Seen on ABC News
ABC News program 20/20 has aired an investigative report entitled, "Fooling the Experts. Take the Moissanite Challenge" aired on the February 9, 2001. An excerpt from the promotion article is listed below. You can see the 20/20 report on the ABC News website and read the entire piece and take their online Moissanite challenge.

"20/20 took a one carat moissanite ring to 10 jewelers in the Washington, D.C. area and asked them to examine it and make a rough estimation of its value. Five of them thought the $600 moissanite ring was a real diamond worth thousands. It even tricked an electronic diamond detector."

Then Moissanite was put to the ultimate test: the discerning eyes of some brides-to-be. The results will surprise you.

As seen on 20/20, Moissanite fools even professional jewelers and conventional diamond testers. Charles & Colvard created Moissanite is the only synthetic diamond that has an incredible hardness rating of 9.25 out of 10 (10 being diamond) and has more fire, brilliance and luster than diamond and is only one tenth the costs of diamond.

Unlike other synthetic diamonds such as Cubic Zirconia, Moissanite is made from silicon and carbon through a combination of heat and pressure and has the closest physical properties to that of a diamond. Therefore, when tested with a conventional diamond tester, Moissanite passes as a diamond.

Just like diamond, Moissanite is scratch resistant and will never fade, cloud or change color after prolong wear.

All of our Moissanite fine jewelry is accompanied by Charles & Colvard’s Certificate of Authenticity and Limited Lifetime Warranty, as well as an insurance appraisal for your records.