Platinum Wedding Band

PlatinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete… bands such as this one were very popular in the EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). period, and the laurel leaf motif means eternity. It is markedA small hallmark or punchmark either on the inside or outside of the shank which indicates the metal is platinum, gold or silver. If the metal is gold, it could also indicate the carat, e.g. 18 carat gold. platinum on the inside of the shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger..