What would you choose: Diamond with Gold or Silver?

Buying an engagement ring for your D-Day or a beautiful pair of studs for your better half? Choosing part can be tough, especially when you are laid with so many options and different factors to consider. Especially when it comes to picking a complementing metal for your diamond, there can't possibly be a more complex decision to make than this one. 

 Let's not get ahead of us and take one step at a time. When it comes to picking the suitable metal for embracing the mighty diamond, it is important to consider her style as well— here are a few things that can help you reach the right decision.

 Decoding her style 

 You may begin by determining the inherent style of your lady love and then identify the perfect metal and hue to complement that. One of the first things you need to remember when selecting a metal for a setting is usually the type of jewels your future spouse or girlfriend prefers: 

• If she's attracted towards cooler tones and silver-hued accessories, then your go-to choice is either Platinum or white gold. 

• On the contrary, if her leaning is more towards warmer hues, we would recommend setting your diamond either in yellow or rose gold.  

• Also, blending metals like white gold and yellow gold is often seen as a clever option, as it will enable her to supplement any piece in her haute couture.  

• Even if you chose a warm metal such as yellow gold, setting the diamond in a white metal head (that holds the stone in position) like Platinum or white gold will enhance the diamond, demonstrating its eloquence to the trademark gleamy effect.

Gold

 Gold is an incredibly versatile metal and is the most popular jewellery preference. The conventional gold metric is a Karat, which is split into 24 sections. The purest gold is 24 karats, which means 24/24 pieces are gold.

 Owing to its malleable nature, pure gold is considered too soft for jewellery making, so it is mixed with other metal alloys to enhance the strength. Here are a few compositions in which the gold is commonly available:

• 22 Karat 
• 18 Karat (75% gold content)— most frequently used in jewellery making
• 14 Karat (58% gold)  
• 10 Karat (about 42% gold).
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The best part is composed of other metals — such as silver, copper, nickel, and zinc — to impart strength and stiffness. 

The type and the proportion of alloys used in metal determine the gold hue and colour. For instance, 22 K gold piece would appear carrying a bright and vivid gold tinge, whereas a 14 K gold will have a softer and lighter shade of yellow.

Gold jewellery is prominently available in these colours:

• Yellow Gold: Vintage and yet trendy, yellow gold gets its trademark warm sheen from the copper-red and the silver-green tinge.

• White Gold: More contemporaneous than yellow gold, white gold comes from the amalgamation of yellow gold with copper, zinc and palladium infusing a bright silvery-white persona.

• Rose gold: Rose gold is novel and poetic; it has a warm, pinkish tint created by blending yellow gold with a copper alloy.

Silver 

 Apart from White Gold, there is another option for those looking for a premium silvery metallic finish and, i.e., Platinum. Here's why the metal stands out:

Platinum is a naturally-occurring white metal with a cooler allure that exquisitely displays the excellence and gleam of diamonds. It is a common choice for wedding bands, engagement rings, earrings and studs, and is considered to be the most valuable and expensive of all jewel metals available.

Depending upon your budget and preference of your lady love, you may choose from either of the above base metal options to set your precious diamonds in. 

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