Moissanite

Poobeartigger, you have given no details about the $2000 diamond you mentioned. How large is it and what is the color/clarity? I’ve often encountered people who use the argument that diamonds can be purchased for the price of moissanite. This is simply not true. You have to compare apples to apples. If you want to buy a two carat solitaire in a diamond vs. moissanite, you have to get a diamond of H/I color and VS-1 clarity. I haven’t purchased diamond solitaires recently, but I would guess that a two carat with those characteristics would cost between $20,000 to $25,000 (only a guess). A two carat moissanite would probably cost $1500 to $2000. There is a vast difference in price. This is not a viable argument.

Thanks for your comment LAYLA4444.

I received a princess cut solitaire moissanite a few years ago,it was in the yellow gold. I brought it to the jeweler and had it changed to white gold. It is spectacular. I have many genuine diamonds,and none have the fire as this stone. I know the topic of resale comes up often. No matter what carat, the devaluation is astounding. My 1.5 carat, orignally bought years ago for 8,000 was sold in NYC diamond district for 3,000. It was heartbreaking, but I learned a very good lesson.You purchase what makes you happy, what you can afford,to please yourself, no one else. I am extremely satisfied with moissanite.

Does anyone own a moissanite solitaire ring from HSN? How does it look? My fiance and I are looking at some rings.

why would any one buy noisanite when you van get a beautiful diamond for 2000 buck. the ones i have seen at Macys are that expensive. Just wondering

Thanks ladies. I did see it at JC Penney. I didn’t know Helzberg offerd it as well. Good information. Georgiaga=d>

I agree. The mark-up on diamonds is unbelievably high. And after looking at the various jewelry stores and seeing that the diamonds with several visible inclusions and J to K coloring were in the $2500 to $3500 for a one carat, I decided to check other options. I wouldn’t buy a diamond of that quality, period, much less pay that kind of money for it.

With my Moissanite, I have a near colorless, flawless, high quality ring of beauty, clarity, brilliance and fire. It POPS from across the room. People just stop and stare at my hand. I have a three-stone one carat 14kt gold anniversary ring so it’s not a huge rock that looks like costume jewelry. I think it’s very elegant. When people actually ask to see it, I am proud to tell them it’s better than a diamond…it’s Moissanite.

Do any of you have a particular ring that you recommend as a first purchase , from HSN?

I have never purchased any from HSN or any shopping channel but hubby did get mine at Helzberg when they had a trunk show. The guarantee is for a lifetime and all I have to do is take it to Helzberg to get it cleaned, sized, etc. The traditional three stone style I have is very solid 14K and not hollowed out gold, a plus. I know JC Penney sells it as well.

Do any of you have a particular ring that you recommend as a first purchase , from HSN?

I agree with katperson and 43MomofTwoBoys and I don’t even own Moissanite, yet, but I had been telling my husband that I didn’t want another diamond for an anniversary gift because of the suffering in the conflict diamonds. There is no real way to prove the diamonds were not conflict diamonds and I won’t support that. I will purchase Moissanite next go ’round and yes, you are right about the make-up. I searched Moissanite and read about the meteorite make-up. There are good articles on the net about it. I also agree with BARLAN that you buy it because you like it and not for resale. True- unless you have a fabulous grade almost flawless diamond to sell, they don’t want to give you anything for it, and most of us (middle income)don’t own such fine diamonds to start with, so selling our diamond jewelry would not bring the price of today’s market, but maybe only what we paid to begin with or less. Good discussion topic.=d>

Most of us don’t buy something for resale. Now granted, I buy gemstones, and don’t have them set, because they are rare indeed, flawless and I know that some have increased exponentially in value because they are one-source gems AAA grade and perfect in cut and clarity.

My wedding ring is a mossianite and its beautiful, center stone is the green and the two sides are white. It sparkles, cleans up quickly and it has much more light reflection that a diamond of any quality.

Diamonds are from conflict countries in many cases and for me, I don’t want to support a government that exploits its people and children and in many cases, kills whole villages to obtain those diamonds. Many countries take the children and make them rebels in the war and I won’t support that type of government by buying their diamonds. So, Moissanite is a safe, beautiful alternative.

I recently purchased my first moissanite piece from Kohl’s. I bought the $1167 three-stone gold ring for $400, (60% plus 15% more off) the day after Thanksgiving. I can tell you all unequivocably that I would rather have this georgous moissanite ring than more diamonds. I took it to my local jeweler to have it sized. They examined it, the lady in there never having seen one. She kept saying, “it’s not a diamond? It’s absolutely flawless! And so brilliant. This is incredible.” She could not believe it. The fire and brilliance are amazing…no diamond I’ve ever seen could compare. And for those who keep throwing out the word real regarding diamonds…well moissanite is also a real substance. It’s silicon carbide and has been found in meteorites as well as in nature, though in very small crystals. So it’s not exactly a fake anything! I showed the ring to a friend of mine who hates wearing her expensive diamonds because she has lost one of them before. She was beyond impressed. Silicon carbide is 9.25 in hardness, diamond is 10. They use the substance in industry to cut through rock, etc., because diamond is so much more expensive. Whether it’s lab created or a naturally occurring stone, it’s still a real element with a real hardness and is valuable to those in industry and to those of us who own it. They are beautiful, firey, stones in a class all thier own. Besides, the diamond mines are a source of pain for many and I’d rather not contribute to that. Lab created just means it’s grown in a lab. Many other items, including diamonds are done the same way. It’s a personal choice. As for resell value, I could care less.

I am horrible at gems – diaminds, cz, moisanite – ALL LOOK THE SAME TO ME lol.
I’m sure there’s differences but in the end if it’s sparkly its good for me!

I’m a huge fan of white and yellow sapphires, those DO look different. They’re more opaque and looks so vintage.

Glad to see you chime in on this, Barlan! Those of us who love moissanite don’t care a whit about resale value. And yes, it is much more expensive than cz, but much less than a comparable diamond, and it doesn’t have the glassy look that most cz has. Love my 1.5 carat studs!

In my opinion, there’s no comparison between a CZ and a Moissanite. A CZ looks like a CZ…and a Moissanite looks like a diamond! Moissanite wins hands down!!