{"id":11460,"date":"2016-10-12T12:54:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/?p=11460"},"modified":"2018-02-01T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T14:51:00","slug":"white-gold-discolour-tarnish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/white-gold-discolour-tarnish\/","title":{"rendered":"Does White Gold Discolour and Tarnish?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This design shows the blistering white finish of Rhodium on 18ct White Gold<\/em><\/p>\n

Buying a white gold engagement ring<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Exploring the pro’s and con’s of each precious metal can be a wise step ahead of purchasing an engagement ring. White gold remains the most popular precious metal choice\u00a0<\/a>when it comes to purchasing an engagement ring. We have regular and premium Fairtrade choices\u00a0available for most designs.<\/p>\n

\"18ct-White-Gold-With-Without-Rhodium-2\"<\/p>\n

This photograph shows the Rhodium finish and un-plated 18ct white gold surface of an engagement ring<\/em><\/p>\n

Discolouration and tarnishing for white gold<\/strong><\/h3>\n

White gold can tarnish and discolour over\u00a0a period of time which can vary greatly from one person to another. When a piece of white gold jewellery is created, the final blistering white appearance is achieved by applying a very hard Rhodium plating<\/a> to the item. Most white gold alloys are very slightly off-white. The Rhodium plate gives a finished engagement ring the desired bright white finish, complementing the whiteness of the diamond.<\/p>\n

Tarnishing becomes visible in specific areas of an engagement ring. The most common part of the ring is below the shank\u2014under the finger where the ring makes most contact with objects. Activities such as driving will bring your engagement ring into direct contact with the forces of friction\u2014slowly wearing the Rhodium over time. The result is an area of metal that appears less white, almost off-white or straw coloured below the ring.<\/p>\n

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How to restore the whiteness of an engagement ring<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The easiest way to restore the full whiteness of the ring is to have the ring professionally cleaned and re-finished. This process involves ultrasonic cleaning, re-polishing, further cleaning and then finally applying a new Rhodium plating to the engagement ring. The final result should be consistent with the brand new appearance of the engagement ring when it was first purchased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This design shows the blistering white finish of Rhodium on 18ct White Gold Buying a white gold engagement ring Exploring the pro’s and con’s of each precious metal can be a wise step ahead of purchasing an engagement ring. White gold remains the most popular precious metal choice\u00a0when it comes to purchasing an engagement ring. Read the full article…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[865,864,473],"class_list":["post-11460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-engagement-rings","tag-discolour","tag-tarnish","tag-white-gold"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11460"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21700,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460\/revisions\/21700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}