{"id":316,"date":"2015-11-19T05:34:59","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T05:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/?p=316"},"modified":"2018-04-05T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T22:58:38","slug":"tip-of-the-day-choosing-a-gemstone-engagement-ring-tip-14-selecting-a-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/gemstone-engagement-rings\/tip-of-the-day-choosing-a-gemstone-engagement-ring-tip-14-selecting-a-metal.html","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the Day: Choosing a Gemstone Engagement Ring \u2013 Tip 14 \u2013 Selecting a Metal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/bluezircon\/gr1115-round-blue-zricon-sapphire-ring.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Impressive 3.54 ctw Blue Zircon and White Sapphire Ring in 14k yellow gold\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/images-rings\/gemstone\/gr1115-blue-zircon-white-sapphire-engagement-ring.jpg\" alt=\"Impressive 3.54 ctw Blue Zircon and White Sapphire Ring in 14k yellow gold\" width=\"270\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Zircon in Yellow Gold<\/p><\/div>Tip #14 &#8211;<strong>Selecting a Metal<\/strong>: Most of the rings we offer  are stocked in white gold, yellow gold or platinum.  We also work in  palladium.  14k white and yellow gold are the most popular options for  engagement rings. Gold is a precious metal that is durable and perfect  for a lifetime of wear. White gold rings are also plated in rhodium, a  naturally white metal in the platinum family, and rhodium is what gives  rings the white appearance. With white gold rings, you may find that  over time you will need to have the ring re-dipped in rhodium to bring  back the beautiful shiny white appearance. Most jewelry stores offer a  rhodium plating service for a nominal fee. Platinum is the rarest of  precious metals and is denser than gold. For a given ring then, the  platinum version will weigh more than the gold version. Platinum is not  quite as shiny as white gold and since it is a naturally white metal,  your platinum ring will stay white forever. The ring will never need to  be re-dipped in rhodium. Another option that <a title=\"Online Jewelry Store\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MyJewelrySource<\/a> offers is palladium. Palladium rings are becoming more popular because  palladium wears and looks a lot like platinum and has a price similar  to gold. Like platinum, palladium is hypoalergenic and a great choice  for those allergic to the alloys found in gold.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/platinum\/gr5678-platinum-sapphire-rings.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Classic 2.51 ctw Ceylon Sapphire and Trillion Diamond Ring in Platinum\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/images-rings\/sapphire\/gr5678-cushion-natural-sapphire-rings-in-platinum.jpg\" alt=\"Classic 2.51 ctw Ceylon Sapphire and Trillion Diamond Ring in Platinum\" width=\"270\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Sapphire in Platinum<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/tanzanite-engagement\/gr7092-8mm-tanzanite-diamond-engagement-ring.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2.70 ctw Tanzanite Cushion and Diamond Engagement Ring in 14k white gold\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/images-rings\/engagement\/gr7092-cushion-tanzanite-engagement-rings.jpg\" alt=\"2.70 ctw Tanzanite Cushion and Diamond Engagement Ring in 14k white gold\" width=\"270\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanzanite in White Gold<\/p><\/div> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tip #14 &#8211;Selecting a Metal: Most of the rings we offer are stocked in white gold, yellow gold or platinum. We also work in palladium. 14k white and yellow gold are the most popular options for engagement rings. Gold is a precious metal that is durable and perfect for a lifetime of wear. White gold [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[30,43,52,58],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":625,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316\/revisions\/625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}