WHAT IS WHITE GOLD?

White gold is an alloys, made of combination of gold mixed with other metals (palladium, nickel, silver, manganese, platinum or zinc). All these other metals used to create white color in white gold. White gold is actually not really white. In facts, it can range from faint yellow to brownish tints.

The higher percentage of added metal in gold, the whiter of gold color would be. Palladium and nickel are the main metal that lighten the gold to white. Rhodium also commonly used in white gold. But using rhodium as a coating metals on the white gold will also rising the price of the white gold itself.

 

WHITE GOLD VALUE

A common question many people asking us is whether white gold value is higher or lower than yellow gold? If you are looking for the answer, in short : white gold is not pure metal, it’s yellow gold that’s been bleached and fortified with other metal to create expensive looking, affordable gold jewelry that you can wear without worrying it will scratch or dent.

Don’t be surprise when you want to BUY white gold, some design or brand, the price could be higher than yellow gold price! But when you want to sell it, gold dealer will pay you with scrap gold value. And for valuation, its depends on your Karat of your white gold.

Normally, white gold jewelry don’t have their specific Hallmark. But in the gold industry, for white gold they will use Hallmark such as 750, 585, 375 and etc. All these Hallmark is actually as same as yellow gold. And these Hallmark is represent percentage of pure gold used for your white gold.

For example, 750 is containing 75% pure gold, 585 containing 58.5% pure gold and 375 containing 37.5% of pure gold and the rest is other metals. So, the valuation of white gold is depend on percentage of pure gold in your jewelry. As we mention before, when you bought white gold, the price will be higher charged because based on design, workmanship, and other aspect like with or without diamond or any other precious stone. But if you want to sell, the price is follow gold scrap value.

IS IT WORTH TO SELL WHITE GOLD?

Honestly, you will get a bit loss if you sell your white gold. Unless you sell it to a person like your friend or family member. But if you didn’t mind about the loss, you also can sell it to gold dealer. We also one of gold dealer that can buy your white gold for CASH! We offer you instant cash for your white gold.

Just visit our nearest outlet at your location for estimation. We also can buy all gold grades such as 999.9, 916, 850,835, platinum and we also can buy diamond.