Christian Bauer Jewelry
Q.I just got back from visiting several jewelry stores in my search for a platinum (or silver) wedding band for my fiance. I didn't find any silver (is silver a bad idea?) and the only platinum rings I found had yellow gold in them. He wants a pure silver or pure platinum ring, no gold, not even white gold. Has anyone found these? Also, any jewelry store suggestions? (I'm in San Diego till the weekend but I live in the SF bay area.)
A.I'm a big fan of platinum and my soon-to-be-fiancee and I have gone shopping in a couple of places (unfortunately on the opposite coast). One manufacturer I'd recommend is Cristian Bauer, some german guy based in Germany that turns out some really elegant, plain platinum rings. You could go to the public library and find the JKC (Jeweller's Keystone Circular) yearly reference guide to find jeweler's phone numbers... expect to pay a premium for good 950 platinum (95% plat, usually with other noble medals from the same group such as paladium, iridium, etc) as it's slightly more expensive than gold and much harder to work with since it melts ~500 degrees hotter than gold (I'm guessing at this number). The bonus is it reacts even less than gold, is harder, and IMHO is extremely beautiful. I would recommend against silver as it's soft, will tarnish, and just doesn't have the solid, warm feel of the heavier noble metals. Also, I'm not sure you'll find a jeweller who will spend as much time and care creating and polishing a silver ring that he'll only make $50 on... I only recommend C. Bauer because I remember the name and I really liked his stuff, not because I'm on the staff or anything goofy like that. Check the JCK for other people who work with platinum rings, especially in your area. I'd recommend hitting Chinatown SF for some jewellers or someplace else that might cater to Japanese nationals as platinum has become extremely popular in Asia, especially Japan for wedding rings.
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