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I have been wearing my engagement, attached, for ONLY 3 days and I noticed tonight that there is a small chip missing from the ring... Has anyone heard that 18 karat white gold is soft? I am freaking out!!!
Wondering if I should bring it back to the Jewerely store and find out what going on!!!
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hmm I believe that it goes the more gold the softer the less like 14k harder because there is a higher percentage of harder alloys in it..I believe that I learned this in science class back in the day I could be wrong that teacher had a very monotone voice..zzzz..
May 12th 2007 Mrs.Scott at last!
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| Here you go! In jewelry, gold is often alloyed or melted with other metals such as copper, silver, zinc, and nickel to give the metal added strength. This combination creates the different karat measurements such as 18-karat gold and 14-karat gold. 24-karat gold is gold in its purest form. (In the U.S. “karat” is the unit of gold purity while “ carat” is the unit of weight for diamonds and other gemstones – internationally, the term “ carat” may be used for both.) Alloys change the color and hardness of gold and also to make it more affordable. The imprint of 24K (karat), 18K, and 14K is also called its quality mark. Look for this imprint on the inside of a ring band. Higher karat alloys are softer and more flexible, and thus more often found in very intricate pieces of jewelry. At the same time, softer metals may not be suitable for pieces meant to be worn every day, such as many gold engagement rings. 14K gold is 58% gold whereas 18K is 75% gold. 18K gold is more valuable and tends to have a deeper color, however 14K gold may be stronger and more durable. On the bright side your ring is worth more...
May 12th 2007 Mrs.Scott at last!
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Actually 18k white gold is HARDER than 14k white gold. This is the opposite of traditional yellow gold.
Trust me, we made our bands from 18k white gold and the other couple at the workshop were working with the 14k version, and their bands were sooo much easier to shape than ours...
That said, all metal is flexible to a certain extent. If yours literally chipped then it needs to go back the jeweler it was purchased from -- this sort of thing would only happen if it was made with a small defect that allowed it to chip later.
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Not sure about this.. but I wouldn't NOT bring it to the jeweler... you DO need to bring it back to them. Like PP said, it could be a defect. They may have to order you a new ring altogether at their expense.
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| Honestly I wish I had never gone with White gold. I have not had my white gold enagement ring a year and it's already starting to turn a bit yellow. I hear that you have to keep going every now and then to get it replated to get rid of the yellow. I can't afford to do that all the time.
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