What is the difference between 14kt white gold and platinum?
A platinum item of the exact same proportions will weigh 60% more than the same item in 14kt white gold. White gold is an alloy of pure yellow gold that has had other metals added to the mixture to bleach out the yellow color (nickel was one of the alloys used in many older pieces of white gold jewelry along with silver, platinum and palladium, etc.). 14kt white gold is usually electroplated with rhodium (another member of the platinum group), to increase its brilliance and enhance a whiter look. On the other hand, platinum is a naturally white metal.
