Even the best simulants have their "believable" range. The smaller the stone the better they may look. I dont think Ive ever seen a simulant beyond 3/4-1ct that looked truly believable in normal light....for evening some are great,especially as earrings but still the authentic look is limited to the smaller size stones. A 5ct asha,or moissonaite(sp?) is going to look terribly fake IMHO.
Asha diamonds??
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Have you ever seen an asha?Asha's are the closer to a real diamond,in look,even in big stones,IMO.this is the better than diamond gallery http://picasaweb.google.com/BetterThanDiamond you could find a lot of real life pics,so it may be helpful.
lily there are truly some beautiful rings & settings in those pics,thank you for sharing.
I remember yrs ago when I started hinting for an upgrade,and was starting to get very impatient so I went to look at the Charles Colbert Moissoiniette(I never know how to spell it!)
Anyway...beautiful stones,but the bigger they got the more obvious the "yellowing" seemed, I dont know how to explain it but the colors bouncing off the stone were not quite right does anybody KWIM? I was put off by it not to kention how expensive they were as well.
I wish I could see an Asha IRL. Has anybody here truly knowledgeable in this area been able to compare an Asha with a diamond? I dont mean this offensively, I can reconize a "good" stone & some other aspects but Im far from truly knowledgeable, & even farther from an expert
I guess what Im asking is : Can a jeweler by just looking casually at someones hand be able to tell an Asha from a real diamond based on reflection of color,or any other aspect?
I remember yrs ago when I started hinting for an upgrade,and was starting to get very impatient so I went to look at the Charles Colbert Moissoiniette(I never know how to spell it!)
Anyway...beautiful stones,but the bigger they got the more obvious the "yellowing" seemed, I dont know how to explain it but the colors bouncing off the stone were not quite right does anybody KWIM? I was put off by it not to kention how expensive they were as well.
I wish I could see an Asha IRL. Has anybody here truly knowledgeable in this area been able to compare an Asha with a diamond? I dont mean this offensively, I can reconize a "good" stone & some other aspects but Im far from truly knowledgeable, & even farther from an expert
I guess what Im asking is : Can a jeweler by just looking casually at someones hand be able to tell an Asha from a real diamond based on reflection of color,or any other aspect?
I think Erica has comparison pics of an oec asha and some of her oec diamonds,I think I saw those on btd board.But from what I understand,just looking at the stone in normal conditions (not looking at the stone really really close) it's almost impossible to tell it's not a diamond.I don't like the yellow/greenish tint in moissanite too,that's why I prefer asha stones(and I'm saving to buy one of those puppies 
),but I know that now there is an "enhanced" moissanite that is a lot whiter.
Anyway,I'm no expert,just a sparkly addict (that wish she could buy one asha per cut...ah,dreaming
)
),but I know that now there is an "enhanced" moissanite that is a lot whiter.Anyway,I'm no expert,just a sparkly addict (that wish she could buy one asha per cut...ah,dreaming
)
If your friend are having that huge of a ring, she needs to insure it than she would not even have to worry about loosing it. I have been robbed twice for the last two yrs. My e-ring was not insured and to this day, still have not replace it yet.
Hi there!
Here are some photos comparing a loose Asha OEC (8mm) to some OEC diamonds I had on hand. Note the Asha was H/I color and the diamonds were lower - K/L/M range.
Video
http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/... Comparison/?action=view¤t=MVI_0694.flv
Here are some photos comparing a loose Asha OEC (8mm) to some OEC diamonds I had on hand. Note the Asha was H/I color and the diamonds were lower - K/L/M range.
Video
http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/... Comparison/?action=view¤t=MVI_0694.flv
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I feel asha stones are very realistic. The asha OEC I had looked off to me due to the cutting (long story, but has to do with the "perfect" symmetry of the constrast zones in the stones) so if someone was wearing it, I would assume it's a newly cut OEC (not antique) however I would not question that it was real.
I think the sims have gotten so good that anyone would be hard pressed to tell that it's fake without testing equipment (you should also check out Wink Jones' hand cut CZ at freecz.com, also fantastic and very inexpensive!) not to mention that they now come in a range of diamond-equivalent colors so you're not stuck with department store, plasticky D, IF which is often a giveaway. But if you could get an H color cubic? Or an L? Cut to the same standards as a diamond, available in a variety of cuts that average people don't know cz's come in (Flanders cut, etc.)
I think the sims have gotten so good that anyone would be hard pressed to tell that it's fake without testing equipment (you should also check out Wink Jones' hand cut CZ at freecz.com, also fantastic and very inexpensive!) not to mention that they now come in a range of diamond-equivalent colors so you're not stuck with department store, plasticky D, IF which is often a giveaway. But if you could get an H color cubic? Or an L? Cut to the same standards as a diamond, available in a variety of cuts that average people don't know cz's come in (Flanders cut, etc.)