Material

	Character	Price	Care/Service
White gold	Modern Engagement and wedding bands in white gold have become more and more common and are today the most obvious choice	Affordable White gold only costs slightly more than yellow gold due to the rhodium plating	More common /Easy Soft, flexible metal Decays over time Easy to polish and repair Preserves its shine
Yellow/Rose Gold	Classical Yellow & rose gold is traditionally the most common metal used for engagement rings	Lower price Yellow & rose gold is obviously cheaper than platinum and slightly cheaper than white gold	More common / Easy Soft, flexible metal Decays over time Easy to polish and repair Preserves its shine
Platinum	Durable Platinum is the most durable and purest jewelry metal, usually with 90-95% purity	More expensive Platinum is less common than gold and costs about six times more	Less common / Costly Very hard and inflexible metal Does not decay Hard to polish and repair Preserves its shine
Palladium	Trendy Light metal, recently more and more trendy. Perfect for rings and earrings	Costly Palladium is significantly cheaper than platinum and slightly more expensive than white gold	Less common / Medium Hard but light metal The white color does not change over time Relatively easy to polish and repair Preserves its shine