Prized platinum wedding rings for your exceptional day
Platinum is a very rare & beautiful metal that has being increasingly used for making platinum rings over the past two centuries. Perhaps it’s a natural transition for young couples who have been loading up on a number of silver ornaments over the last decade to now upgrade to tasteful platinum jewellery.
During courtship, youngsters preferred to exchange silver rings as they weren’t as expensive as the others; they have thus developed an affinity for white pieces of jewelry but now desire something a bit more upscale. Enter platinum wedding bands!
The quality of platinum is decided mainly by its purity. The purer the platinum, the better its quality. Most high quality platinum wedding rings are made out of 85,90,95 and 99.9 percent platinum.
Most of the designs that you would come across in bridal magazines would be based on platinum. Some people are allergic to gold & other precious metals.
Most couples in recent times are not going in for matching wedding bands. Platinum is commonly alloyed with iridium or ruthenium to make up the other 5 to 10% of the ring.
As either of these alloys are also metals in the platinum metal group, platinum is hypoallergenic and ideal for people with sensitive skin. Good quality platinum wedding rings dent or scratch lesser than rings made of gold or other metals.
It is also important that it fits you well so that the ring is worn very comfortably. A wedding band is a symbol of unity and will be cherished for a lifetime. This can be corrected by having the ring polished by a qualified jeweler.
Filed under: John's Message