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White gold pendants are often chosen over yellow gold for a few reasons. Not only is white gold or platinum more expensive, but some feel that the Chinese elemental Chi or energy that white gold pendants signify, many feel they are luckier and a source of greater wealth. Some people just like platinum, silver or white gold better than yellow gold, and sometimes that is the primary reason they choose white gold pendants over other metals.
One thing you will want to be sure of is that you buy your white gold pendants from an accredited jeweler, since it can be hard to tell the difference between white gold and silver visually, but there is a drastic difference in price, since white gold is considerably worth more than silver.
The primary difference between white gold and yellow gold is the alloys that are mixed with the 18 karat gold. All 18 karat gold, whether yellow, white or rose, is 75% pure gold, but yellow gold is mixed with alloy metals such as copper and zinc, where white gold is mixed with silver and palladium. White gold is often coated with rhodium, which is similar to platinum, as far as properties go.
Normally, white gold is a little more expensive than yellow gold, and because the rhodium is very white and very hard, white gold pendants are typically a little stronger, which is why they are more popular, in general. While most people will choose 18 karat gold, white or yellow for engagement rings, they might be able to choose 9 or 14 karat gold, when it comes to white gold pendants, dress jewelry and earrings, because it is cheaper.
To keep the white gold pendants shiny and white, it is usually recommended that you have the rhodium re-plated every 12 to 18 months. White gold without a rhodium finish has a grayish appearance. Without the rhodium, it is also a lot softer metal and more prone to damage. It is recommended that white gold pendants are re-plated with rhodium at the recommended intervals, to keep from a chain breaking and getting lost.
Because white gold is cheaper than platinum, white gold is often chosen for jewelry, since it looks very similar and appears more expensive than yellow gold. Of course, it is not that more expensive than yellow gold, so many people prefer white gold pendants over yellow gold pendants.
White gold pendants often highlight the stones that are put in them better because of the highly reflective quality of the colors against the white gold. The yellow gold gives a duller reflection, although some prefer the reflection of yellow gold, when it comes to engagement rings and otherwise, they will choose platinum, since it does not have to be re-plated and is naturally shiny by nature, although significantly more expensive.
White gold pendants are a choice that reflects a visual impressiveness and a similarity to the high priced platinum. For a richness that yellow gold can’t portray, white gold pendants offer style and sophistication, with a slightly higher price, but still much less than platinum pendants would cost.