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About palladium
All questions answered about Palladium. The re-introduction of this new metal is prompting many questions and is seen as an exciting metal to work with for the future.
Here are some interesting facts
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Why Palladium instead of White Gold?
The weight of 950 palladium wedding bands is very close to that of 14k white gold wedding bands. However, palladium wedding bands will stay white forever, never needing the “renewed whitening” from rhodium plating that white gold requires. Palladium wedding bands are the perfect choice for those with sensitivity to nickel because they are nickel free and hypoallergenic - unlike white gold wedding bands. Palladium is an extremely rare metal, much more so than gold. It is one of the whitest of all metals and consequently yields wedding bands of extraordinary and uncommon beauty. Plus, palladium wedding bands are incredibly durable and virtually tarnish proof.
White gold is not a true white metal like platinum or palladium. It is made by mixing pure yellow gold with other white metals like zinc and nickel to change its colour to white. As a result, it usually has a slight yellowish tint. To enhance the whiteness of white gold jewellery it is electroplated with another precious metal called rhodium. Rhodium is very white, reflective, extremely hard and virtually tarnish free, so it's the perfect protective coating for a white gold ring. However, rhodium coatings wear off gradually. Many people choose to have their rings re-plated with rhodium. Others love their rings with the natural not-quite-white look of white gold.
Palladiumweddingrings.co.uk is situated in the heart of West Yorkshire at McSorley’s Wedding Ring Shop in Pudsey Leeds.
We are able to offer the full range of Bien Wedding Rings in the metal Palladium and in addition to this we also offer a full range of:-
Like the precious metals Gold and Platinum, Palladium is also known as what we call a malleable metal meaning it can be bent, twisted, stretched and even be diamond set. In fact you can do all the things that you can do with the precious metals in the metal Palladium.
We have made many Gents and ladies bespoke Palladium wedding bands over the past four years and if there is a design of a palladiumweddingring you have seen anywhere just email it to us and we will do the rest.
We are pleased to announce that The Assay Office has finally granted the metal Palladium an official hallmark.
When will Palladium Hallmarks be available.
Palladium hallmarking was introduced on a voluntary basis from 22nd July 2009. The 4 UK hallmarking offices will be able to apply the new legally recognised Palladium Hallmark on articles from this date.
From the 1st January 2010 the hallmarking of Palladium will become compulsory.
Over 5000 articles have been hallmarked in the first few week of the Palladium Hallmark being granted. This has mostly been Palladium wedding rings.
The Pictorial symbol for Palladium will be Pallas Atherne, the Greek Goddess of War, Wisdom and Crafts, and after whom Palladium was named. The mark had being designed especially for use as part of the Palladium Hallmark, this is optional.
Consumer and trade demand for palladium has been on the increase, especially following the record prices of gold and platinum in first half of 2008. Palladium is one of the platinum-group metals. It is tarnish-resistant, white and durable, and due to its low density, designers can produce stunning pieces that are lighter and more affordable than platinum.
Michael Allchin, chief executive of The Birmingham Assay Office, said, “Palladium provides a new opportunity for the jewellery trade. Designs which may have been impossibly heavy or expensive in platinum can be very attractive and commercially viable in palladium. There are already some stunning palladium pieces on the market; the reassurance of a U.K. hallmark will give the consumer added protection and confidence when purchasing palladium jewellery, and we expect this to be a significant growth area for the jewellery industry.”
U.K. hallmarking has been in practice for more than 700 years. No piece of fine jewellery can be sold as silver, platinum or gold in the country unless it has been hallmarked. The mark has three compulsory symbols: the sponsors mark, identifying who submitted the piece, the town mark, indicating which Assay Office hallmarked it, and the fineness mark, which denotes its purity.
