Rhodium Plated Sterling Silver Jewelry

Many jewelry items especially those made of sterling silver are electroplated in rhodium to increase the durability of the metal and enhances its shine. When silver jewelry is rhodium plated it is provided with a surface that will resist scratches and tarnish, and give a white, reflective appearance. Since rhodium plated silver jewelry is coated with a layer of rhodium as a finishing touch, it will not tarnish like other silver items, but instead will shine brightly like platinum.

Rhodium is a precious metal, a member of the platinum family. Rhodium is bright white in color and a very hard metal. It is ideal for jewelry plating because of its scratch resistant property. Rhodium has been used to plate silver jewelry because it is very resistant to corrosion. Rhodium platted silver jewelry looks like white gold.

Rhodium plating on silver jewelry has become very popular and is used to protect silver jewelry from tarnishing. By using rhodium plating, the silver jewelry shines even brighter and often appears to be white gold or platinum in color. Rhodium plated silver jewelry is often called platinum enhanced sterling silver jewelry. It does not compromise on the quality of your sterling silver jewelry and in fact, your sterling silver jewelry will stay brighter for long. Rhodium plated jewelry will not dull and will sparkle brightly all the time. It’s not surprising that some of the top jewelry designers and jewelry retail outlets such as Tiffany, Gucci and Christian Dior are creating some amazing jewelry lines in rhodium plated silver.