An increasing number of soon-to-be brides are showing off substitute gemstones like moissanite and morganite. Here’s why.
When it comes to engagement rings, diamond alternatives are having a moment. True, the most popular stone of choice is still natural diamond — but nearly a quarter of 2021 engagement rings featured a synthetic substitute, according to afrom wedding planning website The Knot, and one in 10 happy couples opted for another gemstone instead.
For many, the choice boils down to questions of affordability and environmental sustainability. Whether you’re contemplating tying the knot or simply looking to update your jewelry collection, here are a few suggestions to get started.Moissanite is the “top pick” for non-diamond engagement rings this year, according to Shelley Brown, senior fashion and beauty editor at The Knot.
You might think, because of its rising popularity, that moissanite is a newer gemstone — but it dates all the way back to 1891, when chemist Edward Acheson noticedhiding out in his heated mixture of carbon and alumina. More than a decade later, the French chemist Henri Moissan found a natural form of the gemstone in an Arizona meteor crater; thus, it became known as moissanite.
Because naturally occurring moissanite is so rare, however, those found in jewelry marketplaces are often created in a lab, according to gemologist and luxury jewelry entrepreneur Angela Cisneros. “It is not a natural moissanite and it has a lot of different aspects, like hardness and refractive properties, that are similar to diamond,” she says. “So it makes a great little diamond simulant if you don't want to spend the money on a diamond.
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