Moissanite Engagement Rings – An Alternative

Moissanite Engagement Rings

There was a time when diamonds were an everlasting gift of devotion and love. People have started looking for comparable alternatives that rival a diamonds beauty.

If you have an aversion to cubic zirconia because you regard it as cheap diamond knock-off, then maybe you should have a look at moissanite engagement rings when you decide to pop the question.

Moissanite has a very intriguing history and this has become one of its major selling points. The stone was initially discovered by an explorer who found, what he thought were diamonds, in a meteorite. After some tests, it was revealed that the stone was not a diamond and rumors quickly spread about the discovery of an alien gemstone.

These rumors were proven untrue when deposits of the stone were found elsewhere on the earth, but marketers quickly pounced onto this exploited the public’s gullibility. The stone is starting to become a major competitor to the diamond because of the similarities in appearance and hardness.

Moissanite is so similar to diamonds that most jewelers can’t even distinguish the two. Your girlfriend will definitely not be able to spot the small differences in the chemical makeup. If you are interested in aesthetic appeal, rather than spending money, then moissanite is a perfect alternative to the diamond.

The stone is so rare that it must be grown in laboratories to make it marketable. Traditionalists will argue that this isn’t a pure expression of love, because the stone isn’t real. Those same traditionalists are simply regurgitating a myth produced by the diamond industry in order to justify the continuation of diamond mining. If love is to be measured by the natural authenticity of a gift then only the hippies are doing it right.

Most of us aren’t hippies, but we still have morals.  We need to start breaking down the myths. As people become more critical of the diamond industry, they will become more accepting of synthetically grown stones like moissanite. It is important to remember that the authenticity of your love is not measured by a gift, no matter where it was discovered and moissanite engagement rings are just as valuable as their diamond cousin.