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Like the look of platinum wedding rings but not the price tag? You may want to consider a wedding ring crafted from palladium. Over the last few years mens palladium wedding bands have become increasingly popular for many good reasons.

Firstly, palladium comes from the same rare metal family as platinum. Palladium is a naturally occurring shiny, white metal, which like platinum, means it does not have to be plated with rhodium to maintain a luxurious shine. White gold wedding bands generally are rhodium plated to provide that nice white shine. Rhodium plating eventually wears off rings, requiring more plating every so often to maintain that silvery shine and luster. Secondly, palladium is less costly than platinum, and a little more expensive than gold. So, you end up with a men’s palladium wedding bands with a platinum appearance, but not the associated price tag.

Palladium is more rare than gold. It is less expensive because of simple market economics. Few couples know about this metal and therefore, there is less demand for this metal, so the price is low. For example, 20 years ago, no one bought mens palladium wedding band. Gold was all the rage at the time, so platinum was a very affordable metal used in jewelry. Then the producers of platinum started creating consumer demand for platinum, which has paid off today because platinum is more expensive than gold. People who bought their platinum wedding rings 20 years ago got it for less than the price of 14k gold rings. This is impossible today because of the demand for platinum. Well, palladium now is like platinum 20 years ago. It has not caught on yet, so the price remains low. This is an excellent opportunity for young couples today to buy their wedding rings on a budget. In the years to come this opportunity may not exist anymore as more and more couples learn about the beauty and affordability of palladium wedding bands.

In addition, palladium is extremely hard wearing and durable, which is a consideration when you are selecting a ring that you will be wearing for a lifetime. This is also something to consider when selecting an ornate setting, as the harder metals will provide a more secure setting for a longer time as they are less likely to wear.

Palladium is not only rarer than gold, but it is a harder metal than both white gold or platinum, making for a good long term investment. Palladium weighs about the same as white gold when made into a setting, but is up to 40% lighter than platinum, which can be a consideration if you are looking at a band with a good amount of metal in it. Unlike white gold, or silver, palladium wedding rings will not tarnish, scratch easily, or lose their shine.

Many well known jewelery houses including Verragio and Tacori will create your engagement and wedding rings in palladium. There has been a lot of talk about the newest metal in the wedding ring industry; palladium. “What is palladium?” is the first question that comes to mind. Most people only know of platinum, white gold and gold as their wedding ring metal choices. Palladium is the newest white metal being used in the wedding ring industry. Its biggest selling point is that it is just as white as platinum, but its price point is comparable to 14k white gold. What is the difference between Platinum and Palladium? Platinum and palladium come from the same family of metals, the Platinum Group of Metals. This means both platinum and palladium share many of the same physical properties.

What is the difference between White Gold and Palladium? Believe it or not, there is no such thing as white gold. It is really just an alloy, meaning a mixture of metals, of gold, palladium, nickel and other metals to make gold less yellow in color. After these metals are mixed together the alloy is still not completely white, so Platinum Group Metal called rhodium, is used to plate the ring to make it is as white as palladium. Recent technological breakthroughs in metal working, have allowed jewelry to be made out of almost pure palladium.

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