After doing my preliminary research, I pretty much ended up using that, “Seven Facts for Six Metals” chart to decide what material to choose my ring to be out of. The intrinsic value was a huge selling point for me because buying an engagement ring is a large investment – as it should be – but I wanted the best of the best so that the ring would be a part of my wife’s life and then of the lifes of those whom the ring is passed down to.
I have cuff links from my father that he passed down to me years ago; they’re made of platinum and have such an incredible look to them after many years. I’ve had them lightly restored a few years back – just to clean up any small scuffs on it. I didn’t realize until recently however, that what I had done to them couldn’t necessarily be done to other precious metals. Platinum has the same surface strength of white and yellow gold, however, neither can be restored with such ease as platinum.
I say all of this because, of all the types of jewelry out there, rings probably get the roughest treatment since they’re on your hands. I wanted to invest in something strong, valuable and restorable – all of which only seem to fully apply to platinum. See where I’m going here?
