Advice · Precious metals
Choosing the metal
Platinum, gold and silver are the metals most used for jewellery, for their sheen and their durability. The right one for you is partly personal preference, the look and feel you want, and partly practical: how the piece will be worn, and for how long. It pays to understand each metal’s character before you choose.
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Gold
Gold for jewellery explained: karats, yellow versus white versus rose, why white gold is rhodium plated, and honest buyer’s advice from your Sydney jeweller.
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Platinum
Platinum explained: the purest, rarest jewellery metal: why it holds diamonds so securely, how it wears over decades, and when it’s worth choosing over white gold.
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Silver
Silver for jewellery explained: sterling’s 92.5% standard, silver’s brilliant sheen and affordability, why it tarnishes, and where it does (and doesn’t) belong.
Metal is a hands-on decision.
Come in and feel the difference between platinum and gold on your own hand.