Choosing A Moissanite Stone

They won t become cloudy nor scratch easily.

Choosing a moissanite stone. Choosing moissanite color when purchasing moissanite you ll have three color categories to choose from. Even tho its been around since the late 1980 s commercially. Moissanite is an extremely rare artificial gemstone. Or i may possibly want a blue lab sapphire center with moissy side stones or a moissy center with lab sapphire side stones depending on the design i choose.

There are a few ways of selecting the size of your moissanite and we will help you breakdown which direction is right for you when it comes to moissanite the prices per carat are drastically lower than the price per carat of a diamond. Aside from the overall look i m starting to consider the kind of setting that can be used and whether the side stones are likely to remain secure. The chinese vendors really do a fantastic job. Colorless d e f near colorless g h i and slightly tinted j k range.

Moissanite is a fairly new concept in south africa. For example if a 2 carat moissanite is 2 000 a 2 carat diamond could easily be 20 000. Ultimately whether you choose a diamond or a moissanite is a matter of personal preference and values. In fact moissanite is also used industrially just like diamonds because they re so hard.

In fact many feel that classic moissanite s color is similar to a gia certified k color diamond quite yellow. A 1ct moissanite goes for 300 retail whereas a 1ct diamond could run anywhere from 4 000 to 25 000 depending on cut color and clarity. First moissanite is much less expensive than a diamond. Loose forever one gems charles colvard javascript seems to be disabled in your browser.

Secondly moissanite is more refractive than a diamond as mentioned above which gives it more fire and sparkle. Charles colvard creates flawless loose moissanite gemstones in a variety of shapes and sizes. A moissanite can never achieve the social status that diamonds enjoy at least not in the foreseeable future. It was then created in the laboratory and cut by the american company charles colvard.

Classic moissanite the first moissanite that man created is not colorless. The colorless gemstones come with a premium and are more desirable. People tend to first test the waters before. The amount of color a moissanite has depends upon the type of moissanite.

Natural microscopic particles were discovered for the first time in arizona in a crater created by a meteorite fallen on earth by a french scientist named henri moissan. If i go with a 3 stone ring i m pretty sure i would want a 9 mm x 7 mm or 10 mm x 8 mm oval colorless moissy as my center stone. To some a moissanite is snubbed as a fake stone merely a diamond copycat.