6/21/2023 0 Comments 1.5 ct radiant cut diamond ring![]() Take it in for regular cleanings, and it'll stay looking new as the day you said, "I do." Can I Wear My Moissanite Ring In the Shower? After years of wear, any stone will develop a layer of grimy film that'll make it look a bit foggy. Moissanite is a durable gemstone, just like a diamond. A moissanite engagement ring will last you a lifetime (or several if you're a vampire) just like a diamond would. Moissanite is a super hard gemstone which means it won't get all scratchy or dull. People Keep Asking Do Moissanite Rings Last? If there was any more reason to love moissanite, we haven’t found it yet, but we promise to keep looking. ]Īs if that wasn’t enough, it’s given our customers the ability to go beyond their budget to truly go home with the engagement ring of their dreams. So if you were looking for a moissanite stone that looks like a diamond with a low color grade, you're all out of luck. Whatever coloration the stone has is different from a diamond's tint and coloration. So, same thing.Īll of our moissanite here at Keyzar is colorless unless, of course, we are talking about the colored moissanite, which we have in black, brown, and a few other colors that are simply gorge… but we digress. Tinted moissanite has a yellow or greenish hue. Tinted diamonds have a brownish or yellowish hue. Still, if your goal is to spend as much money as possible, definitely get a diamond and leave moissanite to the rest of us. It's transparent, hard, sparkly, and it will last you a lifetime, which is all we need to hear. In most other ways, moissanite is just like a diamond. Moissanite is a lot more eco-friendly and affordable to make, which means they are less expensive to buy. Why is moissanite so much less expensive than a diamond? Well, we're going apples to oranges here a bit because the process and the materials aren't the same, so neither is the price. The truth is the price of an engagement ring, and moreover, what stone you choose to put in it has nothing to do with how much you love someone. This story they've been telling us is a total fabrication, and not to rant about capitalism, but it worked. So if your center stone is cheap, what does that say about your love? See, the thing about DeBeers is they've spent billions of dollars to convince couples that the price of an engagement ring is representative of the couple's love or whatever. Moissanite is inexpensive, so it must not be as good as a diamond, right? Right… At least, if you believe the DeBeers narrative, it is. While it might be near impossible to find a flawless diamond, moissanite is nearly flawless nearly always.īut is there really any flaw in being flawless? We think not. Too good to be true? Not if we're talkin' moissanite. How big is the difference, really? You be the judge: here's a comparison of a diamond and a moissanite side by side. In our industry, some diamond sellers talk smack about (the far less profitable) moissanite stones, comparing them to colorful disco balls. While some people go crazy for these sparkles, others turn up their noses at them. Its refractive index is higher than a natural diamond's, producing more shine and a special kind of fiery rainbow brilliance. Moissanite has a crazy amount of sparkle. ![]() That being said, moissanite can be a bad choice from the extra sparkle, the color, and the… well, I guess you can just read on and find out. We've even had customers complain their friends think they're rich when they see the large moissanite stone on their hands. Other than that, it's pretty hard to tell. The best way to tell the difference between the two is to look at the price tag. Natural moissanite is super rare since meteorites don't just crash to earth on the daily, so the stuff we see today has all been lab-made. ![]()
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