Pure gold is often too soft for many uses and is often combined with metals and elements to make a harder alloy for jewellery. When pure 24k gold is alloyed with other metals the colour often changes to white, red or green. White gold, for example, is obtained by alloying gold with a white metal like nickel or palladium. An alloy with nickel will make the gold harder and stronger but since many people are allergic to nickel it is only used in very small quantities for jewellery. White gold is actually a greyish colour and therefore many items of white gold jewellery, like white gold bracelets, are actually coved in a rhodium plating to enhance the colour.
White gold bracelets
Palladium
Palladium is an expensive metal and has a higher melting point, which makes it harder to work with and thus white gold jewellery containing palladium will be fairly expensive. Furthermore, a gold palladium alloy is often softer than a nickel alloy and therefore doesn't wear as well and may need to be restored and re-plated more often than a gold nickel alloy.
Selling white gold jewellery
If you are looking to sell gold jewellery, that is made from white gold the first thing you need to consider is the carat. If you are selling some 18ct white gold bracelets, for example, they will be worth far more than 9ct white gold bracelets. Another thing that you need to take into account is the condition of the jewellery. When selling gold jewelry it would be a good idea to polish it and perhaps restore and re-plate it beforehand, so that you can get the best possible price for it. If, however, you sell your unwanted gold to Postal Gold, there is no need to get it restored as will value your item based on the gold content and will melt it down and refine it.
