The Journal
Get to know your jewellery.
Notes on moissanite, styling, and the little rituals that make a piece yours.
Engagement Ring 925 Silver: A Quiet Luxury Choice
Why 925 Silver Remains a Timeless Setting for an Engagement Ring When a couple chooses a symbol that will accompany them for a lifetime, ...
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How to Tell Moissanite From a Diamond
Four tests, from the one anyone can do in daylight to the one a jeweller uses in seconds. Moissanite is not hard to identify once you kno...
Read the story →How Is Moissanite Made, and Is It Lab Grown?
All of it is lab grown, and that is not a compromise. Natural moissanite exists in grains too small to cut. Here is how the stones are ac...
Read the story →Are Moissanite Diamonds Real?
Moissanite is a real gemstone and it is not a diamond. Both halves of that sentence matter, and the phrase moissanite diamond is the reas...
Read the story →Does Moissanite Tarnish?
The stone cannot tarnish. The metal holding it is a different question, and it is the one actually worth asking.
Read the story →What Is Moissanite? A Plain Answer
Moissanite is silicon carbide, a gemstone in its own right rather than an imitation of anything. Here is what it is, where it comes from,...
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How Much Is Moissanite Per Carat?
A fraction of a diamond, and carat is the wrong measure to shop by. Here is the one to use instead.
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How to Clean Moissanite
Warm water, a drop of washing up liquid, a soft brush underneath. Five minutes, once a fortnight.
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Is Moissanite Expensive?
Far less than a diamond of the same size, and the reason has nothing to do with the stone being lesser.
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Does Moissanite Get Cloudy?
The stone itself stays clear. What dulls is a film on top of it, and it comes away in a few minutes.
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Does Moissanite Pass a Diamond Tester?
On most testers, yes. The reason is heat, and it says nothing about what the stone is.
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