Note: Platinum jewelry can vary in quality

Platinum has become a popular choice for jewelry due to its strength, durability, and marketing efforts of Platinum industry in recent years. Platinum is three times more expensive than gold. Jewellery market, because it aggressively sets three times the profit on each element of Platinum selling compared to gold. Platinum is naturally white shiny metal. Sometimes, the requirements of strength and resistance to scratching are overrated. Like all precious metals Platinum is zero. A Platinum white gold differs from scratch because it simply "remove the metal instead of plowing".

So far, the producer of platinum metals of the platinum group metal alloy (Iridium, osmium, Palladium, Platinum, rhodium and ruthenium) used jewels. Platinum is with the right mixture of these platinum group metal alloys of a harder so that there is a strong and durable metal jewelry. Platinum does not rust or corrode metals and Platinum family is hypoallergenic and ideal for those with sensitive skin.

Guidelines of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for Platinum jewelry which has scored only 950 thousandth elements composed of pure Platinum may be cancelled without League "Platinum" or "PLAT" information. 750-950 platinum, metals must be specified also the platinum group. Z. b. PLAT900IRID for 10% alloy of Iridium. The most common alloys in America were historically 95% Platinum ruthenium 5% or 5% cobalt and 90% Platinum 10% Iridium.

It is a misconception that the Platinum 950 is better than the Platinum 900. However, pure Platinum is very soft and the right mix of League is what is important. For best results, create jewelry for different purposes and different percentages of different alloys. Some of the better mixtures for casting finger flexion and some are better for the calligraphy as angles of diamond fragile. PLAT900IRID think many artisans of diamond rings of League general purpose best.

While Platinum is best known for its use in jewelry, more than 60% of Platinum is used in other industrial uses as catalysts for automobiles and pacesetter in medicine. The price has increased in recent years due to its rarity and the rapidly growing demand for this versatile metal.

The high prices of Platinum and other metals and alloys used in jewellery, to reduce cost, caused some jewelry producers use lower percentages of Platinum. Unfortunately this new alloy will reduce the properties of the Platinum made mixtures, desirable. The new Platinum alloys produce fragile, which is more susceptible to damage.

For example, metal, which is stamped 585 Platinum is actually just the 58.5% pure Platinum, and 41.5% of copper and cobalt, with the result, it is more likely to crack the crater is discolor or irritate sensitive skin. Less scrupulous jewelry seller remove stamp 585 and complicate the situation, leading consumers to believe that the traditional Platinum metal.

Historically, the buyer has not jewelry Platinum purity have worried because in the platinum group metals were the League used the uniform quality regardless of the particular League or percentage.

Potential is threatened shopper jewelry today, because the low quality Platinum the same as the top Platinum Watch. While Platinum independently similar Looks of the League, the weight of low quality is lower, alloy mixtures because there is so much less dense Platinum.

Currently there are no FTC to and guidelines for the new Platinum alloys jeweler or appraiser to help determine if Platinum is suitable for the intended use of the consumer. The consumer deserves a warning, if lower quality Platinum sold, because it cannot keep stones as well and is more susceptible to damage. However, you will not be the point of sale of low-quality Platinum jewelry to this potential problem. As everyone is important purchases, consumers are informed and asking the right questions before making your purchase.