Platinum History

• From 1900s to the 1940s, it became the preferred metal for wedding and engagement rings.
• Platinum as metal setting was introduced by Louis Cartier, utilising it in most of his creations for the rich, famous and the royalty.
• Hope and Star of Africa, considered as the world's most famous diamonds, are set in platinum.
• Platinum had been widely used for military applications during World War II at the same time its non-military use had been banned.

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