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Platinum is one of the most useful industrial precious metal and therefore costs more than twice the price of gold of equal weight. It is also more dense and keeps the shine better than gold. No wonder the public has fallen in love with him as a material for jewelry in recent decades.

With the price rises above $ 2,000 per ounce, however, platinum is the risk of becoming too expensive for the average consumer. Some vendors, so come up with a new alloy, Platinum 585, of whichThis pair of earrings is made.

Basically, the Platinum 585 is "14 carat" version of platinum. This may seem innocuous to the lay-people, but it is actually quite controversial among professionals because, unlike gold, platinum has historically been sold only in the pure (24 karat) or almost pure (23 carat) forms. The filler material used is cobalt (90 times cheaper than platinum) and copper (90 times cheaper than cobalt), whose cost is negligible. Therefore, theproviders save the new alloy of 41% in material cost immediately.

While consumers are aware of these facts, however, I do not think there is anything wrong with marketing this league more accessible. Some critics have pointed to the possibility of least resistance in relation to traditional platinum, but the metal is so new that the effect has not been fully quantified.

In any case, I had never purchased any jewelry before 585 platinum and was quite curious about yourlook and feel. These earrings look just fine, this is noticeably better than silver or white gold. Only the trained eye of an expert can tell they are not pure platinum. The work is not the best (actually stamping machine), but you can only have a magnifying glass, so it's not a big deal.

In value terms, the pair received weighs 1.466 grams. 58.5% of this is platinum, the equivalent of 0.858 gram. Around $ 65 per gram wholesale, the cost of equipment to the manufacturertherefore, about $ 56. I paid $ 99 with free shipping during a sale. This is a reasonable business in this part of the world. I am satisfied in general.

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Platinum wholesale price has collapsed since the summer of $ 840 an ounce, or $ 27 per gram. Thus, the material cost of this item is now around $ 24. The value of jewelry should not be based solely on material cost, however. One should take this as just one of many factors to consider.

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