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Large moissanite stones are vastly cheaper than equivalent-quality natural diamonds at trade prices; if you can afford a decent .75ct diamond, you can afford a
by jdietrich 7y ago
Large moissanite stones are vastly cheaper than equivalent-quality natural diamonds at trade prices; if you can afford a decent .75ct diamond, you can afford a 15ct moissanite. When cut correctly, moissanite is visibly superior to diamond in fire and brilliance. That's a large part of the reason why small synthetic stones aren't as cheap as you might hope - it takes about the same amount of skilled labour to properly cut a natural diamond, a lab-grown diamond or a moissanite. CZ stones are cheap and look cheap, in large part because they're crudely cut.
- asark 7y agoYeah, I checked Moissanite again after the post and it actually has gotten pretty cheap. Maybe $400 for a pretty good 0.75ct. That's more like it, and yeah, probably is cheap enough that it's mostly the cut you're paying for.
- jquery 7y agoI haven’t personally seen a moissanite with greater fire and brilliance than a really well cut diamond, although what you said about the cut probably applies here since moissanite has a higher refractive index. Where would you shop for high quality moissanite? So many of the places that sell them seem to focus on being cheap unfortunately. CZ also has the problem of being softer and more subject to environmental forces, as gems CZ ages much faster.