| r seems to be in with a capital ‘i’. More | | | | precious stones, you get a very desirable look at a |
| and more people are turning away from the | | | | very affordable price. This allows people to change |
| expensive spectrum of jewellery like gold & | | | | their jewellery much more frequently than before due |
| platinum set with diamonds or other precious stones in | | | | to the affordability and wear it without the great fear |
| favour of rhodium plated silver set with cubic | | | | of loss that we all have when wearing an expensive |
| zirconia’s and other semi precious stones. The | | | | piece of jewellery. This also makes fantastic common |
| process of rhodium plating has given silver a whole | | | | sense as more and more of the countries police |
| new look, but most people do not even know what | | | | authorities advise against the wearing of any |
| rhodium is. Rhodium is from the platinum family of | | | | expensive jewellery when out in a busy place at night |
| precious metals and is one of the rarest elements on | | | | like London etc. |
| earth! Rhodium is bright white in colour and extremely | | | | The semi precious stones for next season have to be |
| hard making it ideal for jewellery plating as its very | | | | peridot and bright cubic zirconia, there is still a strong |
| scratch resistant. Rhodium has been used for the last | | | | influence of men and women wearing cubic zirconia |
| few years to plate silver jewellery as it is very | | | | instead of diamonds. The quality of cubic zirconia are |
| resistant to corrosion, so will protect your silver from | | | | so good now it is very difficult to tell the difference |
| tarnishing. The rhodium gives silver a shine that looks | | | | between a CZ and a good quality diamond. For a |
| like white gold or platinum and with it still being a | | | | fashion item why spend hundreds on a diamond when |
| precious metal it means that you are not compromising | | | | a CZ will cost a fraction of the price, look very much |
| with quality, just saving money. Rhodium plating or | | | | the same and do the same job? |
| "platinum enhanced sterling silver" as it's sometimes | | | | The future of jewellery and in particular silver is rosy. |
| known, means that your silver will not go dull and grey | | | | Women will always want jewellery, and no woman will |
| like silver items from previous generations, but instead | | | | ever have enough earrings or rings in her jewellery |
| will sparkle brightly like platinum. | | | | box. Silver is becoming a more precious and scarce |
| Major fashion houses like Tiffany are producing some | | | | material. With modern manufacturing and high |
| stunning lines in rhodium plated silver, along with other | | | | standards of machine jewellery rather than hand |
| major designers like Gucci and Christian Dior. When | | | | made items the versatility is not only promising but also |
| rhodium plated jewellery is combined with semi | | | | a method to be watched intently. |