Pure Design
The techniques for working gold jewellery cannot simply be applied to platinum, which makes different demands on the jeweller's skills. Platinum requires a scrupulously clean working environment, melting and casting equipment capable of operating at high temperature (pure platinum melts at 1769°C) and careful attention to polishing technique. Of course, there are superb advantages in platinum too - it can be repeatedly heated and cooled without the hardening and tarnishing effects produced in gold alloys.

The techniques for working in platinum are already well developed and, once mastered, allow free rein to the jewellery designer's imagination. Even the most slender sections of platinum permanently retain their shape, giving the designer a freedom not possible with other materials.

Polished platinum provides a counterpoint to gold, the sharp colour contrast of the two metals enhancing the beauty of each. In platinum alone, the metal's icy whiteness conveys its singular message of brilliant elegance, and when understatement is required, platinum's true values can be concealed beneath a
subtle grey matt finish.