Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Platinum

Platinum is a white precious metal. It is the most precious metal on earth. Platinum is pure, rare and everlasting. It is 95% pure and purer than any other jewellery available, which means you are getting more of what you are paying for. It is 30 times rarer than old means you will possess something that not every one can. It is eternal - platinum looses very little metal to everyday wear and tear. Platinum Jewelry looks stylish to wear with the combination of gold jewelry. The white colour of the platinum wonderfully contrasts with the yellow gold. Platinum is the hardest and precious metal which never becomes dull. We cannot find a jewel more attractive, precious, and gorgeous than platinum. Platinum is more hard-wearing than other precious metals. It is 60% heavier that karat gold. Platinum has a quality of hypo-allergenic so it won’t irritate the sensitive skin.

Platinum is one of the hardest precious metals. It does not tarnish like any other metal. Three thousand years before remarkable metal smiths was highly skilled in art of working with platinum. The Egyptian high priestess discovered decorated platinum hieroglyphs. During eighteenth century platinum jewelry was started to take hold. On those days people do not know what to do with platinum. So they used platinum for pots and pans. During the Second World War, U.S. government banded using platinum in jewellery. So they didn’t use platinum on those days instead of platinum they used white gold. Due to its nature it again became popular. During nineteenth century, platinum became the de-facto standard after setting it with diamond. The famous gems like koh-i-nor and Jonker was set in platinum. Hope diamonds was also set in platinum. Platinum became famous only after 1990s. Platinum does not causes skin allergies, it is skin friendly in nature. Compared to gold and silver, platinum is extremely hea