Palladium wedding band?????

[Avalon]

My Daughter and her fiance are looking at palladium wedding bands. I thought palladium was hard to size. what are the advantages of palladium in jewelry?

[KENKEN]

There are many reasons why people pick Palladium for their wedding band. First off, Palladium like Platinum do not tarnish. Palladium is also lighter than platinum. It is also "whiter" than platinum; not to mention it is way cheaper!

[Stop Making Cents]

I got my wife a palladium band and engagement ring. Platinum was out of the question because it's way too expensive. We preferred the silvery color as opposed to gold, and there's just something i don't like about 'white gold'. Palladium made the most sense for us - and it's a pretty ring.

of course, personally i'd have gotten silver, it would probably look nice too, but the jewelers just wouldn't make enough money off silver so of course they don't offer it.

[Weatherman]

With the surge of Tungsten rings flooding the marketplace, I would want to be sure that the rings they buy look substantially different than Tungsten.

[MovingTarget]

You might also consider titanium rings. They are extremely hard and durable, and available in a wide variety of styles, colors and precious metal inlays. If the couple do a lot of work with their hands, titanium rings are a very good choice, since they won't easily dent or lose their shape. I've had mine for 7 years and am still very happy with it (and my wife ) If I had chosen a softer metal the ring would have been totally disfigured by now. They are however, difficult to resize if required. Some more info here: http://myring.com.au/information.php?info_id=6

[tomexxtra]

Tungsten, Stainless steel, & Titanium All cannot be sized, Period. If you love somebody it's supposed to be forever. All precious metals [Platinum, Palladium, Gold, Silver] can be sized and will last you a lifetime. I'll guarantee your finger will change from the time your 20 till you hit 90, I'll take all bets on that one. Tungsten, Stainless steel, & Titanium Throw them away after you've bought it, they can't be sized, they have NO CASH VALUE. And yes I will give you CASH for any of your precious metal wedding bands. Oh your lifetime warranty, stick it where the sun don't shine. These companies WILL be out of business. I've seen it the first time around with the New Verme guaranteed to stay gold over the silver for the life of jewelry. They all went belly up and yes the Verme eventually turned.

Palladium is a lot less than it's sister Platinum, and is as durable and precious.

Anybody getting married today, if you really care about the person you love should
absolutely get a precious metal ring that will last a lifetime.
If you Don't care, buy a Tungsten, Stainless steel, & Titanium ring. They cost about $100
and are worth a nickel after it doesn't fit you in 7 years.

[Avalon]

My Daughter called the company they are buying their bands frmo and they do size palladium. The average jeweler in the mall does not have the materials though..

Im a platinum lover but whats not to love about palladium..

[Montecristo]

Make sure to ask about the purity of the palladium. I've seen palladium all the way down to 58.5%.

The push for palladium has been tried before and there is very heavy marketing behind this latest palladium push, but the general public has shown to be very resistant to palladium.

If the pic you posted is a pic of the actual ring your daughter is looking for, that is not a very heavy ring. Bring the pic to a local Mom and Pop jeweler with a good reputation and ask them for a quote to custom make a copy of that ring. Your daughter might pleasantly be surprised by the price. And for God's sake don't let her buy anything from the mall or a big chain store! Remeber, someone is paying for all that overhead.

[Mr. Shiny]

If the ring your daughter wants is the same/similar to the one pictured, it cannot be re-sized whether palladium, platinum, gold or silver.
It is stone set, if you cut out a piece to shrink it or add material to enlarge you'll throw off the symmetry.
Also Pd solders flow in the 2010°F to 2400°F range, this is serious heat and will burn the diamonds.

[FunnyMoney]

My Daughter called the company they are buying their bands frmo and they do size palladium. The average jeweler in the mall does not have the materials though..

Im a platinum lover but whats not to love about palladium..

That's a very nice looking ring. There were a ton of platinum/palladium threads at GIM1. A lot of information regarding your question was lost over there I imagine.

I can't remember all the details, but I do seem to remember that palladium had some very interesting jewelry characteristics including being harder than even platinum. For wedding rings, that are going to be worn often, I'm guessing that would be better as the harder metal would be more resistant to scratches.