Anyone ever have a white gold ring rhodium plated, to eliminate nickel allergy?

[murphy55d]

Long story short some people develop allergies to the nickel in white gold(especially after a pregnancy), and one solution is to have the ring coated/plated in rhodium, which is supposed to be hypoallergenic. Anyone ever do this? Did it A) fix the allergy problem(skin rash where ring is) and B)look any different than the ring did in the first place? Is it "noticeable"?

Any experiences with this?

Thanks

 

[bignateyk]

I thought they did this on pretty much all white gold rings by default? They did it to my wifes engagement ring and wedding band.

 

[murphy55d]

Some places do apparently, some places do not. Ours did not, hence my asking.

 

[bignateyk]

Some places do apparently, some places do not. Ours did not, hence my asking.

I dunno... hers looks just like any other white gold ring I've seen. Can't comment about the allergy side of things though.

 

[Blieb]

I thought so too. When we got white gold bands they said to come back every so often for a rhodium redo.

 

[cerebusPu]

i always thought white gold was by default rhodium plated. the place i got a ring from wanted to sell me a $250 plan for free monthly rhodium dip. it makes the ring look new because its shiny and polished looking again.

I have nothing to add about the allergies though.

 

[Zargon]

my wifes was already done, we get it redone ever 12-18 months