My wife is a big fan of Moissanite. It is much cheaper than diamond (although much more than CZ) has more brilliance than most diamonds and is just as hard. It also seems to be true that many, if not most, jewelers can't differentiate between a diamond and a moissanite.
The company that creates this, Charles and Colvard (http://www.moissanite.com/), is starting to do some significant marketing, including getting well known celebrities, athletes, etc to provide testimonials and selling through a lot more jewellry stores and online. All towards getting true market awareness and acceptance.
All the same, I certainly wouldn't suggest giving something other than a real diamond unless that is ok with the recepient!
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My wife is a big fan of Moissanite. It is much cheaper than diamond (although much more than CZ) has more brilliance than most diamonds and is just as hard. It also seems to be true that many, if not most, jewelers can't differentiate between a diamond and a moissanite.
The company that creates this, Charles and Colvard (http://www.moissanite.com/), is starting to do some significant marketing, including getting well known celebrities, athletes, etc to provide testimonials and selling through a lot more jewellry stores and online. All towards getting true market awareness and acceptance.
All the same, I certainly wouldn't suggest giving something other than a real diamond unless that is ok with the recepient!