What About Platinaire Rings?

by Pamela
(Monroe NC)

What can you tell me about the Platinaire rings that are a blend of sterling silver and 5% platinum and any special care that is needed?

Thanks
PMH

Hi Pamela,

Platinaire rings are made with the patented ‘platinaire’ metal that is composed of 95% sterling silver by weight and 5% platinum by weight. This newer type of alloy has been around since late 2010, and reviews for the metal have been quite positive.

It’s important to note that this alloy is a combination of metals, platinaire jewelry pieces are not made with any type of plate – the silver and platinum are melted and blended together to create the alloy.

What are the benefits of rings made with platinaire metal?

Increased Strength
While the amount of platinum added to platinaire is low, even this little bit of platinum increases the strength of the silver. The result is a stronger ring that maintains the lustrous light look of silver, instead of the more gray tones that platinum has.

Affordability
Platinaire rings are extremely affordable, and are an excellent option for low cost diamond engagement rings. Compared to gold, palladium and platinum rings, platinaire rings can save thousands of dollars on the purchase of a diamond ring.

Resistance to Tarnish
This alloy is highly resistant to tarnish, and due to this quality it is a bit easier to care for than regular sterling silver jewelry.

Hypoallergenic
Platinaire rings are hypoallergenic. No nickel is added to the alloy mixture.

Environmentally Responsible
This metal alloy is made with recycled metals, which once they are melted down offer the exact same performance as newly mined metals. It can be difficult to find an affordable eco-friendly wedding ring, but platinaire offers a perfect solution for conscientious couples on a tight budget.

No Plate Needed
Unlike white gold, platinaire does not require rhodium plate to maintain its beautiful white silvery sheen. This added benefit can save hundreds of dollars down the road – compared to white gold – in replating costs.

Rings made with platinaire can also be sized, but for sizing jobs that are more than 2 sizes up the rings will need to be taken to a jeweler who has platinaire metal on hand for resizing jobs – and it may be challenging locating a jeweler who can resize these rings. So, it is best to make sure you have your correct ring size before ordering the ring.

What about care?

Even though these rings are stronger than silver, they can still scratch. To reduce scratching risks, it is best to remove the rings before performing any activities that could expose the ring to scratches or hard knocks and blows.

Platinaire rings can be cleaned with regular silver jewelry cleaner, or even warm water a little bit of soap, and a soft jewelry cleaning cloth.

If scratches do eventually accumulate on the ring, a professional buff and polish can remove light scratches.

As far as the long term performance of platinaire rings, because this is a new metal the overall performance of the rings over more than a few years is not known. But, couples who have purchased platinaire e-rings when they first came out a few years ago have reported that the rings still look great and are performing well under every day wear.

The only downside so far with these rings are the limited styles they are available in. Although even with the limited styles, you can find diamond solitaire rings, diamond wedding sets, traditional diamond wedding ring styles and curvy vintage style rings.

I hope this answers your questions, but do write back again if you have any additional questions. And if you decide to go with a platinaire wedding ring, we would love to publish your review of the ring!

Suzanne Gardner
Everything Wedding Rings

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Discolor
by: Anonymous

Will it turn green??

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platinaire vs silver
by: Anonymous

does it look like silver or it has a different type of tone?

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Correction
by: Anonymous

Platinaire actually is 92.5% silver, 5% platinum and 2.5% unknown material blend

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Chlorine
by: Anonymous

I was told to not expose ring to chlorine. Not sure why but it had something to do with the chemicals not being good for this type of metal. But I love my ring! Very affordable.

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Platinaire Wedding Band
by: Anonymous

We recently got married and purchased my wedding band at Kohls. It is Platinaire with 11 diamonds. It matches perfectly with my white gold engangement ring and you cannot tell that it is not white gold. I am very happy with it.

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piece of junk
by: Disappointed Donna

My ring has been in my jewelry box more than on my hand. Turned black doing the dishes and lost the stones multiple times

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Sad
by: Anonymous

Had this ring for 6 months. Love it. But wiped counter off with bleach rag. Tarnished my ring. Its black now.

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Hello,

I would contact the manufacturer to see if the tarnish can be removed from the ring - in most cases jewelry cleaner can remove tarnish, but for this type of metal a different treatment may be needed.

Suzanne - Everything Wedding Rings

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Ring turned black
by: Anonymous

I have also used cleaners made with bleach and found my ring to turn black. I continued to wear it and found that after a couple days, the black faded away.

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If it turns black from bleach!!
by: Anonymous

You CAN fix it and easily too, take it to jeweler and they will give it a quick polish ususally for free :) i have had mine for 4 years now, i stopped wearing becuase i got peroxide and bleach on it and it turned black and pitted. had not had a single issue before that. took to store, they polished and buffed and its good as new!

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remove black tarnish
by: Anonymous

Toothpaste helps from removing the black tarnish

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Love Mine
by: Anonymous

I wear mine every single day, I love it and will probably always buy this type of ring! The care is very easy and yes if exposed to bleach it will tarnish (turn black) but you can clean that with a bit of tooth paste and a medium bristle brush or a silver cleaner. The tarnish also wears off over some time. My ring has been through the ringer in wear and tear (I'm a veterinarian technician)and it has come out shining and only slightly scratched. Hope this helps someone make their decision about this ring, I strongly recommend it for anyone looking for a low end ring that is high end quality! P.S. Your finger will NOT turn GREEN!!!

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Love my rings
by: Betty

Love my platinaire wedding rings they are absolutely beautiful. Wear them everyday. Still look brand new. Love them. Great buy....

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Soldering question
by: Anonymous

Can platinare be soldered together with white gold?

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Wasn't impressed
by: Niki

I had a diamond solitaire engagement ring made from this alloy and after only a couple months the prongs holding the diamond started pulling away and it lost its shape as well and I'm a stay at home mom so its not like I was putting it through a whole lot. As stated in the article it is very hard to find anyone that can resize them as well.

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Platinaire ring mishapping
by: Shelia Williams

Being right handed, I am surprised my Platinaire ring's shape has transformed into an "oval"!! It's lustre is dull (not at all as descriptive as stated). I have worn it non-stop two years now.

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Platinaire is no good
by: Anonymous

My platinaire ring tarnished within a week inside the prongs and in part of tge setting

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Cleaning Platinaire
by: Anonymous

Ladies, when cleaning your rings do so as you would silver. Since it is mostly silver it will tarnish over time but all silver tarnishes. Easy to clean and polish back to it's original shine. It's not easy to find an affordable diamond ring. I'm glad someone thought of this alloy. I think the tiny diamonds are cute and affordable. If it were set in gold it would cost a lot more for that little diamond.

If you like it, be happy and don't fret over it. It didn't cost a fortune to acquire.

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Just got one
by: Anonymous

I just bought a platinaire ring and when purchasing it the jeweler actually said they have had a few people return them due to black tarnish.I still bought it as it was affordable and I couldn't help I loved the ring.I figured I would just look up how to care for it and do so.For the price and the look so far I'm happy.I really hesitated and I think it took me an hour to decide. I am glad I bought it and I will wear gloves while handling bleach. That way I don't have the issue.

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love my ring!
by: Karie

i love my platinaire ring. it does tarnish when you expose it to water and chemicals. But i found that using a magic eraser will clean it right off and not hurt the ring! was a life saver when i cried thinking my new ring i wore to work got messed up because i cleaned with chemicals and wore gloves. my supervisor told me about the magic eraser and i was skeptical and scared to try it but i tired it and the spots came right off

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LOVE MY RING
by: Anonymous

I have worn this ring for 3 years. My Platinaire ring is still as beautiful as the day he proposed to me in 2015. It's from the 'I Said Yes' collection from JC Penny. It is no longer offered there. I LOVE IT

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So far so good!
by: Faith

I have worn my engagement ring for about 4 years now and still shiny. I do not wear while cleaning though just to be extra careful not to tarnish. I love the look of the ring and affordable option versus white gold. I recently got married and I am excited to add the matching band. To clean and polish I use a jeweler's cloth made for silver and gold.

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Not pleased
by: Anonymous

I have been engaged since July of 2018. My fiancé bought me a platinaire DIPPED engagement ring because of affordability. It's a beautiful ring and setting. However, the dip is CONSTANTLY chipping off. I have to send it back to the jewelers to get redipped. It takes 3 WEEKS. 10/10 wouldn't recommend. I have to take it off when doing anything with water at all. I cant use hand sanitizer or lotion unless I take it off and put it back on when the product has dried. It loses its shine in 2 days. We are replacing it as soon as we have the money.

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I LOVE my platinaire wedding set. Still beautiful after 5 years.
by: Anonymous

I wish I could post a picture of my ring. It's so beautiful. It's a two piece set, the diamond engagement ring has a channel underneath that the wedding band fits into. I have whacked it really hard, not intentionally, and there was NO DAMAGE! I recommend you the platinaire highly.

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Perfect description
by: Mike B

I had Saul a silver looking ring in Walmart in a markdown bag and it was $20 but the old label said $98.
Wasn’t sure all about what it was saying SK9. And looking further said platinaire . I figured for $20 could go wrong it was a simple band with diamonds on it equally about 1/10 of diamonds.
Really was not sure about SK9 Platinaire at all n been into jewelry for a long while mainly silver n gold some 950 sterling .
But the way that you explained what this metal type was being mainly silver and 5% platinum was a perfect breakdown and very informative also need the price and appreciation of the ring go up so much more than if it was just silver. Thank you for ur knowledge n info

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Easy fixes
by: Anonymous

Most all of your finer silver and now seeing platinum can be discolored very bad and it takes a little effort to return the high silver like shine and polish simple white toothpaste and new microfiber towel. Takes a little more effort doing it at home yourself but you will see it buffs out to absolute perfection no matter if it is really scratched unless it is deep within the metal fingernail can catch the scratch buff out bud light scratches and discoloration I’ll come up very well with toothpaste and soft microfiber towel

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