18 white gold alloys are made with palladium in Europe or nickel in the U.S. Nickel is toxic and thankfully its use in white gold is controlled by legislation in Europe but, and beware, NOT the U.S. Palladium 18ct gold alloys are more expensive than those using nickel which is why white gold is more expensive in the U.K than America. We don't want to poison you!
Use our simple GOOD, BETTER, BEST SYSTEM to decide diamond quality
- GOOD = H colour Si clarity
- BETTER = G colour VS clarity
- BEST = E colour VVS clarity