Jewelry

[faeriemoon]

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@CalminHeart wrote:

I'd rather have moissanite. I have a number of pieces, some as old as 20 years, and they are still bright and clear and no one can tell they aren't diamonds.

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Isn't moissanite lab created?

(It always looks kind of green to me.)

[SportyShorty07]

I like natural diamonds.  If I want a diamond ring (haven't purchased one yet)- I could go down to my favorite trusted pawn shop where I get my gold and gemstone jewelry at really great deals.  I'm not a rich girl- and the benefit of pawn shops is I can get something within my budget and put it on lay away and pay for it over time. The pawn shop I go to has beautiful gold gemstone and diamond jewelry at great prices.

[sunshine 919]

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@SportyShorty07 wrote:

I like natural diamonds.  If I want a diamond ring (haven't purchased one yet)- I could go down to my favorite trusted pawn shop where I get my gold and gemstone jewelry at really great deals.  I'm not a rich girl- and the benefit of pawn shops is I can get something within my budget and put it on lay away and pay for it over time. The pawn shop I go to has beautiful gold gemstone and diamond jewelry at great prices.

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Pawn shops are amazing aren't they.  If I wanted a gold necklace or something I would look at the pawn shops first.  It is amazing what you can find.

[sunshine 919]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

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@CalminHeart wrote:

I'd rather have moissanite. I have a number of pieces, some as old as 20 years, and they are still bright and clear and no one can tell they aren't diamonds.

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Isn't moissanite lab created?

(It always looks kind of green to me.)

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Yes it is lab created and beautiful.  I have purchased moissanite from JTV Charles Winston and from Shoplc and my pieces are lovely.  Sparkle more than diamonds and they are crystal clear no green at all.

[sunshine 919]

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@songbird wrote:

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@sunshine 919 wrote:

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@Shelbelle wrote:

Pretty but worthless. 

Everyone does not purchase jewelry to resale.  

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No but it's a good idea sometimes for what you leave behind as estate value.  Fine jewelry is worth money.

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Yes you are right, I have seen lovely pieces in pawn shops so I know the seller got something for them.  

[SilleeMee]

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@barrel racer wrote:

To me they aren't diamonds.  Kinda like vegan leather.

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Vegan leather is plastic. A lab diamond is a diamond, just not one from the earth.

[monicakm]

From what I have read, lab grown diamonds are the exact same thing that comes out of the ground. I would absolutely buy a lab grown diamond and has been looking at them recently with that in mind.

[SilleeMee]

Here's a F, VS2 4-ct diamond ring. What would it cost if it was a natural diamond? More than most people could afford I'm sure.

$8,000

https://www.qvc.com/brilliant-rose-by-fire-light-lab-grown-4c00ttw-ring%2C-14k-gold.product.J432492....

[San Antonio Gal]

I would never spend the money on a real diamond or lab created one.  I'm fine with cubic Z or moissanite.  Many look just as good and 98% of the population can't tell the difference anyway.

[persiflage]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

Here's a F, VS2 4-ct diamond ring. What would it cost if it was a natural diamond? More than most people could afford I'm sure.

$8,000

https://www.qvc.com/brilliant-rose-by-fire-light-lab-grown-4c00ttw-ring%2C-14k-gold.product.J432492....

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That is the way I see it.  You have stones with the same 4 C's, one is $10,000 and the other is $50,000.  It's exciting that you can obtain something you may not have been willing to purchase at the higher price of a natural stone.

If I were considering my heirs in my purchase I would take the $10,000 stone and do something else with the $40,000 to grow it.