topic Re: Moissainte in Jewelry

Moissainte

sunshine 919 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 04:15:38 GMT

Moissainte on Evine tonight and Gem Treasures,. For those who are interested.

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Day1128 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 04:36:07 GMT

I'm looking....haven't had Moissanite before.

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sunshine 919 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 04:49:44 GMT

I have not either, I do like looking at the pieces. Usually I only see them on JTV. It's nice the stones are set in gold.

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Andreatoo — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 05:46:06 GMT

I honestly don't get the whole moissonite thing. Isn't it man made? Why is it so expensive? I suppose it's somewhere along the lines of the corporately created perceived value of the (plentiful) diamond but a little more baffling

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Goldengate8361 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 05:51:21 GMT

I watched it and I ordered the 3-stone ring!! Can't wait to get it! I LOVE Moissanite. I actually prefer it over diamonds.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 06:48:17 GMT

Moissanite is man-made by a patented process which only one company can sell as a wholeseller, Charles & Covart. To me it seems more sparkly than a diamond and is nothing like a CZ.

When Shop At Home went out of business and was doing their final clearance, one night I tuned in and they had one of this ring, in my size, in a heavy wg setting. It's a highway design with a large stone and a "bridge" set with smaller stones. Doesn't look like a wedding ring. I grabbed it. It always gets a lot of attention.

A friend saw my ring at Christmas and was so taken with it that she ordered herself one from the Charles & Covert website.

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qualitygal — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 10:22:52 GMT

I have a Moissanite ring, it's fine. My husband liked it and said, you should get one of those. It doesn't knock my socks off like gemstones do. Different strokes for different folks. I love sparkly some days and other days I want color. Best of both worlds!

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pommom — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:43:06 GMT

So wanted the 1.88 ctw solitaire - but my size sold out.

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esmeraldagooch — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:57:37 GMT

Moissanite has a property known as double refraction. When a ray of light passes through the gemstone it is slowed, bent and split in two. Sapphire is a doubly refractive material as well, as are peridot, tourmaline and zircon. To some degree it is this property that gives Moissanite its amazing fire. However it is often cited by critics of Moissanite, typically by companies who sell CZ, as a disadvantage, claiming that the double refraction will make the stone appear blurry. What they don't say is that every double refractive gem has at least one direction in which the material behaves like a singly refractive gem. This is referred to as the optic axis, and does not break light into two rays.

Moissanite is cut so that this direction of single refraction is though the table. This means that the doubling is not apparent when the stone is viewed though the table (top of the stone). Moissanite must be viewed at 10x magnification (jewelers loupe) through any other crown facet (e.g. star, or bezel) to see the doubling. Most of our customers do not know or realize that Moissanite is double refractive, and we provide this explanation and images to explain that, although it is a unique property of Moissanite, it does not negatively effect its beauty.

I have many pieces and have NO complaints. It's held up better than CZ and looks much more realistic.

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depglass — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 15:05:15 GMT

I was shocked to see JTV selling this last night in a sterling setting. Sorry, for $349.00 , they might have used gold.

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sunshine 919 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:01:48 GMT

Goldengate I thought the pieces were lovely. You will love your ring. They were all set in gold which was really nice. Moissainte is a beauriful stone. I have never seen pieces sell out so quickly. They had to end the show early. I enjoyed the presentation. The host and designer were a joy to watch. It was not in my budget this time but I will keep watching.

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MrsHubbyD — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:55:37 GMT

I agree... I saw them over a decade ago, when they used to be sold in a department store. (Sears, or JC Penney, I believe). They were (in my opinion) just as expensive as DIAMONDS! What is the point of a lab created (fake) diamond, if it costs more than the real thing??