Noble Metals for Noble Women

No matter which metal you choose, platinum, gold, white gold, or rose gold, you can be sure that your Kirk Kara ring will keep its brilliant color forever. Should you choose a gold ring, we promise that it will dazzle for life because we use rare palladium as an alloy for only the highest quality 18-karat gold. What's so great about palladium? Let us count the ways: Palladium takes gold to the next level: Our 18-karat gold is alloyed with palladium, which keeps white gold white and gives gold the strength to withstand our hand-detailing processes, and creates an unmatched durability so your ring is breathtaking for life. Palladium is a noble metal: Palladium is 30 times more rare than gold, and belongs to the same group of metals as platinum. For a bride who prefers gold, a gold ring alloyed with palladium is a perfefct alternative to platinum. Palladium was made for strong women: The name "palladium" comes from a story about powerful women. When palladium was discovered by William Hyde Wollaston, he named it after Pallas, which is an asteroid named after the Greek Goddess Athena. "Pallas" was one of her many names, and comes from a story about her fight with the daughter of Triton. In artwork, Athena is sometimes depicted "with her palladium," which means "with a protective image," so the word "palladium" often refers to a protective shield. As a metal, palladium lives up to the legend, and hey--if it's strong enough for the goddess of wisdom, the Kirk Kara woman can trust her forever captivating diamond in the protection of this noble metal.