Buying White Gold Jewelry: Everything You Need to Know

White Gold Jewelry: Elegant, Modern, Timeless

Buying white gold jewelry is one of the most popular jewelry choices worldwide – especially for engagement rings, wedding rings, and festive jewelry. We explain everything you need to know before purchasing.

What is White Gold?

White gold is yellow gold lightened by alloying it with palladium or other white metals. It retains a slight yellow tint and is therefore coated with a thin rhodium layer – which makes it radiantly white and more scratch-resistant.

Fineness in White Gold

• 585 White Gold (14K): 58.5% gold – the standard for daily wear
• 750 White Gold (18K): 75% gold – more noble, deeper white, higher value

Rhodium Plating: What You Need to Know

• Rhodium plating is a thin protective layer of rhodium (0.1-0.5 µm)
• Makes white gold radiantly white and more scratch-resistant
• Wears off – renewable every 12-24 months (30-60 € at the jeweler)
• Without rhodium plating: White gold can have a slight yellowish shimmer

White Gold for Diamonds: Ideal

White gold allows white diamonds to appear their whitest – the cool metal setting optically transfers to the stone. Yellow gold makes diamonds appear slightly more yellowish. For diamond engagement rings: White gold is the first choice.

Care

• Like yellow gold – soapy water monthly
• Additionally: Rhodium plating if a yellow tint becomes visible

Discover white gold jewelry at corelunejewellery.de – 585 and 750, rhodium-plated, transparently labeled.