It has been an old wish in the jewellery industry and for the jewellery admirers as well to have an alternative. Its characteristics are very similar to diamonds, but their price is much lower.
This dream came true with the artificial, lab grown diamonds and moissanites. This is a milestone in the jewellery industry because for those who love jewellery can buy gorgeous jewels which do not cost as much as a car. Also, it is becoming more and more popular to choose these gemstones because of ecological reasons for those who lurk from diamond mining which cause serious environmental damages and therefore wearing diamond jewels.
Moissanite is a great choice for both groups, since its physical and chemical characteristics are perfectly similar to diamonds; its hardness on the Mohs scale is 9.25. (Diamond is 10) The price of moissante shows the greatest difference compared to diamonds. A 1 carat diamond could reach millions and millions of forints, a 1 carat moissanite with the same cut can only be a couple of hundred thousand forints. The price of moissanite is more favourable to lab diamonds but when is comes to its quality, it brings at least the same standard.
It is also important to mention in connection with the price of moissanite, that the bigger the stone the better the price compared to diamonds. Since its cutting is similarly meticulous and time consuming just like the diamonds, only the raw material is cheaper.
