White Gold Engagement Rings

White gold engagement rings have been a popular choice for engagement rings as fine jewelry. White gold has a bright white color and silver tone similar to platinum and sterling silver, but is more cost effective than platinum and more durable than sterling silver. Due to their beauty and durability, white gold diamond engagement rings are a great choice for those who are stylish and functional.

White gold rings from Darry Ring come in a wide range of styles and collections, from petite and delicate to bold and luxurious. They will never go out of style and will always remain versatile, from sparkling princess cut white gold engagement rings, white gold halo engagement rings to vintage white gold engagement rings and more. Whatever the style, you can easily stand out with the bright white color of our white gold engagement rings for women and white gold engagement rings for men.

White gold is an alloy made by mixing pure gold with other alloys such as nickel, palladium or silver. Since pure gold itself is too soft to be worn regularly as jewelry, it needs to be combined with other metals to increase its hardness and turn it a lighter shade of white. White gold is such an example.

Rhodium is a precious metal related to platinum and is commonly used as a coating for white gold jewelry. After rhodium plating, the surface takes on a shiny white luster that adds to the beauty of a white gold engagement ring.

Platinum is a naturally white metal with a bright, high-class luster, while white gold is an alloy of gold mixed with nickel and palladium, and has a shiny white luster like platinum through rhodium plating. Because platinum is rare and dense, platinum engagement rings are more expensive and durable than white gold engagement rings. But for couples on a budget, white gold diamond rings are the perfect alternative to platinum rings. Click to learn more about white gold vs. platinum.

Both white gold and sterling silver are alloys, but white gold is made from a mixture of gold and other alloys such as nickel and palladium, while sterling silver contains 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of an alloy, usually copper. As a result, white gold rings are usually stronger and more durable than silver rings.

In addition, white gold is rhodium-plated to give it a bright white shine like platinum; sterling silver is white or white-gray in color. Moreover, white gold engagement rings are more valuable because of the composition of the precious metals, gold and nickel alloys.

14K white gold is made up of 58.3% yellow gold and 41.7% pure alloy, while 18K white gold is made up of 75% yellow gold and only 25% alloy; therefore, 14K white gold engagement rings tend to be more durable. Because 18K white gold engagement rings are the classic metal with the highest purity of yellow gold other than pure gold, they have a higher value than 14k white gold rings.