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PLATINUM RINGS : I just got back from visiting several jewelry stores in my searchfor a platinum (or silver) wedding band for my fiance. I didn'tfind any silver (is silver a bad idea?) and the only platinum ringsI found had yellow gold in them. He wants a pure silver or pureplatinum ring, no gold, not even white gold. Has anyone foundthese? Also, any jewelry store suggestions? (I'm in San Diegotill the weekend but I live in the SF bay area.)My fiance and I got pure platinum wedding bands, and my engagementring is also platinum. We had them custom made at a place called"Gems and Opals" in Buena Park, CA up in Orange County. Theartist-jeweler, Sam, did an excellent job and I love my ring! Tomloves his too. I don't have their number here handy, but if you'reinterested, I'm sure information would have them. And if you gothere, tell Dennis that Melyssa and Tom sent you! Dennis is prettycool.
PLATINUM RINGS : STERLING [99.999%] Silver Wedding Rings are available at Wal-mart.Wide range of quality and price.For a Platinuim ring try a Premuim jewler in your area, not a chain, or his wholesale source.Stafford's U.S. Diamond and Gold sells them too,not my company,937-436-2852.I'm a big fan of platinum and my soon-to-be-fiancee and I have goneshopping in a couple of places (unfortunately on the opposite coast). Onemanufacturer I'd recommend is Cristian Bauer, some german guy based inGermany that turns out some really elegant, plain platinum rings. Youcould go to the public library and find the JKC (Jeweller's KeystoneCircular) yearly reference guide to find jeweler's phone numbers... expectto pay a premium for good 950 platinum (95% plat, usually with other noblemedals from the same group such as paladium, iridium, etc) as it'sslightly more expensive than gold and much harder to work with since itmelts ~500 degrees hotter than gold (I'm guessing at this number). Thebonus is it reacts even less than gold, is harder, and IMHO is extremelybeautiful.
PLATINUM RINGS : I would recommend against silver as it's soft, will tarnish, and justdoesn't have the solid, warm feel of the heavier noble metals. Also, I'mnot sure you'll find a jeweller who will spend as much time and carecreating and polishing a silver ring that he'll only make $50 on...I only recommend C. Bauer because I remember the name and I really likedhis stuff, not because I'm on the staff or anything goofy like that.Check the JCK for other people who work with platinum rings, especially inyour area. I'd recommend hitting Chinatown SF for some jewellers orsomeplace else that might cater to Japanese nationals as platinum hasbecome extremely popular in Asia, especially Japan for wedding rings. I just got back from visiting several jewelry stores in my search for a platinum (or silver) wedding band for my fiance. I didn't find any silver (is silver a bad idea?) and the only platinum rings I found had yellow gold in them. He wants a pure silver or pure platinum ring, no gold, not even white gold. Has anyone found these? Also, any jewelry store suggestions? (I'm in San Diego till the weekend but I live in the SF bay area.) Thanks, Deborah
PLATINUM RINGS : manufacturer I'd recommend is Cristian Bauer, some german guy based in Germany that turns out some really elegant, plain platinum rings. You ^^^^^^^Deb,We had problems finding his platinum band as well. It seems that there are many goldsmiths, but so few jewelers are actually qualified to work with platinum as its metalurgical behavior is different from gold. I have three suggestions for you: 1) in the back of most bridal magazines there are these little booklets that are put out by the Platinum society or association, call and see if they can give you a recommendation for your area; 2) look for an antique jeweler, most of the rings around the 1920's and 30's were made in platinum and they are tremendously less expensive than purchasing a new one (That's how he purchased my engagement ring); 3) Go to Neiman Marcus and ask about a designer JFA (Jean-Francois Albert), he is very chic (read: really overpriced) but the ideas you get from his bands which are mainly platinum or 18K white gold can be translated into a design by a platinum specialist. Good luck
PLATINUM RINGS : Well, my husband and I decided against silver, but if you want GREATquality silver or gold wedding bands, call James Avery Jewelry fortheir catalog. We got our gold bands from them and they areabsolutely beautiful. All of their bands come in either gold orsilver and the prices aren't bad either. Ask for their "Christian"catalog. The regular catalog has some but not all of them. The 800number is: 1-800-283-1770. Good luck!Christi Brogan"Conjugal Creations"Wedding DesignerSan Antonio, TexasAsk me about NACEC!Silver is much nicer in colour (imho) than white gold, which has agunmetal cast to it. Silver is much warmer in colour. I didn't used tolike gold, but I have grown fond of it now that my silver collection is soextensive. I suggest that you LOOK at platinum and compare the colour to white goldand silver to see if that's what you want.
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