Return to main Advice Centre White gold is created by adding certain whitening metals such as silver, zinc and palladium to fine gold. This is called making an alloy. True white gold can be achieved only in 18 carat gold with palladium in the alloy*
The engagement ring is one of most important and exciting purchases anyone will make, but without the correct advice it is very easy to end up with a ring that is just not ‘fit for purpose’
It is very easy to change the battery in some watches and requires little or no skill, but the majority of watches require specialist tools to open and close them and these should only be entrusted to a qualified technician