New metals for jewelry
28 03 2008
Dear Leslie,I don’t think I’ve ever seen jewelry in a metal other than gold, silver, or platinum. Do jewelers ever use other materials?
Nora in Mountain Home
Dear Nora,
Gold and silver are, of course, the classic metals for jewelry, both because they’re abundant enough that we have a sufficient amount to make jewelry from them and because of their beauty. Occasionally, however, jewelers will use other metals to create a specific look. For example, this semi-eternity band of chocolate diamonds in white gold contains black rhodium accents. Rhodium is very rare, and the most precious of all the metals. It is used in jewelry alloys because it is quite lustrous and very resistant to tarnishing, as well as being an unusual and attractive metal. Here, its darkness allows the paler chocolate diamonds to shine through, while its luster adds even more sparkle to the ring. Own your own piece of exotic rhodium today for only $195.
