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#335804 - 07/17/07 12:05 PM
Re: Does anyone have pictures of their moissanite?
[Re: amylynn83]
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Registered: 06/01/07
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Loc: Cape Coral, Florida
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As long as you get your mois from Bella or Moissanite Co, I don't think you have to worry about greenish tints. I love mine. My e-rings in the Gallery both have mois centers and absolutely no green tint. They are both from Bella.
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#335806 - 07/17/07 04:16 PM
Re: Does anyone have pictures of their moissanite?
[Re: Michelle]
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Registered: 08/29/06
Posts: 1813
Loc: Dreary Station, NW PA
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I've posted several pics here. Search moissanite and author AdaBeta27. Mine are unusual: 6.5mm set in sapphire halo, huge 7.5mm with diamond pave' halo, 6.5mm temporarily in 6 prongs in a YG mounting with rows of channel set diamonds, and two 8mm (2ct size) solitaires, one WG & all YG incl the head. There's also a thread where I asked about improvements to the round Moissanite cut and a dealer on this board posted a great reply about the current best cut vs. the older diamond cut for moiss.
Personally, I prefer Moissanite larger than 5mm (a .5ct diamond) in the antique settings rather than in contemporary. Off-white, yellow, gray, green, brown tints are ferquently features of antique diamonds, so tint is less of a negative there. So are odd light reflections and weird facetings. If there's a lot of bling and fire going on from the side stones or halo, it makes it harder to determine exactly what's from the center and that spreads out the moiss's disco ball effect. There's a certain way that I can tilt my 8mm under Office Max lights and it all but screams fake b/c no diamond casts fire exactly that way, So I always turn it around when I get to the register, hehe. I'm serious. Screams MOISSANITE!
The faceting looks kind of disjointed or jumbled the larger the moiss is, and the tint becomes increasingly visible. The two 8mm rounds that I posted are a buttery light yellow for sure, like a top L color diamond, I think. They can look as white as a K in some lights, but that yellow is definitely there. For those 2 big stones, I'd just go with the flow and I'd celebrate the tint and set them in yellow prongs for sure. Some people disapprove and say all-white or white head + yellow band is best, but I actually think yellow prongs look better w/ yellow tint. To each his /her own. The 7.5mm & smaller are freat in white, but those 2 8mm rounds I'd say are more attractive in yellow.
Be sure to read the post from the person who had the 3ct moiss e-ring but sold it. The tint bothered her after a while. There are also a couple of moissanite ring picture threads at simstalk.com
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#335807 - 07/18/07 12:32 AM
Re: Does anyone have pictures of their moissanite?
[Re: AdaBeta27]
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Registered: 08/29/06
Posts: 1813
Loc: Dreary Station, NW PA
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7.5mm in WG 6.5mm in YG w/ white head The center stones are from the same jewelry store chain. Both throw a lot of teal-color fire plus they kind of glow in sunlight. But they are not green or murky.
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#335812 - 07/18/07 04:27 AM
Re: Does anyone have pictures of their moissanite?
[Re: AdaBeta27]
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Registered: 12/04/06
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Loc: Seattle, WA
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