White Gold Jewelry in Atlanta

White gold is real gold, mixed with white metals. Palladium and silver are the usual ones.

Those metals cancel out the yellow. What is left reads cool and pale.

Most white gold is then rhodium-plated. Rhodium is a bright white coat, thinner than a hair.

That coat is what makes white gold look like platinum. At arm's length the two read nearly the same.

The coat wears off slowly with daily wear. The slightly warm gold underneath starts to show.

A re-plate brings the bright white straight back.

14K white gold is 58.3% gold. It is our most-stocked karat, and the harder of the two.

18K white gold is 75% gold. It is softer, and the warmth shows through a little sooner.

10K is 41.7% gold. It is the most durable and the most affordable.

What white gold is made of covers the alloy, the plating and the care in full. Or see it beside yellow and rose gold.

White gold is the most-requested metal for diamond engagement rings. A white setting keeps a white stone looking white.

A yellow setting can throw warm light into a pale stone. White gold does not.

Diamonds are the sharpest pairing. Sapphires, aquamarines, white pearls and moonstone also sit well against it.

White gold can contain trace nickel, which is the main metal allergy in jewelry. If you are sensitive to it, platinum is the safer choice.

Platinum is the other white metal. It is naturally white, so it never needs a coat.

Platinum is heavier and costs more. White gold costs 50–60% less than platinum.

Many people wear a white gold ring with a platinum wedding band, or the other way round. The two mix cleanly.

Deciding between them for a ring worn every day? Our ring metal guide works it through.