Titanium Wedding Bands Vs. White Gold Wedding Bands
Because so many precious metals exist, purchasing jewelery can be hard for an uninformed consumer. Unfortunately, mistakes or poor decisions are costly to the consumer due to the high prices of these precious metals. But one piece of jewelery that can harness more damage than just a few bucks is the wedding band. White gold and titanium rival each other in popularity and in quality. When faced with this difficult decision, take a step back and make a researched and confident decision before you purchase a ring that you will wear for the rest of your life. Does this Spark an idea?
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Appearance
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Both metals have a silver-metallic look. An 18K white gold band has about 75 percent gold and the rest of another metal such as silver to give it a white appearance. Most jewelers also coat their white gold jewelery with a coating called rhodium. Rhodium contains similar traits as platinum and is durable. Also, it gives the gold a cleaner and more brilliant look. Titanium jewelery, however, uses 99 percent titanium and has a grayish color.
Durability
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Titanium is known for being one of the strongest metals on the market. It's so strong that airplanes use the metal for various parts of construction. Gold, however, tarnishes over time. The rhodium plating, although very tough, wears off and allows the gold to tarnish. When it comes down to it, titanium takes home the trophy for durability.
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Cost
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Gold costs more than titanium. Gold has more value and possesses a much higher resale value than titanium.
Workability
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Due to the strength of titanium, most jewelers cannot work with titanium rings in any way. Jewelers cannot re-size titanium or solder titanium. However, jewelers have worked with gold for centuries and know gold as a workable metal. Thus, if you plan on gaining some weight over the years, consider going with gold versus titanium, otherwise you might walk around with a very swollen finger.
Cost Over Time
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Owning gold will cost more over time due to the fact that gold needs to have rhodium reapplied every 1 to 2 years to keep from having a dirty, tarnished look. Titanium costs little to own because it doesn't tarnish, and no real alterations can be made to the metal.
When it cost with both initial cost and cost over time, gold is clearly the more expensive option. However gold can be worn for a longer time and retains a higher value over titanium. Due to the fact that titanium can not be re-sized and worth so little gives the metal a very unappealing option. At the end of the day, only you the consumer can really choose which metal has more appeal than drawbacks and most of all, which ring you can live with for the rest of your life.
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