Platinum Jewelry

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The metal that is gaining the most popularity among jewelry consumers is platinum. It is the most expensive and rarest metal used in jewelry making. It is very beautiful as well as white metal is. It is of better quality than white gold.

Antonio de Ulloa discovered platinum in South Africa in 1735. He named it “platina” which means “silver of little value”. Little did he know that platinum was even scarcer than gold or silver.

Platinum resists tarnish and its natural white luster provides a prosperous backdrop for diamonds and other gems. Its look with diamonds or other gems is too wonderful.

Platinum is a hypo-allergenic metal that will not irritate the skin. Most platinum jewelry is 95 percent pure platinum, and 5 percent iridium or palladium alloy. Platinum rings are made of 95% platinum and 5% alloys in the United States. These extents are some different in Europe. Manufacturers give preference to work on this metal because it can be heated and cooled frequent times without loosing its shape. With this specification, they can design the platinum jewelry with more creativity.

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