Moissanite

[tobeengaged]

Has anyone out here ever seen a cushion cuts moissanite in person? Any comments?

 

[bling]

nope..but i hear they can take on a slight green tint? sorry..thats about all i know..

 

[oldminer]

Never saw a moissanite that looked better than a well cut CZ. Generally, they look a lot less like a diamond than a CZ, but there are somewhat more durable than CZ. Moissanite is rather costly considering what it is and it does not look as much like a diamond as CZ. What's the point of such a product? I don't think it will ever be a major factor in the diamond look-alike arena although plenty of marketing money is being spent on promotion.

 

[valeria101]

I did... and they were darn greenish (all around 3cts though, I would assume the smaller ones are better). Relative to diamond color grades I would call that color "J" at best, only the tint is green not yellow. The same cuters process green moissanite - something close to light green tourmaline.

There seems to be a new breed of heat treated moissanite that does not have as strong a tint, but that I have not seen in person. Double refraction makes them a tad less brillaint than both diamond and Cz - I would think this is the most evident "difference".

At about $200 for a pice as big as a 1ct diamond... it looks like you could buy 5 top cut CZs and keep replacing them when getting tarnished with wear