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Our Marbella setting with a 7ct Radiance® Antique Cushion Cut center stone

Still learning about moissanite? Good for you! It’s an ideal diamond alternative, resembling a diamond in nearly every sense. And our very own Radiance Premium moissanite adds even more sparkle, shine and durability.

Is moissanite more durable than diamonds?

When it comes to the moissanite versus diamond battle, test yourself and you will see it is nearly impossible to tell the difference. The second-hardest stone in the world, moissanite is so durable, it’s nearly as hard as a diamond. While a diamond score a 10 on the hardness scale, moissanite comes in just below at 9 1/4. In fact, it’s harder than sapphire or ruby.

More brilliant than a diamond?

It’s true – moissanite actually offers more brilliance and fire than natural diamonds. When light enters a diamond, it bends and refracts back out of the gem. But moissanite goes one step farther. When light enters the stone, it breaks in two, increasing its refraction – so you get more dazzle from your moissanite jewelry.

Moissanite tests positive for diamond on traditional thermal probes, so even expert jewelers were fooled when the stone first came out. While today’s more advanced testing can now detect moissanite, even a trained eye can’t discern it from looks alone. When you buy moissanite jewelry online from Joseph Schubach Jewelers, it’s just between you and us!

You may have heard the phrase “hearts and arrows” in relation to a diamond but probably didn’t know exactly what is meant by it. That’s all right. We’re here to school you!

When a diamond is viewed from the top (or the crown), an ideally cut diamond should display eight symmetrical arrows. When viewed from the bottom, that same diamond should display eight symmetrical hearts.

An extreme level of cutting precision is required for this type of symmetrical patterning and should showcase superior material quality, light performance and precise optical symmetry. But in the real world, a perfectly cut diamond that conform to these exact deadlines rarely exists. Even the top 0.1% of all round brilliant cuts will exhibit some form of minor variations. (Suggestion: always pay more attention to the patterning of the hearts, since it requires super precise facet placement and proportion.

Regardless of what your jeweler tells you about their diamonds, always verify details yourself.

Hi Margie,

You’ve done it. Your friends are doing it. Even strangers are doing it.

What is it?

Wearing a needless plastic applicator on the back of your earrings. No, that little plastic thingie doesn’t keep your earring more securely in place. And it doesn’t protect you from sagging earlobes. Get this: that plastic thingie is just packaging! This video gives you a quick tutorial on how to remove the packaging and wear your earrings plastic free!

Modified version of our marquise and round wedding band style 103350 to go with a modified version of our Blake ring