In the current economic climate, many brides-to-be are looking for alternatives to traditional diamond engagement rings that are still as beautiful as natural diamonds more cheaply. Increasingly, couples are discovering a satisfactory alternative in a Synthetic Diamond.
Lab created or synthetic diamonds are actually chemically the same as naturally ocurring diamonds. They are made of the same material, come in the same colors (and more), and most importantly they can not be distinguished from a naturalreal diamond by the naked eye alone.

It is good to keep an eye out for the alternatives to manmade diamonds. For example Cubic Zirconia, sometimes called just CZ is a diamond imitation with a completely different chemical makeup and a obvious difference in appearance. While CZs are beautiful stones, they will not pass as a diamond to a trained eye. Look out for online sellers offering “lab diamonds” at low prices. These “diamonds” are usually CZs, and may be worth even less than the asking price.

Another alternative to synthetic diamonds is called Moissanite. This is one of the newer synthetic diamonds and it actually occurs in nature. However due to it’s rarity and ease of lab production, this stone is almost always man made. Moissanite is extremely close to diamond in such as hardness and brilliance.

So you can see that there are very viable modern synthetic and lab created diamonds on the market. Many are identical to diamonds except for the most experienced jewellers, and moissanite cannot be told apart from diamonds by most jewellers without the use of specialised equipment.

When set into a wonderful setting by a good jeweller, synthetic gemstones of any type are a beautiful addition to anyones collection. And of course synthetic diamonds are available at a considerable cost savings to the real thing. It is definitely worth considering a synthetic diamond next time you are shoppig for jewelry.