Tips for Purchasing White gold earrings

Before buying a pair of white gold earrings, one must be certain about few things. Firstly thing is that one should be certain about the carat which you are intending to buy. 24k is the most pure Gold, but it is very soft and may not have a long life and hence is not recommended. 18k is the next available carat, it is elegant and strong and is suitable for items like rings earrings and all. 14K is also available; it is very strong and elegant and has decent amount of gold in it.

The most important thing to be noted which purchasing a pair of white gold earrings is that lower the carat, lower the amount of gold it contains or in other words less pure the white gold earrings is. Also the lower the carat, stronger the white gold earrings are. So while deciding which white gold earrings to purchase, you must take into consideration the strength and the quantity of Gold it contains. 18K and 14K are the most advised and preferred ones as they have both purity and strength.

Another thing which should be considered is that which metal is used with Gold. Nickel may be allergic for few people and palladium overcoat must be refinished every 1-2 years to keeps its appearance as white gold.

What are white gold earrings and how are they made?

Yellow is the color of pure gold. It can also appear in different colors by alloying it with some other element. White gold is obtained by alloying it with a white metal like nickel, palladium etc. White gold earrings are nothing but earrings that have been made by regular Gold which is alloyed with white metals like Nickel, Palladium, or Rhodium.

White gold earrings are very often used, because of their looks. They are mostly available in drop, hoop or stud models. They cost anything from 20 dollars to 1000’s of dollars depending on the quality.

White gold earrings are measured in carats or karats as the regular Gold earrings. The only difference between them and regular gold earrings is in their appearance. The alloying metal and its proportion will decide the property of the white gold earrings.

White gold earrings with Rhodium are most used. Rhodium plating gives the earrings the beautiful white coloring that makes them look lovely. White gold earrings made of Nickel are nice, hard and strong. Copper is used to improve the ductility of white gold jewelry.

Nickel alloy may be allergic for few people when worn over a long period of time. About one person in 8 may be allergic. Alloys of gold without nickel are less allergic.

White gold earrings sometimes tend to lose shine. However they can be easily polished by your jeweler, who will redo the Rhodium plating on the earrings and restore the original shine of white gold.