I am quite knowledgeable about sterling and gold, but I did not know much about platinum. Thank you for the information on platinum. I have considered purchasing platinum in the past but now I can make knowledge-based decision. Thank you.
What an excellent video. You are very articulate and well spoken. Regarding the video, I am surprised at how soft silver is, although to be honest, not so much. My boyfriend gave me a silver ring with a beautiful amethyst 10mmx14mm pear shaped stone & eventually I lost it dancing at a club. DANCING. Now I understand why. Silver prongs are just not hard enough.
Sadly I see it happen all so often. Silver has its benefits, but definitely handle with more care. Glad you were able to take something practical away from the video. Thanks for watching.
My silver and sapphire ring has (so far) outlast both my first marriage and my first full-time career job. I have other, less important rings that are older. If it had been gold, I would've surely sold or pawned it by now. (I have one gold ring that I wear, and I've never sold it because I inherited it from my mother.) I only wish I could afford platinum, but on a college professor's salary, there's just no way.
I had no idea silver was softer than gold. There is a lot of talk about the softness of gold, but not silver. Good video, very informative. You will forget more about jewelry than I will ever know.
We all have our areas of expertise. There are a lot of misunderstanding/misconceptions about jewelry. Thanks for watching. I hope people can learn something from my experience.
This guy is lying to you. When he says “gold” he is talking about an alloy made with only 58% actual gold and the rest is made with other worthless metals like zinc and copper. So the hardness doesn’t come from the gold. It comes from the other “worthless” metals. And this d-bag is sitting here telling you that “we all have our areas of expertise…” blah blah blah and apparently his area of expertise is to lie about what gold actually is and do everything he can to promote the materials that he can sell at the highest profit while also being far far easier to work with than other materials. Ask him if pure gold is harder than sterling silver. You won’t even be able to find that information online. Everything you find will be talking about gold alloys such as 14k, 10k, 24k etc. they are selling you a product that is almost half worthless(in terms of price) metals like zinc or copper and you are only getting a little over half actual gold. They do this because it is a metal that is easier to work with than any other. They also push diamonds because they are the easiest stone to work with. I would love to see this guy make some videos creating the exact same jewelry in gold alloy 14k(58% real gold) or whatever and sterling silver alloy (92.5% real silver). Have this guy do these videos without editing. I guarantee he won’t do it because he knows he can’t work in silver without having to edit out hours of video when he melts his pieces over and over again. Continue to believe that you aren’t getting ripped off when you buy “gold” that is barely over 50% gold and the jewelers love to work with it because the other 42% of the material makes it reallly quite easy to work with. It’s all a lie. You are buying trash from trash artisans that like to tell you that you are buying gold and they will charge you the going rate for solid gold while they are selling you garbage that is barely over half actual gold.
My grandma’s ring that I inherited is silver and it’s lasted for many decades. It is tarnished on the inside and dull on the outside, and my finger itches after wearing it for a prolonged period, but it is still a good ring to wear all things considered. It’s not bent, it’s not worn down to the point that I wouldn’t wear it, it’s not in need of repair. It’s all silver, with a dolphin design at the top of it. I don’t wear it that often, but my grandma wore it all the time. She has smaller fingers than I do, so while it fit on her ring finger, it’s more of a pinky ring for me.
I have a hammered sterling ring I wear everywhere and yeah I have to second the stuff about silver. Mine is completely covered in scratches it would be ruined or destroyed by now if it wasn't so heavily built. Pretty sure it was designed to be a wedding ring it's definitely built more stoutly than any of my other silver
Hi there ...i have a maybe stupid question ... I'm going to attend to a silversmiths course and hopefully i will start to get more involved and experienced ...as atm i am not knowledge at all. Now the question As i prepare to use silver i start to buy pure silver (...which is used as a investment metal) Using it in a jewellery you have to alloyed and you loose the purity and more the precious characteristics... Can i use just pure silver in a more thick form for objects as pendant and maybe add some gold foil as on kouem bo technique (maybe i haventt spelled properly)is it worthing? It will retain the investment value? It will apply to other metal? Thank you if you would like to answer it
Pure silver is really too soft for most applications. It would have to be quite “thick” to compensate for the lost hardness. Gold techniques where you as thin layers will also not as much in terms of structures. Pure silver can be used but it is not as practical for the long term. Also, if you start taking courses for silversmithing they will not be using pure silver. They will almost certainly be using sterling silver and it handles very differently. When you start talking about using something for jewelry usually be investment side of the conversation is not as important. You’re making it because you want a nice piece of jewelry far less than you were trying to preserve the highest Value for the metal. If you are trying to ensure that your investment grade silver keeps all of its value it would be best to leave it alone. On the other side, you may turn it into a more valuable piece of jewelry? I hope that helps! Best of luck and thanks for watching.
What about pure gold then guy? You keep referring to gold when you are actually referring to alloys of gold that are barely over 50% actual gold. The fact that you keep talking shit about silver while obviously consciously hiding the truth about the “gold” you are referring to is disgusting.
I’m trying to buy my fiancé a ring holder-necklace for her platinum ring and it dawned on me that I should perhaps avoid platinum on the necklace in fear that the platinum on platinum would scratch the ring too much. I considered going rose or yellow gold instead, although if my fears are unwarranted I would rather keep it platinum. What do you think? She will also have a platinum wedding band.
I always did wonder. How do you classify other metals? For instance Matt's ring is Cobalt. I know other people who have tungsten rings. Why choose those metals over gold or silver or platinum?
Great question. They usually refer to them as "Alternative metals." Both Cobalt and Tungsten are actually types of Steel with differing characteristics. Titanium is another metal commonly in that category. The main reason you hear less about them than typical jewelry metals is they can not be worked on or repaired, whereas your more traditional jewelry metals can be soldered, manipulated, etc. Thanks for the question.
Hi, I was wondering about the difference between cleaning the different metals. I was told white gold and platinum would need professional cleaning approx every 6mths as opposed to yellow gold. Do you agree?
I do have some other videos on my channel that may be helpful for cleaning. You should definitely check those out. As for white gold and platinum vs yellow, that shouldn’t make a difference for strictly cleaning, but they may be referring to keeping the “shine” that many expect. Often white gold is Rhodium plated to give it a” truer “ white color. This wears off and needs to be replated. That could be what they were referring to? Hope that helps!
Where did you learn that .925 silver is softer/ more malleable than 14k gold? I think you are confusing the need to polish silver due to oxidation/tarnishing while gold doesn’t need that sort of care. The gold is only 58.3% actual gold while the silver is 92.5 percent pure silver. The reason you made the distinction between a gold coin and gold jewelry is because the gold coin should be pure gold while the material you are pushing off as superior is only 58% pure. The truth is that 14k gold is easier for jewelers to work with. Same goes for diamonds. Diamonds aren’t special but they are harder than the jewelers steel files and that means that a jeweler using 58% gold mixed with alloys of nickel and all of those other worthless metals along with using diamonds just so happen to have the the easiest metal to work with without making mistakes and stones that are so hard they don’t even have to worry about scratching them. Basically all I heard is that you don’t have the skill to make complicated jewelry using silver and soft gemstones.
It's more rare. And you need more of it to make jewelry because it's more pure. The alloy for gold is either 50% gold, 50% other metals for 14k or 75% gold 25% other metals for 18k. Platinum is 90 or 95% pure.
I am quite knowledgeable about sterling and gold, but I did not know much about platinum. Thank you for the information on platinum. I have considered purchasing platinum in the past but now I can make knowledge-based decision. Thank you.
What an excellent video. You are very articulate and well spoken. Regarding the video, I am surprised at how soft silver is, although to be honest, not so much. My boyfriend gave me a silver ring with a beautiful amethyst 10mmx14mm pear shaped stone & eventually I lost it dancing at a club. DANCING. Now I understand why. Silver prongs are just not hard enough.
Sadly I see it happen all so often. Silver has its benefits, but definitely handle with more care. Glad you were able to take something practical away from the video. Thanks for watching.
My silver and sapphire ring has (so far) outlast both my first marriage and my first full-time career job. I have other, less important rings that are older. If it had been gold, I would've surely sold or pawned it by now. (I have one gold ring that I wear, and I've never sold it because I inherited it from my mother.)
I only wish I could afford platinum, but on a college professor's salary, there's just no way.
I had no idea silver was softer than gold. There is a lot of talk about the softness of gold, but not silver. Good video, very informative. You will forget more about jewelry than I will ever know.
We all have our areas of expertise. There are a lot of misunderstanding/misconceptions about jewelry. Thanks for watching. I hope people can learn something from my experience.
This guy is lying to you. When he says “gold” he is talking about an alloy made with only 58% actual gold and the rest is made with other worthless metals like zinc and copper. So the hardness doesn’t come from the gold. It comes from the other “worthless” metals. And this d-bag is sitting here telling you that “we all have our areas of expertise…” blah blah blah and apparently his area of expertise is to lie about what gold actually is and do everything he can to promote the materials that he can sell at the highest profit while also being far far easier to work with than other materials. Ask him if pure gold is harder than sterling silver. You won’t even be able to find that information online. Everything you find will be talking about gold alloys such as 14k, 10k, 24k etc. they are selling you a product that is almost half worthless(in terms of price) metals like zinc or copper and you are only getting a little over half actual gold. They do this because it is a metal that is easier to work with than any other. They also push diamonds because they are the easiest stone to work with. I would love to see this guy make some videos creating the exact same jewelry in gold alloy 14k(58% real gold) or whatever and sterling silver alloy (92.5% real silver). Have this guy do these videos without editing. I guarantee he won’t do it because he knows he can’t work in silver without having to edit out hours of video when he melts his pieces over and over again. Continue to believe that you aren’t getting ripped off when you buy “gold” that is barely over 50% gold and the jewelers love to work with it because the other 42% of the material makes it reallly quite easy to work with. It’s all a lie. You are buying trash from trash artisans that like to tell you that you are buying gold and they will charge you the going rate for solid gold while they are selling you garbage that is barely over half actual gold.
My grandma’s ring that I inherited is silver and it’s lasted for many decades. It is tarnished on the inside and dull on the outside, and my finger itches after wearing it for a prolonged period, but it is still a good ring to wear all things considered. It’s not bent, it’s not worn down to the point that I wouldn’t wear it, it’s not in need of repair. It’s all silver, with a dolphin design at the top of it. I don’t wear it that often, but my grandma wore it all the time. She has smaller fingers than I do, so while it fit on her ring finger, it’s more of a pinky ring for me.
THIS. IS. LIFE. CHANGING! I am going right now to throw out all of my silver jewelry and I'm going straight to platinum. wow. I never knew.
Tyson Hodge You never know what surprises are out there...but no need to change your life👌appreciate your humor Tyson.
Don't throw it out. Give it to me.
I have a hammered sterling ring I wear everywhere and yeah I have to second the stuff about silver. Mine is completely covered in scratches it would be ruined or destroyed by now if it wasn't so heavily built. Pretty sure it was designed to be a wedding ring it's definitely built more stoutly than any of my other silver
Really great content i learned a lot thanks
You do not need to have "music" playing in the background, especially while you are speaking. The content of your speaking is always superior.
Hi there ...i have a maybe stupid question ...
I'm going to attend to a silversmiths course and hopefully i will start to get more involved and experienced ...as atm i am not knowledge at all.
Now the question
As i prepare to use silver i start to buy pure silver (...which is used as a investment metal)
Using it in a jewellery you have to alloyed and you loose the purity and more the precious characteristics...
Can i use just pure silver in a more thick form for objects as pendant and maybe add some gold foil as on kouem bo technique (maybe i haventt spelled properly)is it worthing? It will retain the investment value? It will apply to other metal?
Thank you if you would like to answer it
Pure silver is really too soft for most applications. It would have to be quite “thick” to compensate for the lost hardness. Gold techniques where you as thin layers will also not as much in terms of structures. Pure silver can be used but it is not as practical for the long term. Also, if you start taking courses for silversmithing they will not be using pure silver. They will almost certainly be using sterling silver and it handles very differently.
When you start talking about using something for jewelry usually be investment side of the conversation is not as important. You’re making it because you want a nice piece of jewelry far less than you were trying to preserve the highest Value for the metal. If you are trying to ensure that your investment grade silver keeps all of its value it would be best to leave it alone. On the other side, you may turn it into a more valuable piece of jewelry? I hope that helps! Best of luck and thanks for watching.
What about pure gold then guy? You keep referring to gold when you are actually referring to alloys of gold that are barely over 50% actual gold. The fact that you keep talking shit about silver while obviously consciously hiding the truth about the “gold” you are referring to is disgusting.
I love your videos thank you so much for Sharing! I can tell your very knowledgeable!
I’m trying to buy my fiancé a ring holder-necklace for her platinum ring and it dawned on me that I should perhaps avoid platinum on the necklace in fear that the platinum on platinum would scratch the ring too much. I considered going rose or yellow gold instead, although if my fears are unwarranted I would rather keep it platinum. What do you think? She will also have a platinum wedding band.
I always did wonder. How do you classify other metals? For instance Matt's ring is Cobalt. I know other people who have tungsten rings. Why choose those metals over gold or silver or platinum?
Great question. They usually refer to them as "Alternative metals." Both Cobalt and Tungsten are actually types of Steel with differing characteristics. Titanium is another metal commonly in that category. The main reason you hear less about them than typical jewelry metals is they can not be worked on or repaired, whereas your more traditional jewelry metals can be soldered, manipulated, etc. Thanks for the question.
Thank You so much. You helped me a lot.
Hi, I was wondering about the difference between cleaning the different metals. I was told white gold and platinum would need professional cleaning approx every 6mths as opposed to yellow gold. Do you agree?
I do have some other videos on my channel that may be helpful for cleaning. You should definitely check those out. As for white gold and platinum vs yellow, that shouldn’t make a difference for strictly cleaning, but they may be referring to keeping the “shine” that many expect. Often white gold is Rhodium plated to give it a” truer “ white color. This wears off and needs to be replated. That could be what they were referring to? Hope that helps!
Gold is an investment even in jewellery above 22k
Where did you learn that .925 silver is softer/ more malleable than 14k gold? I think you are confusing the need to polish silver due to oxidation/tarnishing while gold doesn’t need that sort of care. The gold is only 58.3% actual gold while the silver is 92.5 percent pure silver. The reason you made the distinction between a gold coin and gold jewelry is because the gold coin should be pure gold while the material you are pushing off as superior is only 58% pure. The truth is that 14k gold is easier for jewelers to work with. Same goes for diamonds. Diamonds aren’t special but they are harder than the jewelers steel files and that means that a jeweler using 58% gold mixed with alloys of nickel and all of those other worthless metals along with using diamonds just so happen to have the the easiest metal to work with without making mistakes and stones that are so hard they don’t even have to worry about scratching them. Basically all I heard is that you don’t have the skill to make complicated jewelry using silver and soft gemstones.
What are your thoughts on niobium?
Of course, I don't consider the metal the important part of the keepsake. The gems matter. The metal can be replaced.
White gold,rose gold, yellow gold
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Why is platinum more valuable if it costs half as much as gold?
It's more rare. And you need more of it to make jewelry because it's more pure. The alloy for gold is either 50% gold, 50% other metals for 14k or 75% gold 25% other metals for 18k. Platinum is 90 or 95% pure.
10 carrat,14 carrat,18 carrat,22,23,24 carrat