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First off, huge congrats on finding someone you want to spend the rest of your life with! Yay!! Now it's the exciting step of finding that perfect ring. It should be a fun and uplifting experience but sometimes it can become stressful because there are so many tricky choices and because of the potential expense involved in purchasing a diamond ring.
Thankfully, there are wonderful alternatives to diamonds that look just as beautiful and reduce the expense greatly. In this article, I am going to give five benefits of buying moissanite rings instead of diamond engagement rings. So here we go!!
First off, what is moissanite? Moissanite is a diamond simulant made of silicon carbide. It looks so similar to a diamond, but is made in a lab. It is very difficult to tell apart a diamond & moissanite, making moissanite a super popular alternative to diamond.
1. Less Expensive
Let's jump straight to the main point where our wallet is concerned - the price. The great thing about moissanite is that it is much much cheaper than diamonds. A diamond’s price depends on several factors including the diamond’s cut, the clarity, the colour and carat weight.
Moissanite weighs less than diamonds. Because of this, moissanite is usually sold by length and width in millimetres rather than carat weight. That means that you can have a big moissanite stone for a fraction of the price of having a big diamond.
Let's take a 1c engagement ring as an example. A diamond ring of this size would be 10k plus. Whereas a similarly sized moissanite ring would cost from 600. That is a huge difference in price for rings that would look similar to the naked eye.
2. Sparkly
You might be wondering if a moissanite bridal set would be equally at sparkly as a diamond set. The amazing thing is that moissanite is preferred by many shoppers because of its brilliance!
Because they are made in a lab, the clarity is extremely high in moissanite stones. Actually having even higher brilliance than diamonds. They also reflect the light differently than diamonds as they reflect more of a rainbow spectrum.
In most cases, moissanites are colourless so similar to gemstones, there is no colour scale for moissanite stones like there are for diamonds. That makes shopping for one a bit easier, with fewer factors to have to consider.
3. Long-lasting
One of the best parts about a moissanite stone is how solid it is. The stone doesn't lose its shine and become gloomy. Even after years, your high end jewelry will shine brightly and you will be able to pass it down to your family for years to come. You can have your moissanite stone set into gold, just like a diamond ring, making it long-lasting.
4. Durability
A simple way to compare diamonds to moissanites in terms of their durability is to look at them using the Scale of Hardness, which is the scale used to compare gemstones.
Diamonds are the hardest known substance so on the scale, they are a 10. A moissanite scores a 9.25. So it is a very close second in hardness to the diamond. Moissanite stones are sturdy and durable, which means that they can resist abrasion and scratching.
5. Ethical
Moissanite is among the most ethical, sustainable engagement ring choices out there. This is because Moissanite is a man-made stone. So, no mining is needed to give you a perfectly brilliant and beautiful engagement ring.
