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Gold was one of the first metals to be mined because it was most commonly discovered in its native state. The imperishable and highly valued metal naturally occurs as yellow in colour. However, in the jewellery industry, the current growth in the use of white metals is proportionally attributed to the new found relationship between modern fashion and white gold. The attractive metal combines a cool and lustrous shine with golden quality and complements most of modern designs beautifully. Understandably, white gold is a synthetic metal and usually represents an alloy of natural yellow gold with either nickel or palladium. The resulting metal is not the bright and radiant gleam that flatters our white gold diamond jewellery. When alloyed with nickel, the colour of the natural gold is not completely removed and so a yellowish hue remains. Alternatively, the palladium and gold alloy has a definite greyness in colour and looks relatively dull. In order to give the metal alloy a completely vibrant white and mirror like finish, all of our white gold is plated with rhodium.
Used to supplement our white gold with a radiant and purely white shine, this metal is appropriately similar to platinum as regards both chemical properties and value. It is bright and hard to the extent that even platinum will retain its radiance for longer if plated with rhodium. Indeed, when plated with this precious metal, white gold represents the finest quality jewellery. However despite its hardness, the layer of rhodium can eventually wear off through time. This misfortune is primarily attributed to base metals found in most cosmetics. Consequently, it may be inconvenient to stop using make-cup, lotions and abrasive soaps and so cleaning frequently is advisable to prevent the problem occurring.
