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diamonds lastings

  • 17-10-2009 11:13pm
    #1
    shsh_shah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭


    hi,

    i just have a query if somebody knows may be that i usually buy diamonds as a gift to my wife for different occasions usually 18 ct so i was wondering do they last as long as gold or it may become fade after certain years.

    any suggestions please?


    regards,


Comments

  • #2
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    Does 18ct not refer to the gold rather than the diamonds? :confused:


  • #3
    shsh_shah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭shsh_shah


    amdublin wrote: »
    Does 18ct not refer to the gold rather than the diamonds? :confused:

    hi, I am not very sure i usually buy it from fields in dublin white gold with diamond...but it is 18ct


  • #4
    Toots
    Administrators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,957 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Toots


    shsh_shah wrote: »
    hi, I am not very sure i usually buy it from fields in dublin white gold with diamond...but it is 18ct

    I'd say in this instance the 18ct refers to the gold. I doubt fields would even stock an 18 carat diamond. :eek:


  • #5
    Intothesea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 540 ✭✭✭Intothesea


    Hello there.

    White gold is made up of:

    Gold 75%
    Palladium 10%
    Nickel 10%
    Zinc 5%

    From: http://chemistry.about.com/od/jewelrychemistry/a/goldalloys.htm

    Palladium is a platinum-family metal and therefore nonreactive, nickel and
    zinc on the other hand can cause an allergic reaction in the skin. It should
    wear similarly to 18 kt yellow gold -- but might need to be re-plated every
    so often if the rhodium plating wears off. If you are after white metal which
    doesn't require this, platinum is a good idea, although much more expensive.


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