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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Forever Brilliant Moissanite Upgrades Now Available

Please note that newer information about moissanite varieties has become available since the time this blog post was published; for the latest information, please visit http://bit.ly/1QUu3SY


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As an optional upgrade, I'm now offering Forever Brilliant moissanite in most of my designs.

In creating the FOREVER BRILLIANT™ gem, Charles & Colvard hand selects and expertly polishes only the world’s finest moissanite. Then, through a proprietary process using extraordinary, cutting edge twenty-first century technology, each gemstone is transformed to a higher standard of the Gemological Institute of America’s near-colorless spectrum, up to four color grades whiter than standard moissanite.



Dr. Suneeta Neogi at Serenity Technologies, Inc., developed a radically different proprietary process of whitening moissanite that absolutely improves the color and brilliance of moissanite without any residual negative effects potentially seen with HTHP treatments. This exclusive partnership between Charles & Colvard and Serenity brings the best opportunity for consumers worldwide to experience FOREVER BRILLIANT™, the whitest and brightest created moissanite gemstones, with confidence, knowing that it is brought to the market directly from and guaranteed by the sole manufacturer of created moissanite gems.

FOREVER BRILLIANT™ gemstones carry the same Limited Lifetime Warranty as all other Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite® gemstones for maintaining their optical property of brilliance.

Charges to upgrade from standard moissanite to Forever Brilliant are as follows:

 
Round stones
4mm: add $55
4.5mm: add $60
5mm: add $90
 5.5mm: add $90
6mm: add $90
6.5mm: add $110
7mm: add $170
7.5mm: add $170
8mm: add $210

Oval stones
5mm x 7mm: add $280
6mm x 8mm: add $610
7mm x 9mm: add $790


 
Antique square cushion stones
4mm: add $80
4.5mm: add $110
5mm: add $180
5.5mm: add $200
 6mm: add $290
6.5mm: add $380
7mm: add $520
7.5mm: add $640

Quotes for other shapes/sizes available upon request; please contact me via email.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

New Stones

purple sapphire
 Fair trade sapphire, 5mm (0.8 carat)

ethical sapphire cabochons
Fair trade pink sapphire cabochons

ethically sourced sapphire
 Fair trade sapphire, 5.5mm (0.8 carat)

fair trade sapphire
  Fair trade sapphire, 5mm (0.6 carat)

ethical pink sapphire
  Fair trade sapphire, 5.7mm (1.0 carat)

fair trade sapphire
  Fair trade sapphire, 5.5mm (0.8 carat)

spinel cabochon
Fair trade spinel cabochon, 10mm x 8mm, (3.6 carats)

Thursday, August 9, 2012

New Work

moissanite engagement ring
Forever Brilliant moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold engagement ring

... another view of the same ring ...

 Moissanite and palladium sterling silver band

 
 Oregon sunstone, recycled 14k rose gold, and recycled palladium sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

 Recycled 14k rose gold and recycled palladium sterling silver wedding bands

 Rose cut moissanite and recycled 14k palladium white gold ring

 Aquamarine and recycled 14k palladium white gold pendant
{ custom order; sold }

 Fair trade sapphire and recycled 14k yellow gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

 Recycled palladium sterling silver and recycled 14k yellow gold band

 Fair trade sapphire and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

 Fair trade Montana sapphire, recycled 14k green gold, and recycled 18k palladium white gold ring

 Moissanite and recycled 18k palladium white gold ring

 Moissanite and sterling silver wedding/engagement rings

 Moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

 Moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold ring

Recycled sterling silver band

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

More lovely sapphires

More lovely sapphires from my fair trade supplier; alas, once again I can't afford to keep them all, but at least I get to choose a few favorites... what do you think?

Fair trade Malawi sapphires, 5mm (2.27 total carat weight)

 Fair trade Malawi sapphire, 6mm (1.29 carats)

 Fair trade Malawi sapphires, 6mm (3.87 total carat weight)

 Fair trade Malawi sapphires, 6mm (3.93 total carat weight)