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A round moissanite and a round diamond side by side on travertine

Moissanite vs Diamond: An Honest Comparison

Hardness, sparkle, colour, size and price, side by side. Where moissanite matches diamond, where it differs, and how to decide which suits you.

Moissanite vs Diamond: An Honest Comparison

Hardness, sparkle, colour, size and price, side by side. Where moissanite matches diamond, where it differs, and how to decide which suits you.

A hand wearing stacked oval, marquise and eternity moissanite rings in silver and gold

How to Stack Rings: Proportion, Metal and Moissanite

Start with one anchor ring and build around it. Proportion, mixing silver and gold, shapes that nest, skin tone and how to size a stack so it stays comfortable.

How to Stack Rings: Proportion, Metal and Moissanite

Start with one anchor ring and build around it. Proportion, mixing silver and gold, shapes that nest, skin tone and how to size a stack so it stays comfortable.

A sterling silver bar, gold grain and a moissanite on three navy tiles

What Makes Jewellery Fine? Materials and Standards Explained

Fine, demi-fine, fashion: the terms are everywhere and none is legally defined. What actually separates jewellery that lasts from jewellery that does not, and how to check.

What Makes Jewellery Fine? Materials and Standards Explained

Fine, demi-fine, fashion: the terms are everywhere and none is legally defined. What actually separates jewellery that lasts from jewellery that does not, and how to check.

A meteorite fragment beside a round brilliant moissanite on travertine

What Is Moissanite? The Stone, Its Origin and How It Is Grown

Silicon carbide, first found in a meteorite crater in 1893 and grown in the laboratory today. Where moissanite comes from, how it is made and what its numbers mean when...

What Is Moissanite? The Stone, Its Origin and How It Is Grown

Silicon carbide, first found in a meteorite crater in 1893 and grown in the laboratory today. Where moissanite comes from, how it is made and what its numbers mean when...