Platinum or white gold, what it weighs, how it wears, and the ring size to check first
Choose platinum if you want a white ring or pendant that never needs plating, and expect it to feel heavy. It is denser than gold, and over the years it softens to a satin finish instead of thinning. Read the size on every ring before you order, since several here come in a single size. Where a listing also offers a gold color, tell us you want platinum.
Platinum or white gold: platinum vs white gold for a men's ring
Take platinum when the ring has to stay white for years. White gold is gold mixed with paler metals, then plated with rhodium for its bright color, and that plating wears off a ring worn daily. It needs a fresh coat every year or two. Platinum is white through the whole metal, so a scratch never shows a warmer color underneath. Jewelry platinum is usually 95 percent pure, and it rarely troubles skin that reacts to nickel. For the white look in a lighter ring, most pieces on men's 14K gold come in white.
Weight and wear: how heavy a platinum ring is, and the platinum patina
Expect a platinum ring to feel heavy. Platinum is denser than gold, so any design comes out heavier in it. Our logo ring weighs 39.2 grams in platinum. Its twin in 14K gold weighs 21.9. Platinum also ages its own way. A knock marks it, but the metal is pushed aside rather than lost, and over months the face turns a soft gray satin that jewelers call patina. Plenty of men keep that look. A polish brings the mirror shine back, with no plating to renew.
Rings and bands: men's platinum rings and platinum wedding bands
Settle the size first. Eight rings here are made in a single size, so read the listing before you fall for one. A jeweler who works platinum can size most rings, though it takes more heat than gold, and a ring resized for you is final sale. Ask us before you order. The lightest ring here weighs 6.5 grams. The sculpted rings weigh far more, up to 121 grams. More bands wait on men's wedding bands, nearly all in gold, and every style on men's rings.
Pendants and bars: men's platinum pendants and one-ounce platinum bar pendants
Pendants are the biggest group here, and they run heavy. Most that print a weight carry 30 grams or more, so hang one on a solid Franco or rope, never a thin cable. Which chain for a pendant walks through it. Six are Allah pieces, and our Allah pendants page has more in gold. Three pendants are built on an ounce of platinum in bar form. The Greek motif pendant and the diamond frame each hold a bar that is 999.5 fine. More than half the pendants are custom work, and several print no weight at all, so ask us for the grams first.
Before you order: what to confirm on platinum jewelry
Name the metal when you order. About a third of the platinum listings also offer yellow, white or rose gold, so tell us you want platinum before you pay. No listing here says whether a piece is stamped, so ask. Most listings print the diamonds' origin, natural on 25 of the 41 diamond pieces, but few print a grade, so ask about the grade. Custom and resized pieces are final sale, and the bar pendants fall outside the usual return. Reach the desk on the live chat, or text the item number to 212-872-9692, read by a person from 10 AM ET.