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In Response to Re: White gold versus platinum:
In Response to Re: White gold versus platinum : I'm not on here as a vendor, I'm on here as a bride. I mention it only because it is true and I have experience. I work in my family's small, single location, privately owned retail jewelry store. We focus on quality, customer service, and custom design. I didn't post to promote my store, or my blog, just to give an informed, educated perspective. I'm an Accredited Jewelry Professional and a Graduate Gemologist, I studied at the Gemological Institute of America - the most prominent gem trade lab in the country and world. With regard to the 4 prong tiffany setting - it is not that it is ALWAYS bad, it is that IF a diamond is set high with only four prongs, it is at much greater risk for coming loose. The reason platinum CAN BE a negative in the types of settings described above is that it is a more malleable metal than gold. The long prongs have the possibility of bending and the stone comes loose. This is most common in fancy shape stones because they tend to be deeper than round brilliant. I have a good friend who purchased a platinum ring with 1.60ct emerald cut, with tiny shared prong diamonds on the band. Her band is bent and the diamond comes loose all the time. (this ring is not from my store, she came to me due to the problems) All I was saying - and this is straight from my bench jeweler, a JA Certified Senior Bench Jeweler who has been in our store alone over 16 years - is that some setting designs are designed for gold not platinum. They are different metals and should be dealt with accordingly when it comes to rings.
Posted by SaraR715
I never called you a vendor, nor do I trust many jewelers after being told that the difference between two different metals was that, "it's a different metal" and that stainless steel is "similar to spoons.. like.. you know.. the ones in your kitchen"
My point was solely that some (many) of your comments are subjective. Maybe a higher setting comes loose more easily, although that's why you pay for the quality in those situations. I am not concerned with my 4 prong setting (again, insurance allows me to be less concerned as well :P ), nor do I feel mightier-than-thou for owning a platinum ring.
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