Cubic Zirconia vs Moissanite vs Lab Diamond vs Diamond
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This is a rough comparison of what you would pay for each of these gems.
Cubic Zirconia $5
Moissanite $50
Lab Diamond $500
Diamond $5,000
Cubic Zirconia is cheap and looks cheap. It is frequently and inaccurately abbreviated to Zircon, which is an expensive natural gem. If you're paying less than a thousand, it is not Zircon!
Lab Diamond and Diamond are atomically identical, but one is synthetic, the other is natural. Diamond will always stay expensive due to its rarity. Lab Diamond will continue to drop in price as more are produced.
That leaves Moissanite. It is a quality gem that is also lab grown, but with a slightly different atomic structure to Diamond. It has by far the best quality to price ratio and takes an expert to tell it from a Diamond in appearance.
Cubic Zirconia $5
Moissanite $50
Lab Diamond $500
Diamond $5,000
Cubic Zirconia is cheap and looks cheap. It is frequently and inaccurately abbreviated to Zircon, which is an expensive natural gem. If you're paying less than a thousand, it is not Zircon!
Lab Diamond and Diamond are atomically identical, but one is synthetic, the other is natural. Diamond will always stay expensive due to its rarity. Lab Diamond will continue to drop in price as more are produced.
That leaves Moissanite. It is a quality gem that is also lab grown, but with a slightly different atomic structure to Diamond. It has by far the best quality to price ratio and takes an expert to tell it from a Diamond in appearance.