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I know you and I both feel the same way about platinum, and I just thought I'd add that I love the weight of platinum. It is a more dense metal, and jewelry is usually 95% platinum as opposed to 75% with 18k gold. Because of the weight, I only have my stud earrings in platinum. I would not want hoops or drops in platinum because they would be heavier and might stretch the ear holes. I also like that it can be polished without losing hardly any metal whereas polishing gold results in more metal loss. I feel like platinum pieces will have more longevity as heirlooms for that reason. However, it really doesn't matter as much for occasional wear pieces.
I know you and I both feel the same way about platinum, and I just thought I'd add that I love the weight of platinum. It is a more dense metal, and jewelry is usually 95% platinum as opposed to 75% with 18k gold. Because of the weight, I only have my stud earrings in platinum. I would not want hoops or drops in platinum because they would be heavier and might stretch the ear holes. I also like that it can be polished without losing hardly any metal whereas polishing gold results in more metal loss. I feel like platinum pieces will have more longevity as heirlooms for that reason. However, it really doesn't matter as much for occasional wear pieces.