Platinum vs Gold Engagement Ring

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Platinum vs Gold in Engagement Rings

Platinum Price / Oz $ 929.35 | Gold Price per Ounce $1,554.10

Pros of Platinum (vs Gold)

• Malleable, Finer craftsmanship
• Better jewelers work with platinum
• Hypo-allergenic
• Rarer than gold
• Hold value in spite of financial fears and turmoils
• Often considered a symbol of prestige
• Heavier and more durable than white gold
• Tends to look more expensive
• Develops a stunning Patina over time

Cons of Platinum

• Is significantly more expensive than white gold (even though it looks nearly identical)
• Will get scratched (and dull over time. Not everyone loves patina)
• Isn't yellow if you're looking for gold
• Not all jewelers are qualified to work with Platinum

Pros of Yellow Gold

• The most hypoallergenic of all the three gold colors. But not against Platinum
• Historically the most popular metal used for wedding and engagement bands
• The most malleable and easiest for jewelers to manipulate
• All jewelers can work with it
• Easily matched with diamonds of a lower color grade.

Ben's Opinion: If you are deciding between Platinum vs White Gold?

Antique History of Platinum and Gold

Up until 1900) Georgian, Victorian -> Only Yellow Gold and Silver

(1900 - 1910) Edwardian -> Mix of Platinum and Yellow Gold

Art Deco -> Just Platinum

(White Gold became commercially available as of 1912 in Pforzheim, Germany and gained popularity in the mid-to-late 1920s as a low-cost substitute for platinum) 

Rant: Almost all real Art Deco is NOT made with White gold.

Rant: Very few high-class recent jewelry pieces are made from gold since platinum has been around...

Graff Pink, a rare 24.78 carat pink diamond -> Platinum

Hope Diamond 5.52-carat deep-blue diamond -> PLATINUM