Moissanite Engagement Rings

Moissanite engagement rings - the alternative to diamonds

Every body is familiar with the CZ stone or Cubic Zirconia however not many couples are familiar with the Moissanite, this is yet another diamond like stone which offers a uniquely bright reflection and is quickly becoming a popular stone for contemporary engagement ring sets.  Much like the quality of the CZ the Moissanite is and affordable alternative to diamonds and also work will as accent and/or center stones.  Moissanite is a rare crystal material which until recent times was rarely used on jewelry now it has become and excellent accent stone as well as an alternative stone to diamonds because of its lavish glow.

The Moissanite stone named after the scientist Dr. Harry Moissan, who first discovered the mineral in the late 1800s, while on expedition to study meteorites.  Originally when discovered the moissanite crystals were found to be too small of quantity and size and could not be applied to jewelry.  It wasn’t until a century later in 1995 when technology aided scientist in the process of lab cultivation of larger quantities of Moissanite crystals. Thus affixed to the first pieces of jewelry shortly there after and has since then grown into popularity as another high quality alternative stone to diamonds.     
 
Many people take for granted the qualities of the moissanite crystal and criticize it as another fake diamond.  While the Moissanite crystal is not a diamond it bares many similar properties and durability as the diamond.  Because the Moissanite crystal can be cut to match many of the diamond cut styles it is ranked in quality and properties of usage as the cubic Zirconia.  Thereby allowing the Moissanite engagement ring to become the latest in contemporary diamond like stones, but the moissanite crystal is distinctively different than the diamond such as the reflective tints that give off different colors in certain light variances.  Yet for the reason of its synthetic attributes the Moissanite crystal yields no flaws and gives a magnificent sparkle.

Couples should look more into the Moissanite engagement ring as and alternative diamond like choice in engagement ring stones.   In time this stone will be as widely used as the diamond or its counterpart cubic Zirconia stone. While there is still time for this affordable engagement ring alternative, it popularity is quickly flourishing and more jeweler are beginning to see the versatility of this stone to which can be used to custom design uniquely beautiful engagement rings.