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Moissanite Diamonds, The Beauty Of Diamonds Without The Price
By Peter Crump, Fri Dec 9th
Moissanite diamonds are taking the gem world by storm. Diamondspecialists pride themselves on offering the best to theircustomers, selling diamonds that shine brilliantly andbeautifully, not only because of the professional reputationthey have worked so hard to foster, but also because theyrespect and admire the medium with which they work. So it might come as something of a surprise that manyprofessional gemmologists are now selling simulated diamondsalongside the ‘real thing’. Have they somehow compromised theirprinciples? Or is it just that moissanite diamonds are simplythat beautiful? Simulated diamonds have long been held in disfavor, because ofthe assumption that simulation necessarily implies inferiority.This has caused moissanite diamonds to be greeted sceptically,and with no lack of foundation. Previously produced simulateddiamonds have included such alternatives as cut glass,rhinestone and cubic zirconium, which might lay claim to acertain attractiveness in their own right, but in no wayapproaching the sublime beauty of a real diamond.
But the development of moissanite diamonds has shaken this oldfoundation to the core. Those who have yet to be awed by thephysical presence
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