Jewellery made of platinum - a precious metal of all time

Jewellery made of platinum - a precious metal of all time
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jewelry made of platinum Platinum - rare precious metal, which is mainly used for the manufacture of jewelry. The strength and relatively heavy weight of the metal allows the products made of it last a long time and for a long time do not lose presentable appearance. Socket platinum firmly fixes stone gem hardly fall out krapanovoy tack of platinum or any other attachment made of this metal.

Natural luster of platinum is not only the perfect backdrop for diamonds, but also looks great in the products without stones: a simple ring in platinum looks no less advantageous than the design of this metal thing, decorated with elaborately engraved. A stunning combination of platinum creates a contrast with 18 carat yellow gold.

Platinum group metals

By platinum group metals include the following six metals:

Platinum
Iridium
Palladium
Ruthenium
Rhodium
Osmium

Marking jewelry made of platinum

The jewelry quantitative content of pure platinum may vary. Authoritative commission on standards of quality jewelry developed a certain system of marking standards for platinum jewelery.

jewelry made of platinum Typically, the platinum content jewelry - is the number of pure platinum, expressed in parts per thousand. Imported jewelry, platinum content of not less than 950 ppm, labeled as "Platinum» (Platinum).

Jewelry that contains 850, 900 or 950 parts pure platinum Platinum - the most precious metal in the world a thousand, labeled as «Plat» or «Pt». Before this designation, as a rule, are numbers that indicate the content in the alloy, pure platinum, for example:

«850Plat» or «850Pt»
«950Plat» or «950Pt»

Jewelry, in which the amount of platinum group metals is not less than 950 parts per thousand, of which at least 500 parts pure platinum account for and how many other components may also be referred to platinum. For example, 600Pt 350Ir or 600Plat. 350Irid, this combination has to 600 parts of platinum and iridium 350, or 550Pt 350Pd 50Ir (550Plat. 350Pall. 50 Irid), where 550 pieces - that pure platinum, 350 - palladium and iridium 50.

Today, we are considering the possibility of marking jewelry as platinum, even if the alloy composition comprises metal contaminants which do not belong to the platinum group.

If you decide to purchase the product of platinum, and are not sure what kind of alloy meets all your requirements, be sure to consult an experienced jeweler to help determine the most appropriate structure for the product that you are going to buy or make to order.