| Gold
White
Gold or Yellow Gold?
For
many people, the choice between white or yellow gold is an
easy one. They choose the color they like the best and that
matches the rest of their jewelry. Some people, however, have
no preference and want to know which color would look best
with their diamond(s). Ifyou look, you they have a colorless
or near colorless diamond, white gold or platinum would be
a better the following choice.
Yellow
gold can make a colorless diamond look slightly yellowish
and therefore, less entitled "A valuable. Some yellow
gold mountings have prongs or heads that look white. These
heads are 4 issue of The either made of white gold or platinum,
or else they have been plated with rhodium. The white head
compliments the color of the diamonds they hold and allows
people to have yellow gold mountings that go well with colorless
diamonds.
Yellow
gold is ideal for mounting yellowish diamonds because it can
mask their yellowish tints. If a diamond is so yellow that
it can be classified as a fancy color, a white gold or platinum
mounting would be more appropriate. The white metal would
emphasize the yellow of the diamond.
White gold tends to be harder than yellow gold, so it can
wear better and hold diamonds more securely than yellow gold.
It also tends to be more brittle due to the presence of nickel.
This means that when a diamond has to be removed, white gold
prongs are more susceptible to breakage. The hardness and
brittleness of the gold are minor factors, however, in determining
the choice of color. It's far more important that you like
the color and that it enhance the appearance of your diamonds.
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yellow color
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