Brands that make nickel-free white gold (palladium white gold)?

[Antigone]

Yes, that was my instinct as well! Why rhodium plate a naturally white metal?

Maybe he thought that if you're looking for white gold, then you probably like the look of rhodium-plated white gold. Also yeah his white gold is most probably not nickel-free based on his answer.

 

[mktlim]

As a follow up to this discussion, has anyone had a custom piece made by a local jeweler in nickel-free white gold? I ask because I stopped in to a local jeweler with a good reputation and talked with him about wanting to create a solitaire pendant using an old diamond I have, and I asked whether he could source nickel-free white gold for the setting and chain.

He did not give me a straight answer (which was a big turn off, and which I also interpreted to mean that the answer is all his white gold has a nickel alloy), and instead suggested I have the pendant made in platinum and to rhodium plate it. I confess I’d never heard of this before. Curious if anyone has done this—rhodium plate a platinum piece so that it more closely resembles white gold?

For the record, I absolutely love platinum for rings and for certain pieces where the gemstone is the star, but for bracelets and pendant chains, I love the bright look of white gold. Which is why I find this thread so valuable!

I go to a local jeweller for my pieces because my nickel allergy is awful (I get "burns" or rashes) and they seem to hint there's nickel in the recipe for white gold. They recommended palladium as an alternate to white gold but I get allergic reactions to it as well.

I think the only piece they've rhodium plated for me was a white gold ring but I still get allergic reactions to the piece.

 

[Candace30]

I go to a local jeweller for my pieces because my nickel allergy is awful (I get "burns" or rashes) and they seem to hint there's nickel in the recipe for white gold. They recommended palladium as an alternate to white gold but I get allergic reactions to it as well.

I think the only piece they've rhodium plated for me was a white gold ring but I still get allergic reactions to the piece.

Thanks for sharing your experience! I may have to stick to the luxury brands listed earlier if most local jewelers can’t source nickel free white gold for us! Such a bummer.