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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.

If you want to know the difference between yellow and white gold, it involves the dipping of the alloys. All 18 karat gold is 75% pure, and when it comes to white gold, the alloys are mixed with 18 karat gold. If you take a close look at yellow gold, alloy metals are mixed with copper and zinc. White gold on the other hand is made with a combination of silver and palladium. Even more so, white gold is coated with rhodium, which is almost like platinum.

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.

Obviously with this beautiful gift, you want to have it shiny and white. In order to do this the rhodium must be re-plated every year to year and a half. If it doesn’t have a rhodium finish you’ll notice a gray appearance. Plus it will be more prone to damage then without it. However, keeping up with the maintenance will have the possibility of breaking greatly reduced.

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.

You will also notice that the stones will be highlighted in the white gold pendants. The reflective quality brings one of purity, which of course many women enjoy. Even brand new, the yellow gold will have a duller reflection when you put the two of them together. Obviously there are still going to be people out there who go with the traditional yellow gold for engagement rings, but platinum is definitely the new style.

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.