Global Gemology & Appraisals - Premier Jewelry Valuation Services
  • HOME
  • QUALIFICATIONS
  • SERVICES
    • APPRAISALS
    • APPRAISAL REVIEW
    • VIP APPRAISAL CONCIERGE
    • EXPERT WITNESS & LITIGATION SUPPORT
    • SELL YOUR JEWELRY
  • CLIENTELE
    • ATTORNEYS
    • ESTATE PLANNING PROFESSIONALS
    • VIP & CELEBRITY CLIENTELE
    • LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
    • INSURANCE COMPANIES
    • INDEPENDENT JEWELERS
  • SHOP
  • GEMOLOGY
    • GEM ENCYCLOPEDIA
    • THE ART OF GEMOLOGY

WHITE GOLD

Picture
14K white gold, natural sapphire & diamond ring
White gold ring set with natural sapphire and diamonds

White gold does not occur in nature.  Gold is naturally a yellow color that must be alloyed with other metals in order to change its color.

White gold was invented in 1710 by German alchemists Johan Frierich Bottger and Ehrenfried Walther Von Tcshirnhaus.

However, white gold wasn't used in jewelry until 1917, after David Belais, of the Belais Brothers, submitted their "recipe" for white gold to be patented.

White gold became very popular in the mid 1920s as a more affordable substitute for platinum.

White gold is an alloy usually consisting of gold, copper, nickel, and zinc.
  • HOME
  • QUALIFICATIONS
  • SERVICES
    • APPRAISALS
    • APPRAISAL REVIEW
    • VIP APPRAISAL CONCIERGE
    • EXPERT WITNESS & LITIGATION SUPPORT
    • SELL YOUR JEWELRY
  • CLIENTELE
    • ATTORNEYS
    • ESTATE PLANNING PROFESSIONALS
    • VIP & CELEBRITY CLIENTELE
    • LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
    • INSURANCE COMPANIES
    • INDEPENDENT JEWELERS
  • SHOP
  • GEMOLOGY
    • GEM ENCYCLOPEDIA
    • THE ART OF GEMOLOGY