White gold or platinum for a wedding band?
I have a platinum/diamond engagement ring. My fiance and I want to get matching
wedding bands--originally, we were thinking platinum, but when we went to the
jeweler's today, we were surprised by the price. Two 5mm "comfort fit" bands in
white gold were priced at $400; the same bands were $1400 in platinum.
So I have a few questions--is it worth it to go platinum? Is there anything
wrong with white gold, other than that it is less rare than platinum? Will a
white gold wedding band look remarkably different alongside a platinum
engagement ring, after years and years have passed?
Try looking other places. For example, I got a plat/diamond wedding band
at Bloomingdale's (in tyson's corner) for ~$500. DH looked for a plat
band, but decided the $300 price difference didn't matter to him (IIRC,
$99 for white gold, $400 for plat). He got the white gold, as his ring
doesn't have to match mine. I have platinum in both my e-ring and wedding
bands. I can't comment on the wear between the two, but DH's band still
looks silvery, 9 months later.
If you're worried about the expense of platinum but wish to have it anyway,
you might consider using a pattern which includes mostly yellow gold with a
rail of platinum (or some other feature in platinum). We wound up choosing
this option and we love it! Not only do the yellow gold and platinum
complement one another nicely - it also allows for the occasional gold
bracelet (etc.) to not look out of place with my wedding jewelry.
It's also sometimes less expensive. We wound up paying a fair amount for
our bands because I designed them so the custom plate and casting were a
little hefty but I have seen plenty of mixed metal rings for far less than a
solid platinum one would be.
White gold - I think it will be obvious against the platinum...
I second that suggestion. My band is platinum and 18k, and cost about
$400 (I also have a platinum e-ring). The jeweler (Shane
Company--I've no afiliation except as a customer) had a lot of
platinum bands that were about there or a little less expensive. FH's
ring (also platinum and 18k, but much wider than mine, and with a
pattern engraved on the platinum part) was a lot more expensive (over
$1k), but considering the design and the fact that he doesn't have a
diamond solitaire on his hand, well worth the price :)
The white gold may be fine too--try it on next to your engagement ring
and see if it looks good together. I had to try on a lot of rings
before I found one that I liked that went well with mine--my e-ring
has a bit thicker band than most others I've seen, and bands that were
too thin looked funny, and too-thick took up too much room on my
(stubby) fingers. Hehe, I actually tried on FH's band as an option
for me, but it was too wide next to my e-ring.