Choosing A Moissanite Stone

Both moissanite and diamond can be colorless or near colorless.

Choosing a moissanite stone. Loose forever one gems charles colvard javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Colorless d e f near colorless g h i and slightly tinted j k range. 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. It has properties similar.

Ultimately whether you choose a diamond or a moissanite is a matter of personal preference and values. Charles colvard creates flawless loose moissanite gemstones in a variety of shapes and sizes. To some a moissanite is snubbed as a fake stone merely a diamond copycat. Choosing moissanite color when purchasing moissanite you ll have three color categories to choose from.

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. Secondly moissanite is more refractive than a diamond as mentioned above which gives it more fire and sparkle. It was then created in the laboratory and cut by the american company charles colvard. 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.

Classic moissanite the first moissanite that man created is not colorless. For example if a 2 carat moissanite is 2 000 a 2 carat diamond could easily be 20 000. In fact many feel that classic moissanite s color is similar to a gia certified k color diamond quite yellow. The colorless gemstones come with a premium and are more desirable.

The amount of color a moissanite has depends upon the type of moissanite. 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. Moissanite is an extremely rare artificial gemstone. 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.

Moissanite is a fairly new concept in south africa. Even tho its been around since the late 1980 s commercially. First moissanite is much less expensive than a diamond. In fact moissanite is also used industrially just like diamonds because they re so hard.

Moissanite is very durable even stronger than sapphires rubies. They won t become cloudy nor scratch easily. A moissanite can never achieve the social status that diamonds enjoy at least not in the foreseeable future.