The company often sets the stones they produce in settings of 18K gold, platinum, and even titanium, in order to enhance the natural beauty of these stones. Additionally, the company offers over 1,500 different types of jewelry featuring cubic zirconia. This extensive list includes earrings, rings, necklaces, brooches, and watches. Furthermore, the company offers a lifetime warranty on all purchases to guard against defects and potential damage.

The company strives to model its jewelry after the latest trends in designer jewelry. The company also offers a wide selection of other imitation stones, including yellow diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds. The plethora of options ensures that an individual or couple will be able to find the piece of jewelry that they will most enjoy. With the costs of diamonds continually rising into the thousands of dollars, Ziamond cubic zirconia jewelry offers a more affordable alternative. The price of a ring or other piece of jewelry featuring this stone will be determined by the size of the stone used and the intricacy of the ring’s design. However, the cost of a piece of Ziamond jewelry will generally not exceed $1,000.00 in price. The company also offers affordable replicas of pieces of jewelry worn by celebrities.

Ziamond jewelry has been worn by many celebrities, including Kelly Clarkson and Jamie Foxx. However, it is primarily designed for the average individual. There are a variety of reasons as to why a person or a couple would choose cubic zirconia as an alternative to an authentic diamond. Individuals who embrace a “green” lifestyle view the mining of diamonds as an unnecessary means of disturbing animals’ natural habitats. Others express concern over how the profits from diamond mines in Africa fund illegal terrorist activities. In order to alleviate their concerns for humanity and the environment, the individual or couple can choose to purchase a Ziamond jewelry piece.

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The Gisella Ring© will take her breath away with a 1 carat prong set round center stone floating amongst a circle of brilliant rounds. A split shank is created by two rows of pave set rounds, half way down the band, which adds an incredible sparkle. The total carat weight is over approximately 2 carats. The shank measures approximately 4.25mm. Larger and smaller ring sizes available via special order.

Price: $595.00

I didn’t know this but not all cubic zirconias are created alike. There is such a thing as an upscale cubic zirconia. Ziamond is an upscale cubic zirconia retailer. Apparently, there are many different grades of cubic zirconias. Who knew? The different grades are based on the temperature and pressure in which the elements are combined, how pure the various ingredients are, as well as the secret cz formula. How well the different stages are executed in creating a cz, determines the ultimate outcome. Ziamond claims to utilize the finest quality man made gems, in all of their jewelry designs. The use only hand cut and hand polished gems, all cut to exact diamond specifications.

Ziamond states that they use only the best grade cubic zirconias, which are created with their original Russian formula. The special formula that they use was originally concocted by the Russians for their space program. Apparently, the formula was developed as an alternative to diamonds and the end product was utilized as part of their lasers. The resulting stones are very hard (approximately 8.9 in hardness.) They have most of the same physical and optical characteristics of a diamond.

You cannot see the difference between Ziamonds and diamonds with the naked eye and neither can your local jeweler. In order to differentiate between the two, you must subject them to either a heat conductivity test (diamonds conduct more heat than cubic zirconias) or a weigh-in (cubic zirconias weigh 1.8 times more than diamonds).

The Ziamond collection is extensive and offers many choices and options. They have a traditional wedding collection featuring tons of different shaped stones set in 14k, 18k, or platinum. They’ve got designer replica rings, including powerhouses such as Tiffanys and Cartier. They’ve got celebrity inspired jewelry like copies of TomKat and Britney’s ring. You can buy loose stones and have them mounted at your local jewelry store. They even do special orders…if you give them a design that you would like to replicate, they will do it for you.

In addition to simulating diamonds, Ziamond also simulates emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. Their rubies and sapphires are chemically, physically and optically the same as natural rubies or sapphires. They are also just as hard, a 9.0 on the Mohs hardness scale. Their emerald simulants are harder than natural emeralds and are of course, much less expensive.

Ziamond gems come with a lifetime guarantee that they will maintain their original brilliance and luster. They are also guaranteed against cracking or chipping under normal wear. Should your gemstone display signs of damage, they will provide a replacement gem at no charge.

My diamond engagement ring is real…but if god forbid, something ever happened to it, buying a ziamond replacement would be awfully tempting.

The author just celebrated her one year anniversary and sports a beautiful ascher cut ring. She and her husband put together the website: http://www.ultimate-engagement-ring-guide.com to help you find the perfect ring.