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Originally Posted by Schrup
My wifes ring is platinum. I lost my white gold band & replaced it with a tungsten ring. I love it, still looks brand new two years later.
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The guy that holds many of the patents on the tungsten rings custom made my wife's and my wedding rings plus a couple more pieces. Mine has a platinum face on 18k and the stones are set in the platinum.
Many custom jewlers can smelt/refine their own gold but, it's significantly more difficult with the platinum as has been said due to the temps involved. That alone drives some of the premium.