palldium vs white gold and whats the deal with redipping?

Woah, chill out snaps..wasn't talking literally...just making an example

We went with 18k white gold because I work in an office (and don't do a lot of rough stuff with it) and also my ring has a lot of detail and diamonds like the ring you posted. I don't see the point in spending extra money on palladium when the only problem will be slight gold wearing through on the bottom portion that no one sees. Because the ring you are talking about doesn't show a lot of plain white gold, I'd go with regular white gold and put more money into the diamond (or save it!).

I would go with white gold. Its a known commodity. Both palladium and platinum are trends. The price of the metal goes up or down depending on the world usage but they are not very stable since the world usage is based on the current trends.

Gold, on the other hand, is a widely used metal that price tends to be a lot more stable - thus having a greater re-sale value. People have been using gold or silver for thousands of years (both as jewelry and as currency). When was the last time people were worried about the cost of palladium?

The jeweler we were talking to said that in recent years, the price of palladium has gone down a lot and is now not that much higher than gold. (though, I will make sure and ask about that again to double check the price difference....cause that is my main reason for not going platinum, just doesnt seem worth the extra &dollar

hmm...resale value is worth considering, though, since its my engagement ring and I dont plan on ever selling it-should I really worry about that? (that was more of a personal rhetorical question for me to contemplate)

@BlueDaisy - I would think about it. Man, we never know what the future holds. Not saying any of uu will leave our fh BUT all types of shit can hit the fan. Shoot, if I get preggers tomorrow and need food for the baby, either one of us loose our jobs, or even if we buy a house and need to pay the mortgage... my jewelry can go. It has a lot of value to me because I love my man but I'm marrying the man not the ring. If I need it, hey I'm wearing it on my finger right now.

Heather, I wasn't trying to be nasty - you just said an untruth: "palladium is actually a platinum/gold mixture." Jewelry truly is my strength, so it bothers me when I see people asking for advice being misled.

I understand where MrsJoseph is coming from - it is nice to know that if you get stuck, you've got something of value to work with. That being said, gold spot rate is about $1200 at the moment, which is the highest it's ever been. The platinum spot rate is about 25% lower than its peak. Palladium is down about 45% from its peak. To me, this means the least potential value (in terms of profit) is in gold, as you'll be purchasing it at it's absolute highest historical price.

Buy what you like, though -- jewelry rarely makes a good investment.

I had a 14K white gold ring for 17 years and it barely showed the slightest tint of yellow- I mean SLIGHTEST, you have to really look for it. My e-ring comes with free rhodium dipping. Its $30.00 at my local jeweler (Jared's) for rings not purchase through them, they do it in store same day. Of course it may be different in your area.

I have platinum antique rings and have worn them practically every day for 22 years. They were about 50 years old when my hubby gave them to me (he's an antique dealer). The only work required after we had them resized to fit me was that one prong needed to be built up.

Platinum is harder than gold and is used on more expensive jewelry so stones don't fall out. I've never had the rings buffed or polished by a jeweler and they still look very nice. Platinum jewelry has cycled in and out of popularity over the decades.

I have some platnium jewelry, but my ring is white gold. I like both for varrying reasons. I've had my ring redipped once since I got it 2 years ago, but our jeweler does it for free & it only takes a couple hours. I've had no issues.

I work in a jewelry store. If you have hard water or well water white gold is going to turn yellow every year. If not it should last about 3 years. Its hard to tell because it turns yellow very slowly and not noticable to an untrained eye. But sure enough if you compare it to something new you'll see right away. Palladium is nice it is more of a grey than a bright white. It will be stronger but con are if you are super man and break it or need it resized you can see where the work is done where gold is going to look like the origional.

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