cubic zirconia is one of the best diamond substitutes to use in an engagement ring. It is a synthetic stone that is basically a zirconium dioxide which is manufactured for the most part in the colorless form for use in engagement rings. It can also be made in any color under the rainbow. But it’s claim to fame is its similarity in looks to that of diamond. It is also relatively inexpensive costing only a few dollars a carat at retail for any size stone.
So this makes it a great diamond substitute for an engagement ring where the center stone must be big but cost is an issue. A clean, well cut and colorless diamond in the 2 carat to 3 carat range would easily cost between $12,000 and $35,000 per carat depending on the clarity. The man made version would cost $10 or $12. This makes cz ideal for making travel jewelry that women can wear that look just like their own expensive baubles but without the risk of loss.
Cubic zirconia is easily manufactured in this size range and is pretty much colorless. Some couples like that initially purchased their engagement ring mounting and set it with a cubic zirconia in the hopes that they will be able to afford the diamond of their choice in the future. White gold cubic zirconia engagement rings have become popular for this reason.
Cubic zirconia is of course not as durable as diamond and will scratch and chip over time. But this can easily be remedied by unmounting the chipped stone and mounting a new one. Sometimes, it might be necessary to change the head of the ring because it gets damaged during the unmounting process, but a skillful jeweler will usually be able to just bend a prong and out the stone will come.
Mounting a cubic zirconia is less of an issue than mounting a diamond because you always want to mount your diamond as perfectly as you can so that it does not wiggle and move around in the setting. Diamond is very hard and if it is allowed to rotate in a mounting because it is loose it would eventually cut its way out of the mounting and fall off. You do not want to lose your diamond this way.
Cubic zirconia takes a polish very nicely and look good for a few years well because of its relative hardness and its optic character. It reflects and refracts light in a similar way to that of diamond and most people will not be able to tell that it is not the diamond by looking at it face up for a brief moment.
People would look that’s a lot of diamonds of course will be able to spot some differences. Diamond has a specific face up character and pattern of reflections when it is ideal cut that cannot be replicated in a similarly cut cubic zirconia. Nevertheless, the unique properties of this synthetic stone make it an ideal choice to use in gold cubic zirconia engagement rings even if it for a short time before upgrading to a diamond.
Ever since the price of gold on the international market has gone over $900 per ounce, many people find it hard to justify mounting a cubic zirconia that costs barely 5 dollars into a mounting that costs hundreds or thousands of dollars. So in the last few years sterling Silver cubic zirconia engagement rings have become quite popular among brides who value style over substance. Sterling Silver has in effect become the new gold and brides don’t hesitate to experiment with various styles of engagement rings using cubic zirconia set in sterling silver.
For instance, a conservative bride might feel apprehensive about purchasing a princess cut diamond costing many thousands because she’s unsure that the square style actually suits her. So she might try a few cubic zirconia princess cut engagement rings, purchasing them for $30-$70 a piece to find out if she would really like the style of a princess cut diamond. And if she doesn’t like the style that she would want to know what combination of princess cut diamond and mounting would best suit her sense of what an engagement ring should look like on her.
Of course, there are different qualities of cubic zirconia. Being a Man made stone, the production can be on a massive scale with minimal quality control or it can be more attentive to cut and polish and overall clarity of the final product. The latter is what we normally see mounted in a cubic zirconia engagement ring.
There are a few manufacturers that have been making cubic zirconia for a long time and are recognized as the foremost producers of cubic zirconia across many quality levels. One of the best known is swarogem which is the gem division of what most people know as Swarovski Crystal. This gem division produces many different qualities of cubic zirconia in a rainbow of colors and cuts for the beading trade all the way up to designers that demand certain types proprietary colors and cuts for high quality cubic zirconia engagement rings.
Cubic zirconia is one of the best diamond substitutes to use in an engagement ring. It is a synthetic stone that is basically a zirconium dioxide which is manufactured for the most part in the colorless form for use in engagement rings. It can also be made in any color under the rainbow. But it’s claim to fame is its similarity in looks to that of diamond. It is also relatively inexpensive costing only a few dollars a carat at retail for any size stone.
So this makes it a great diamond substitute for an engagement ring where the center stone must be big but cost is an issue. A clean, well cut and colorless diamond in the 2 carat to 3 carat range would easily cost between $12,000 and $35,000 per carat depending on the clarity. The man made version would cost $10 or $12. This makes cz ideal for making travel jewelry that women can wear that look just like their own expensive baubles but without the risk of loss.
Cubic zirconia is easily manufactured in this size range and is pretty much colorless. Some couples like that initially purchased their engagement ring mounting and set it with a cubic zirconia in the hopes that they will be able to afford the diamond of their choice in the future. White gold cubic zirconia engagement rings have become popular for this reason.
Cubic zirconia is of course not as durable as diamond and will scratch and chip over time. But this can easily be remedied by unmounting the chipped stone and mounting a new one. Sometimes, it might be necessary to change the head of the ring because it gets damaged during the unmounting process, but a skillful jeweler will usually be able to just bend a prong and out the stone will come.
Mounting a cubic zirconia is less of an issue than mounting a diamond because you always want to mount your diamond as perfectly as you can so that it does not wiggle and move around in the setting. Diamond is very hard and if it is allowed to rotate in a mounting because it is loose it would eventually cut its way out of the mounting and fall off. You do not want to lose your diamond this way.
Cubic zirconia takes a polish very nicely and look good for a few years well because of its relative hardness and its optic character. It reflects and refracts light in a similar way to that of diamond and most people will not be able to tell that it is not the diamond by looking at it face up for a brief moment.
People would look that’s a lot of diamonds of course will be able to spot some differences. Diamond has a specific face up character and pattern of reflections when it is ideal cut that cannot be replicated in a similarly cut cubic zirconia. Nevertheless, the unique properties of this synthetic stone make it an ideal choice to use in gold cubic zirconia engagement rings even if it for a short time before upgrading to a diamond.
Ever since the price of gold on the international market has gone over $900 per ounce, many people find it hard to justify mounting a cubic zirconia that costs barely 5 dollars into a mounting that costs hundreds or thousands of dollars. So in the last few years sterling Silver cubic zirconia engagement rings have become quite popular among brides who value style over substance. Sterling Silver has in effect become the new gold and brides don’t hesitate to experiment with various styles of engagement rings using cubic zirconia set in sterling silver.
For instance, a conservative bride might feel apprehensive about purchasing a princess cut diamond costing many thousands because she’s unsure that the square style actually suits her. So she might try a few cubic zirconia princess cut engagement rings, purchasing them for $30-$70 a piece to find out if she would really like the style of a princess cut diamond. And if she doesn’t like the style that she would want to know what combination of princess cut diamond and mounting would best suit her sense of what an engagement ring should look like on her.
Of course, there are different qualities of cubic zirconia. Being a Man made stone, the production can be on a massive scale with minimal quality control or it can be more attentive to cut and polish and overall clarity of the final product. The latter is what we normally see mounted in a cubic zirconia engagement ring.
There are a few manufacturers that have been making cubic zirconia for a long time and are recognized as the foremost producers of cubic zirconia across many quality levels. One of the best known is swarogem which is the gem division of what most people know as Swarovski Crystal. This gem division produces many different qualities of cubic zirconia in a rainbow of colors and cuts for the beading trade all the way up to designers that demand certain types proprietary colors and cuts for high quality cubic zirconia engagement rings.
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