was soft and did work harden, but why use it in place of Platinum ? Is it easier to work with ?

In my mind silver is supposed to have a patina. Polished silver has no character, it's just a mirror. Patina silver has a nice milky glow to it. I like *unplated* white gold as well. It looks really classy.

Thank you 😊

I recently had my older 18kt yellow gold engagement ring made into a platinum setting. I was told by my jeweler that the prongs won't wear flat in a platinum setting as was the case in my 18kt gold ring. My yellow gold ring had lost one of the trillion side stones and my jeweler said this was because the prongs had worn down and was the reason for losing the stone and my reason for having it remade in platinum. Is it true that platinum prongs will not wear out or flatten over time?

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Hi. How about working with white gold? I only have been working with silver so far but would like to try working with white gold at some point. What is the difference when making ring with white gold?

What about 18k white gold palladium?

How can i purchase or MAKE white gold n rose

do a vid on rubys

Those two rings at 4:10 are obviously the same picture, even though it claims one is white gold and one is platinum. Reflections are exactly the same.

It always shocks me how I always assumed there's just inherently a "better" mineral, metal or alloy and that budget was the only separating factor... but there's so much more. The situation, what piece it's used for, how much more expensive per carat, etc. I feel like I was so ignorant before diving into this a little more.

So whats is it better composition to use to make your wh gold 75% gold and 25% other wh precious metals? My ? Is what makes the 25% my local jewelry maker said to use palladium (not platinum) and silver what is your best combination. I already have the gold and silver im just on the fence to committing to spend more money if the other combinations don't get any whiter than just the two i already have on hand too make my personal next ring.

I guess they are similar in so much as they are made of matter- protons, neutrons and electrons. But they are different elements with different chemistry and different physical properties- silver is a good conductor, platinum is a catakyst, silver and gold are quite soft, platinum and palladium atre quite hard. Whether worth it or not varies from person to person as even tungsten or stainless steel can look pretty good and some people just don't want to pay more for a metal that still just looks like metal.

Hi Andrew its good to see you are sharing about metals. It seems you lose weight here. Very nice. Hope you can share another video about Spessartines or spessartite, Please! it is my new favorite because of its high refractive index and its affordable

What about stainless steel?

What surprised me is that you said platinum as a metal by itself has been selling for less than gold... I think I always assumed it was more expensive on all fronts, period. Also, the “bounce back” factor. I guess I never thought about that. Learned something new!

thanks for the info! Im a yellow gold and silver type of gal... I dont see the reason for paying a great amount of money on white gold and platinum when it just get mistaken for silver...

I would have loved it if you had discussed palladium as well. When I bought my wife's ring, palladium was one of the options. I ended up getting white gold, but I always kind of thought I made a mistake by doing so.

Isnt silver supposed to be the most shiny? but it corrodes and tarnishes easier than platinum right?

While a very good presentation, I think a lot could be added about the actual content of white gold ie what white metals are involved. I have a white gold Balfor college ring worn every day for 50 years, 10 k, I never even heard of rhodium plating, a warm white, but never a worn yellow area. 15 years ago I ordered another while gold ring from the successor company to Balfor. In two weeks, it showed tarnish areas and my finger had a rash. I sent it back for replacement which developed the same problem. Sent that back. The second replacement solved the problem. I have a nickle allergy. I have heard that Nickle, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium have all been used in various versions of white gold with different effects on the price.

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Great information. I think you should have shared the fact that there really isn’t “ white “ gold , that all gold is yellow when it comes out of the earth and that the alloys added to it make it white. And hat over time the yellow will probably start to show on the shank of a ring.

Great video. Question, what do you mean by "it doesn't transfer from itself"?

I saw videos uploading from your channel every times but the same like what i had all. Then when i went to Pawn shop and showed them and they didn't buy what Emerald in my holding on my hands. They didn't like its why it's true or not what i had. And around my sides, focusing on me who I'm a crazy man, but i am not keeping any of what i have been passed out into my life. Everything was passing when we faced so, sometimes hard and sometimes cool.

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Can u tell me ... which metal is useful as medals..we are thinking about 5 medals in our competition ( gold silver broze ..and copper ) can u tell me which metal we can use as 5 th medal

Did not expect the bendability bit with the platinum ... I thought platinum was superior to all the others :)

thx you

I've a question: why don't watchmakers use silver? I've seen stainless steel, gold, platinum and in a few situations rhodium and palladium watches but not silver.

I was surprised that platinum can be in antiques, for some reason I thought it was a new thing, maybe made in a lab recently. I guess because it's so expensive I never even bothered looking at that jewellery...

I like the silver jewelry if the design is easy to clean. I like cleaning and polishing my jewelry anyway.

Hello @YourAverageJeweler, quite an informative video, I just wanted to inform you of something I saw @11:07 in your video; @ the bottom of the screen on one side, it says With Patina, but the other side says No Platina..I just wanted to bring it to your attention, perhaps maybe you could edit this video.. hope this helps..

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If anyone knows when you talk 75% gold and 25% other white metals. My question is, is the 75% and 25% by weight or volume?

I love white gold my wedding ring also white gold

What about being hypoallergenic? I’m allergic to nickel, my finger literally gets scaly (and red).

My 925 silver looks a little more yellow than some white gold plated pendants is that normal.

Jewelry stores don't even carry silver. Its all gold and platinum. They can't markup silver enough to make it worth their while. It also tarnishes quickly and looks unmarketable unless it's polished monthly, which is annoying. But if you want lower quality and lower price point rings...and/or want to focus your buying power on the gemstones rather than the setting, silver is a better option. Because when it's polished/dipped in cleaner, you can't tell it from white gold at a distance. So as a consumer silver can be a great option.

You neglect the relative market scarcity of platinum versus gold versus silver and also the fact that platinum is softer than gold and gold is softer than silver. My mother's engagement ring was made from platinum, but she lost one of the side stones within weeks of receiving it and bent one of the prongs doing household chores.

Which is harder, white gold or platinum?

Silver for the win! 😎

I actually really like silver! It is the 'whitest' white metal and doesn't break your bank to own one. I actually would prefer pure metal over sterling silver because sterling silver is more prone to tarnish.

How does Palladium compare?

They have you not looked at the material properties of these materials? I.e. hardness, toughness, tendency to oxidise etc? Everything you said is subjective (opinionated) and is completely different to how you compared diamond and diamond alternative materials?

I’m sorry but the song in the background sounds like Third Eye Blind’s Deep Inside Of You

You have again omitted the most important part of them all. Gold is not white, it is just Rhodium plated that will ware off faster then one might want. Out of them 3, "white" Gold will be the one that needs maintenance more often.

Muyanzi Reid there’s literally no point in getting white gold. If u want ur chain/ring to be silver buy real sterling silver or if u want it to be grey buy stainless steel. White golds plated with Rhodium to give the gold the white color so the rhodium platings eventually gonna come off and the chain will be a rly light yellow. And yes silver tarnishes easily but if u clean it at least once a week it’ll keep the same silver color. So basically you’ve gotta be lazy asf to buy platinum because it literally only takes like 3 minutes to clean sterling silver

What is the S925 ? In ring

The best in the world market today 21k solid white gold formula , stable world market value. Life time guaranties.

I've never understood how white gold can be labeled as such. How is it gold (at all) if a big portion of the alloy is nickel and silver?

I'm surprised that you advocate for white gold given the fact that it is plated and will wear through over time. Is it easy to replate it or are you just recommending it as disposable jewelry?

In no way are you average. You are the handsome jeweler.

Gold is nice but man do i love silver, white gold would be preferable if I went gold, maybe for my future Wedding.

Never had jewelry in my life

I did not know silver was softer than gold. Thought it was just more plentiful.

What does he mean "platinum doesn't transfer from itself. It stays with itself" when being sanded down? Why would it need to be sanded? Why is white gold polished instead?

PT all the way!

White gold will change or bleed yellow platinum won’t buy easier to scratch

Which white metal for me? Silver. The others have no use for me.

personal opinion: Silver is the most beautiful visually.

And is more prestigious, platinum that is!

I am white gold

Le métal argent est le plus blanc des métaux.

My wedding ring came in yellow or white 14k gold. I choose white and need to have ot rhodium dipped once a year. One place near my home charged $70 to dip and another $29. Shop that dipshit around!

Great info, i just had to watch at 1.25x speed

If there wasn't a difference they'd all have the same name

i like orange juice

Intro is so long, can we just get to the point

To poor can't afford silver or gold

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Stainless steel is the most affordable white precious metal

So your saying stainless steel is the way to go 😅 It’s the cheapest, most durable, & looks the same as the other white metals 🍻