Can someone explain to me the rainbow reflection thing? I see multicolored fire from my ring, and I'm 100% sure it's a diamond.
@UberClaire: It's really something that is hard to explain, you should see one in person. Basically the moissanite picks up the colors of the area around it, so it is almost like a tiny mirror. It's hard to tell from pictures because it's only really noticeable when it is moving.
Here's a good comparison video. At the end they move them around so you can see how the different stones react to the light. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrEE9nHK6Us
@LilliePad: Sorry to completely hijack the thread, but I guess I'm still confused. My diamond picks up surrounding colors -- it's actually one of the selling points of this branded cut. It's an August Vintage Cushion from Good Old Gold.
I love both rings. Here is what I would do. Wear your Moissy as a back up ring when you are on vacation. I know my husband would flip out if I chose a Moissy over the ering he gave me that cost $3000. Then again, my husband is so cheap he could squeeze a bull off a nickle....I love my Moissy.
@Reign14: Very beautiful. You're a lucky lady. :)
@UberClaire: I ordered a loose moissanite a couple weeks back to check out the same thing. To be honest, I didn't see anything remarkably different than a diamond in regards to fire. A well cut diamond that is. An average or poor cut - absolutely more fire. But based on the stones that I have seen in my personal life the moissanite reacted to various environments very much like a diamond and the fire and the way it picked up surrounding color was just the same as well. This was just my personal observation. EDIT: I was comparing a round moissy and a round diamond. Other cuts will obviously perform differently and the differences may then be more noticeable when compared to a round moissy given a well cut round performs amazingly well.
You did an excellent job at capturing the individual beauty of both stones! Lovely rings! :-)
Both are gorgeous and unique in their own way! You're making me want a moissy!
oooo - so pretty. It's nice that you have rings you can wear for different moods.
@UberClaire: Honestly I can't really tell a difference between the two stones either, unless they are compared side by side. Even when they are side by side, I can tell a difference, but I don't know which one is which, I just know they look different lol. Some moissanites I've seen are VERY refractive of light and it almost looks like you're looking through those paper 3D glasses you got as a kid on 4th of july. Does that make sense? haha that's the best way to describe it. But a lot of people post on here about how the stones are SOOO much different and how moissys are SOOO much more refractive than diamonds, but honestly I can only tell a slight difference.
@LilliePad: I'm pretty sure it's unenhanced. I think you have to specially request for it to be ehanced, right? I just ordered it directly, no special requests or anything. I got it on the valentines sale too!
@abirdword: I actually never thought about switching them up depending on my mood. I have them both on right now! Luckily my left hand is smaller than my right (moissy is a size 6 and e-ring is 5 1/2) so I can wear the moissy on my left ring finger if needed, although it is a bit big and I'd be afraid of it slipping off.
@TwilightBlue: I thought about maybe wearing the moissy when we go on vacay or out of the country. But I don't know if FI will be on board with that plan. He made me wear my ring to DR last summer and thinks its silly to switch rings when we travel. Plus I think he's really proud of the one he got me so he wants to show it off at all times. Like you said, he probably wouldn't be happy about me choosing to wear a moissy over the diamond e-ring he paid for under any circumstances! I'm actually interested in his reaction to seeing it on my right hand! I'll have to test the waters and let you know what happens.
Clare, AVCs have large mirror-like facets so they throw a lot of pastely colors. Good Old Gold has a ton a videos of them and you can see the colors. They are gorgeous stones!
OP, both your rings are beautiful!
@UberClaire: I'm guessing one of the reasons my diamond doesn't have that prism effect is because of the cut. Emerald cut stones don't have nearly as many facets as round cut. Which is one reason I got a round cut moissy...I love that my e-ring looks white when it sparkles, but I secretly like all the rainbow reflections of a round cut stone!
ETA: One thing I can say is that if I ever had any doubts about whether I should have asked for a solitaire e-ring instead of a halo, getting this RHR has alleviated them completely. When I put the moissy on my left ring finger it doesn't even feel the same! Feels good to confirm that I wouldn't want any other e-ring than the one I have.
@UberClaire: moissanite sparkles kind of like a hologram, if you can think of what that looks like. The facets look a little blurrier to me and it doesn't have a crisp contrast zone like a H&A diamond. It's pretty hard to put in words but I can tell them apart very easily, at least IRL. They look very "shallow" to me, vs the depth a diamond has.
@Reign14: Both rings are just gorgeous, and best part is that they're very different in styles & cuts. You can choose to wear either one according to ur mood.
I don't know about other bees but I'm older and married for 19yrs (today is our anniversary YAY!), I must at least own 200 RHR...LOL
I'm sure many girls will slowly build up their jewelry wardrobe...these blingbling beauties are just too fun!!
@Reign14: LOL.. I'm thinking about getting a moissy as a RHR to satiate my (other) love for EMERALDS! I have a round diamond with tapered baguette e-ring that I love, but I can't hide my love for emeralds. Would love to get a RHR with either a 1:4/1:3 ratio emerald or 3-stone emerald! Swooon
OP, love both your rings!! I can see why you would want 2 :)
@Reign14: Wow, that is an amazing price and I am a fan of solitaires. I love it!
@UberClaire: Diamond and moissanite both have fire but it is qualitatively different when you look at it.
Another factor is, as the OP mentioned, that her diamond is a step cut. Step cut diamonds are more calm, serene diamonds. They have a steely sharpness which is awe-inspiring, but they don't give off a lot of fire. If your cushion cut is a brilliant-type cut rather than a step cut (and I believe it is), and is good in cut and clarity, it should have a lot of fire, it's meant to!
It's always hard to explain something like this in words, but diamond fire looks like big bright sharp flashes that are sometimes a color (any color of the rainbow, tends to be the primary hues most often, at least for round brilliants) and at least as often, pure white light.
Moissanite fire is more like moving rainbow glitters, small and many of them at the same time and not many pure white flashes. As PPs mentioned the double refraction also has an effect on how this looks, a little blurry rather than sharp, and you will also see a lot more of the color of the environment mirrored back by it. It's really colorful inside and doesn't have the diamond shades of gray look.
Thanks ladies for the compliments.
@UberClaire: The best way I can describe staring at my moissy is... it's like staring into a kaleidoscope, if that helps.
Yup, I grow my collection as I wish for different styles. :D Your rings are both gorgeous, I hope you really love wearing them.
Hi!
Here is my rhr and my original ering. My original ering is 1.12 ct diamond round, my rhr is 1.72 ct fb square moissanite! ering is yellow gold, rhr is white gold. dh picked them both for me, the ering almost 17 years ago, the rhr just recently. he says that my rhr is "me". I love them both. I have to add that my moissy holds its own quite well against my diamond. I examine them in all kinds of lighting and they both react similarly. I don't see "rainbows of color" in either of my rings. In store lighting, I can see sublte rainbows in my moissy, but it is only slight. Maybe because my moissy is larger and sqaure? Anyway, it is beautiful and my cell phone pics don't do it justice!
@mom2sethc: They are both lovely. The e-ring is unique and the moissy is classic with a unique twist. Never seen the double banded prongs like that.
And I love the fact that you have both a round and a princess cut stone! Why choose?!
I'll do this someday but I think we should probably get married first before I spend money on a nice moissy. Fi would die if I got another ring right now! I'll probably get something for the honeymoon tho and for other vacations/occassions. He should be more understanding if I play it that way! 
Plus I have an oval center stone and think I might go more traditional with a round or go the oppposite again and go with a radiant! Really loving radiants right now.
@mom2sethc: i love the white gold setting. i've never seen a setting like that.
@boukie2: I thought FI would feel some kind of way about me getting another ring too. But he knows I love rings and I wear different rings all the time! Just not rings with sizable center stones (unless it's turquoise). I think he noticed it the other day but he didn't say anything. Plus when I tell him it's not a diamond for some reason I think that'll make him feel better. I may get a RHR with a large colored centerstone, just to switch it up a bit so he doesn't think in some sick twisted way I'm trying to replace the e-ring he gave me. Men are sensitive.
@Reign14: Your Ering is beautiful! It looks great on you too, I love the emerald
Diamond and detailed setting!
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I have ring envy. Big time. I love love love my emerald cut diamond halo e-ring, but I find myself longing for simplicity.
So to cure my ring envy, I decided to buy myself a moissanite solitaire RHR. I've been plotting this purchase for a while now and I finally did it! I really shouldn't be THIS excited...but I am.
So it's a face-off b/w my beautiful e-ring that my loving FI got me (which cost about $3,000) and my equally beautiful and simple moissy solitaire that cost me $349 on moissanite.com. My gift to myself.
I do notice that the moissy has a LOT of rainbow reflections going on in the facets of the stone. I can see why people say they can spot a moissy. My diamond has none of that. But I love it!
Best of both worlds :)
Anyone else cure their ring envy with a nice RHR purchase?
I'm at work so excuse the stuff on my desk in the background.
They are both 1/2 ct. center stones. My e-ring is 1ctw.
And please excuse my extremely dry skin and crusty cuticles!!!