FAQs

Why choose us?

We care.

Will my skin turn green?

No, we don’t sell plated base metals, we mainly deal with 925 Silver, 10 and 14K Gold. Our metals are solid and will not turn your skin green or black.

Will the Silver tarnish and fade?

No, the silver won’t tarnish and fade like plated base metals, but it will wear with scratches and oxidization, and will need cleaning and polishing to restore it’s natural shine.

925 Silver vs Sterling Silver?

925 and Sterling silver are the same and both refer to the mix of 92.5% Silver, 7.5% other alloys.

Why 925 silver, why not pure Silver?

Pure silver is for collectors items and investments, as it is too easily scratched, bent and broken. 92.5% is an alloy of other hypoallergenic metals like copper, platinum, zinc, or germanium and it allows the silver to be much more durable and suitable for jewelry and daily wear.

10k vs 14k vs 18K vs 22/24K Gold?

The number refers to the purity of gold. The K refers to karats (not to be confused with diamond carats.) 10k gold is 10 / 24 parts gold or 41.7% gold. 14k is 58.3%. 18k is 75%. 24k is 100%. The more the gold content, the deeper the yellow. The less the gold content the more durability. 14k is generally considered a good medium but 18k and is perfectly strong enough for everyday wear as well as most ware and tear thrown at it. 22K is common in Asia and like 24K, can be made hard enough for daily wear with forging and other crafting techniques. Still, it is not recommended to wear higher karat Gold during heavy movement or contact activities.

Yellow vs White Gold?

Yellow vs White gold is mainly a preference in appearance. Yellow uses copper and silver. White gold uses nickel and palladium. On a technical level, a pro of Yellow Gold is that it can be more hypoallergenic. The main pro of White Gold is it can be significantly stronger than Yellow Gold due to it’s alloy mix. Two cons of White Gold are that it has more potential to trigger allergies in sensative skin, and since White Gold can appear faded and have a slighty yellow tinge to it, jewelers very often Rhodium plate White Gold to give it an ultra bright and white appearance. This can be seen as a con due to the jewelry constantly needing replating to maintain it’s look and because to most people, it will just look like Silver / Rhodium plated Silver, but at a much higher price point.

925 Silver vs Gold?

925 Silver is the standard for common jewelry as it is cost effective and easy to work with and place stones into. Gold is significantly stronger, harder and more scratch resistant than the common mix of 925 Silver. Even at 18 karats Yellow Gold is slightly more durable than 925 Silver and White Gold even more so. Appearance wise, 925 Silver is very similar to that of non plated White Gold and is still durable enough for daily wear.

What is moissanite?

Moissanite is a Sillicon Carbide (SiC). Not to be confused with sillicone, a synthic polymer, Silicon (Si) is a hard tetravalent non-metal chemical element (sometimes considered a metalloid). It bonds with Carbon (C) to create moissanite. It is both naturally occuring and lab made, although essentially all of moisssanite is lab made due to natural moissanites rarity.

Is moissanite a fake diamond?

No. Moissanite can be mistaken as a diamond due to the simlar characteristics between the two, but that does not make it fake. It a diffrent gemstone entirely, no different than say an amethyst, or an emrald.

What is a diamond?

Diamond is a mineral form of the chemical element Carbon (C). It is both naturally occuring and lab made.

What are the differences between moissanite and diamond?

Moissanite has a higher refractive index than diamond meaning it can appear shinier than diamond and has varying amounts of rainbow colored sparkle to it depending on the cut, color, clarity and lighting situation.

Diamonds are a 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, moissanite is a 9.25. That means that moissanite is 92.5 percent as hard and in the real world of daily wear and industrial use (drilling, cutting, polishing etc.) moissanite is a durable option, just as durable as diamond.

Both have an extremely high thermal conductivity, diamond is slightly higher, but by a very small amount.

Is a lab diamond a fake diamond?

No, a lab diamond is a 100% a real diamond. A lab made diamond is the exact same chemical composition as a naturally occuring diamond, and can be certified by international institutions such as the IGI. A lab made diamond is more easily made with less imperfections and more clarity, and they are much more cost effective due to the lack of a monopoly on the lab dimond supply as well as a lack of artificial scarcity.

Why does moissanite pass the diamond tester?

Regular handheld diamond testers use thermal conductivity to test if a stone is legitamate or not. Since cubic zirconia, a common imitation diamond, has little thermal conductivity, they fail the tester and barely register. Moissanite on the other hand has a thermal conductivity very close to diamond and will therefore register very high or max out the tester.