 At present, the mainstream ring material on the market is divided into two kinds of 18K gold and platinum, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, the general industry will be more recommended 18K gold. These two are the most popular ring materials on the market today. To be precise, they are actually the concept of precious metal alloy content. The manufacturing of this alloy is not to cut corners, but because usually high purity precious metals are softer in texture and require the addition of other metal elements to form an alloy in order to achieve the hardness required for inlay.
Among them, 18K gold and because of the different formulas, can present white, yellow, red (rose gold) three colors, their gold content is the same, only the color is different; and PT950 platinum for pure white.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of 18k gold and platinum as a diamond ring band?
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PT950 platinum as a diamond ring bracelet advantages and disadvantages
Advantages: the main component of platinum is still the natural metal platinum, with strong anti-corrosion, anti-oxidation properties, wear will not make the human skin allergic reaction, will not change color, the pure white more in line with our definition of purity, with the same constant and long-lasting beautiful symbolism as the diamond.
Disadvantages: Platinum has a low hardness and soft texture, easily deformed and worn by a certain external force or impact, which can easily lead to the loss of the gemstone on the arm of the ring, in addition, because the market value is not transparent, coupled with excessive publicity and hype, the international price of “platinum” is lower than gold for a long time, but in China In other words, the value retention is very poor.
Therefore, platinum is mostly used to make simple, uncomplicated diamond rings that do not require large diamond settings or plain rings.
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Advantages and disadvantages of 18K gold as a diamond ring holder
Advantages: As a metal made for inlay, 18K gold is hard and has high plasticity in design and production, so it can handle any complicated style, such as ring arm openwork with diamonds, or multi-layers with diamonds, resulting in a large number of artistic stylized diamond rings, such as baroque, Chinese, European vintage, small fresh style, etc.
Disadvantage: Since K gold is essentially an alloy, the original color is golden, and its beautiful appearance is the effect of the plating process, the ring arm will gradually fade after a long period of wear and tear (at least 2-3 years).
The above is the choice of material, for the diamond ring style how to choose, in addition to aesthetic aspects vary from person to person, but also to give you a few more recommended types.
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Claw-set category
Advantages: simple and classic, strong inlay.
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Setting category
Advantages: diamonds show large, bright and shiny, suitable for about 30 points of diamonds.
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Twisted arm category
Advantages: modify the fingers, suitable for girls with slender fingers.
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Retro category
Advantages: full of personality, will not hit the model, suitable for girls who like personality.