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Men's white gold wedding bands are very much in vogue nowdays for several good reasons.
They have a different look and feel from the traditional yellow gold bands and confer a degree of exclusivity to the wearer.
White gold is similar in look to the more expensive and luxurious platinum without costing as much. Its neutral white color matches and goes with all attires.
White gold wedding bands are more sturdy and scratch resistant than the yellow gold ones because of the stronger metals that are used to make them.
Men's white gold wedding bands can be decorated with all types of jewels including diamonds. Their neutral white color emphasizes the beauty of the gemstones making them appear more lustrous and stunning.
Usually, white gold is rhodium polished and if this plating wears out, it can be re-polished with rhodium to get the shiny new look back again.
White gold wedding bands will require special care and maintenance. They should not be cleaned with any kind of cleaning solutions as they might get corroded and blackened. They should be regularly cleaned with silver polish cloth to keep them gleaming. Also, they should be taken off while doing cleaning work or any type of work which may damage the band.
Initially White gold started gaining popularity for making jewelery as an alternate to the more expensive and scarcity platinum which was out of reach for many people. Nowadays, it has come on its own and is very fashionable. It has become a favored medium for painting all types of jewelry items including men's wedding bands.
White gold is produced by mixing yellow gold with metals like silver, palladium or platinum to give it a white hue. Such a mixture of metals is termed as alloy.
Pure yellow gold by itself is a very soft metal and jewelry crafted out of it would be very delicate. Therefore yellow gold jewelry is crafted out of gold strengthened with Copper or Zinc while its white counter is reinforced and bleached with silver, palladium or platinum.
The degree of content of gold in a piece of jewelry (be it yellow or white) is determined in karats. The term karat which is used to denote purity of gold should not be mixed up with the term carat which is the measure of weight of a gemstone.
Yellow gold wedding bands for men continue to be a prevalent choice for their traditional look and feel. Also, white and yellow gold wedding bands of equal karat weights have approximately the same value. The difference lies in personal tastes, preferences and a choice between the classical and the modern.
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Source by Zulekha Alam
