There is a significant pressure on jewelry margins today from competition, soaring overhead, and the impediment of consumer confidence. Everyone is looking for a way to get more value for their money. The brilliance of carrying Charles & Colvard created Moissanite® is its proven ability to boost a jeweler's bottom line in a meaningful way.
Moissanite is a unique category keeping the marketplace abuzz. Moissanite is a near color-less created jewel. Its fire, brilliance, and durability resonate with customers, it's offered at a fraction of the price of other popular jewels, and it allows retailers to attract new, repeat customer: the self-purchasing woman. All without cannibalizing other product categories.
Specifications:
FIRE: A gemstone’s “fire” is caused by dispersion- the spreading out of light according to its colors (different wavelengths) as it passes through the object. Moissanite has 2.4 times the fire of diamond.
HARDNESS: Moissanite is durable and tough. It is resistant to scratching and abrasion.
TOUGHNESS: Moissanite will not break easily. It is resistant to breaking and chipping.
HEAT TOLERANCE: When proper setting, soldering, and repair techniques are used, jewelry that include moissanite can be sized, repaired, and set easily and without lasting changes. Refer to the guidelines set by Charles and Colvard when soldering, heating, pickling, Tests have demonstrated that at temperatures of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, Moissanite remains intact and as brilliant as when it was first created.
|
Refractive Index
(Brilliance) |
Dispersion
(Fire) |
Luster |
Hardness |
Toughness |
Charles & Colvard ® Created Moissanite |
2.65-2.69 |
0.104 |
20.4% |
9 ¼ |
Excellent |
Diamond |
2.42 |
0.044 |
17.2% |
10 |
Good* |
Cubic Zirconia |
2.17 |
0.060 |
13.6% |
8 ½ |
Good |
Ruby/Sapphire |
1.77 |
0.018 |
7.7% |
9 |
Excellent** |
*In Cleavage Direction, Otherwise Excellent ** Except Twinned Stones |
If you already carry Charles & Colvard created Moissanite® gemstones you know the tremendous benefits and unparallel quality of this unique jewel. You will also find our deep inventory of all shapes and sizes available for shipment with our same day shipment guarantee.