Moissanite cracking?

[kel]

I am looking for an alternative stone for an engagement ring that is similar to a diamond. It does not have to pass as a diamond, but it has to be in the same vein so that it is clearly an engagement ring.
I was looking at the following piece:
http://www.titaniumera.com/order/ord...d-certina.html

The company does offer Moissanite as an option on its other rings but it does not on this one. When I called them and asked why they said that they had problems with the larger moissanite stones cracking. Is this true? They refuse to put a moissanite stone in, but I am considering taking it to another jeweler to get one put in. Anyone know what is going on?

[ObieX]

I gotta say that is one kick-ass looking ring.

There are types of sapphire i think that are either totally clear or near clear.

[Ustwo]

Years ago I knew someone who worked in a dental office and put her ring in the ultrasonic cleaner to clean it often.

One day it was all cloudy. Turns out it was full of micro-cracks.

It was a cubic zarconia and her husband never told her it wasn't a real diamond. Opps.

[kel]

Originally Posted by Ustwo

Years ago I knew someone who worked in a dental office and put her ring in the ultrasonic cleaner to clean it often.

One day it was all cloudy. Turns out it was full of micro-cracks.

It was a cubic zarconia and her husband never told her it wasn't a real diamond. Opps.

She knows, and I gave her the option of having a diamond.
A. She doesn't want to waste the money (and I mean a diamond is a waste of money).
B. She doesn't want to support a monopoly, especially one that relies on slavery and destruction of the environment.

[Ustwo]

Originally Posted by kel

She knows, and I gave her the option of having a diamond.
A. She doesn't want to waste the money (and I mean a diamond is a waste of money).
B. She doesn't want to support a monopoly, especially one that relies on slavery and destruction of the environment.

I'm not claiming you are going to fake the ring, it was more a story about the cracking.

They may have a good reason for not doing it, as very hard materials are often very brittle.

[Demeter]

Originally Posted by kel

She knows, and I gave her the option of having a diamond.
A. She doesn't want to waste the money (and I mean a diamond is a waste of money).
B. She doesn't want to support a monopoly, especially one that relies on slavery and destruction of the environment.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only woman who sees this. I can't comprehend wearing diamond, especially if the inexperienced eye cannot differ it from cubic zirconia.
After all, it isn't the gift, but whats in the heart of the giver.

[Sage]

Have you heard they can make synthetic diamonds now that are almost indistinguisable from the real thing? The only way you can tell is to hook them up to a special machine that DeBeers has come up with (cause they're scared to death what this might do to their monopoly) I read about it in Wired Magazine about six months ago- I don't know if they're commercially avalable yet, but I do know they're about $10 a carat. Happy engagement ring hunting!