Cubic Zirconia (CZ) - What do we think about CZ? Is Cubic Zirconia a good option? (2021)
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Cubic Zirconia is not new for almost anyone, but it is surrounded by mixed opinions. Many have strong opinions about CZ. Some believe Cubic Zirconia is the only choice and that everything else is a waste of your money. Others won't touch CZ with a ten foot pole. While most accept it has it's place in one place or another, it can be difficult to understand where CZ fits into a world Diamonds.
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As a jewelry professional (Graduate Gemologist G.G., and Gemstone Faceter)and a scientist, I can say that adequately cut and polished CZ and Moissanite are virtually indistinguishable from diamonds to the naked eye. The only reason to say a diamond is more beautiful than the other two is a psychological term called "conspicuous consumption" where value is determined by price paid only. The value of diamonds used in jewelry is the LACK of color, the most expensive are the whitest and clearest with the exception of intense colors, i.e., yellow, green, blue, and reds. Spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on a diamond is frivolous since its price is based on monopolistic control of the source and lore based on years of intense advertising, primarily false, by the jewelry industry. Best advice for newlyweds is to invest your money in a first house and buy costume jewelry.
Costume jewelry used to be done solely with rhinestones & now thanks to CZ’s, it looks more expensive/believable ❤️ It’s amazing how many people take CZ pieces on holidays to avoid theft/loss. I love my large collection..no body guards needed when I go out 🥰👍❤️
Totally agree. In fact, I've never had a real diamond and see no need to own one.
You could still get robbed. Someone would think its a diamond
I do that. Have a wedding band for travel
@stinkygamergirl9505 yes, but the object you love, has sentimental meaning and you may have a hard time replacing money wise, would be safe. So still a good idea.
I don't care what the stone is made of as long as it has great clarity and it sparkles! I cannot justify spending thousands of dollars on a rock when that money could fund hundreds of meals for starving people or greatly needed surgery.
The engagement ring I bought my wife was CZ and now that it's been a few years we talk about upgrading to a diamond soon, now that we can afford too.
That's very common. It's good that you are able to have that good of communication about it.
Do it my friend diamonds are beautiful if you can afford get one:)
Tell me did it change its original colour or still the same shining CZ?
Fr i need to now too is it still shinig
Upgraded 3 months ago to a GIA 1ct Si1 H color stone its beautiful.
Liked the way you discuss the topic of CZ’s purpose of existence.. bought CZ once which was set on a stainless steel ring.. the girdle chipped in a week after purchase and never looked at any ever since..
I found your channel and am enjoying the knowledge your are sharing. I am very picky about jewelry I purchase or have custom made. I recently moved and am checking out local jewelers and not big box ones as I have a lot of gems I want to have set in some special ways. Your advice and insight has helped a lot. Thanks. 👍🥰
Awesome! Thank you!
Having lots of diamond and CZ, I find CZ more worth it until diamonds price lowers. They are both great unless you're trying to show off some giant CZ piece like a huge tennis chain everyone knows you didn't spend 30k on. Nothing wrong with admitting you're wearing cz until you start claiming it's a diamond.
Edit: also diamonds aren't very rare, they're just monopolized. Diamonds are good in very specific situations imo.
First...love your screen name! second, I agree CZ has it's place. lastly, and most controversial (probably least important to most), "nice" diamonds are rare. which is why the grading becomes very finite, tedious and specific. AND why the price grows exponentially as they become "nicer". With that said, that aspect does not have to be paramount for most diamond buyers. Of course, if all other factors were equal, I want the nicer stone. Also, if they were "common" it would be difficult to monopolize because competition would be everywhere. But it is expensive to mine diamonds, because most diamonds are "commercial" value. only a small percentage of diamonds end up in jewelry stores (probably close to 5-10% depending who you ask). Bottom line is, you are correct, I just feel I have to clarify that point. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate the comments!
I have a cz necklace I love it alot if people ask I tell the truth so far people really like it even know I said it was fake
@@hahayourfunny5320 "fake" but it not ...i think if the general public started to see it for what it is a fine gemstone the demand and the price will skyrocket.
Good info. Also interested in knowing different types of treatments a precious or semiprecious stone undergoes.
Another nice little video mate. Could I suggest a video on topaz? I've recently brought some london blue loose stones, would love to know your take on them. As for czs vs diamonds, czs takes the prize for me, I like the fire.
Tanzanite - please explain this gemstone in detail and if its a stone that won't be mined soon, which might make them rare.
Cubic Zirconia is a fun stone. It also comes in a rainbow of colors. For example, I have a red cz set in a gold filled sterling silver ring. It is a substantial ring and didn't cost much. The stone is very beautiful and striking. The color is equal or better than any ruby or garnet that I've seen plus it has the scintillation that only a cz, moissanite, or diamond can provide. To my mind, the ring falls somewhere between fine and fashion jewelry. And that is what is so fun about cz. Just don't get attached to it.
that's a good perspective.
I wear a diamond eternity band that I inherited from my mom on my right hand, and I also have recently gotten a CZ engagement ring. It’s our ten year anniversary and, while I have loved my little 3 stone diamond engagement ring that my husband proposed with, I was ready to try something closer to a carat solitaire. But we have kids to invest our money in now, so I couldn’t justify thousands on a new ring. I have worn many rings in my life and feel like I have a good system for going easy on my rings now. I am really excited to see how it holds up. Both rings have beautiful sparkle, I definitely see more color in the CZ, but since it is so much larger than the diamonds in the eternity band, the difference isn’t very noticeable. Like, obviously it’s different because it’s bigger and in a prong setting, as compared to my channel set eternity band. I find myself staring at the CZ’s beauty and just being filled with pride knowing I didn’t spend thousands of dollars on it, yet it’s still beautiful. Thanks for your videos. I appreciate the fact that you aren’t afraid to say there’s a definite place for CZ.
Glad to hear you are enjoying your ring. That is the beauty of jewelry. Thank you for sharing.
For me it's all about the situation. I buy cz & moissanite for everyday wear, but big occasions I wear genuine diamond jewelry.
Very well said. We started off with a CZ. It is all chipped and banged up after 6 years, yet the white gold held up well (same ring). We are shopping for another ring, and now can't decide if we want to take the Moissanite, CVT or HPHT alternatives. So much alternatives to choose from. Do you have any informational videos on CVT and HPHT? It seems the CVT/HPHT have a hardness of 10 which should be as durable as Diamond. Thank you so much for posting these video and helping out blokes like me :/
Any lab grown diamond should be a 10 hardness. I do have other videos comparing that and moissanite. I hope you find them helpful.
This is the second video of yours I've watched (I subbed after the first) I like the fact you get your audience to consider different though similar stones.
I'm often annoyed at the "snobbery" In such things as Metals, stones, Art, etc though I totally understand and accept there are justifications for the more expensive option based on practicalities such as durability, etc. what bugs me is when people dismiss something based on the monetary value rather than the aesthetic, eg I find nothing wrong with putting a beautiful diamond in a piece of copper jewelry IF it looks good, I wish people would look at the "Beauty" of something rather than turn your nose up at it because it's copper or silver, rather than gold or platinum. (you know who you are lol).
Ooops sorry for the long post (rant) lol. look forward to catching up on your previous posts ;@)
Glad you are enjoying and hopefully learning. I appreciate you sharing (rant included).
It always amuses me that the same industry that promotes diamonds for their durability promotes gold and shames other metals. It also argues for “rarity” while pushing one of the most available stones currently on the market. I love gems and think that they all have a place but seeing a touch of reality now and then is refreshing.
People commenting saying they buy CZ to wear on vacation…
If you can’t go a week without having something bling on you to attract attention & make you feel good, then you have personal problems.
I wear a CZ tennis chain everyday, & it shines harder then people’s $30,000 diamond tennis chain.
Edit: how much are y’all going on vacation, that you bought a whole set of cz jewelry to go a vacation with?
I don’t believe that lie, y’all are telling.
@twayne4608 Ikr, and where are they going to Haiti?.
Why can't I find any info on natural zircon as an alternative!?
I know you did a video on zircon, I can not find much else on it and I would like to know about using it for a wedding ring.
Hey bro, hoping you could see this comment,
i’m a new subscriber and i will try to dig in your videos about “CZ, TIPS & Maintenance ex. coatings”
Thanks for this video, God bless u
Very informative, thank you.
Andrew, Cubic Zirconia was used to thwart the heist of the de beers Millennium Star Diamond in the year 2000. The precautions taken by the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad included replacing the priceless gems with replicas of the same size, allowing the originals to be stored elsewhere, as well as installing a false wall inside the exhibit room, behind which 20 police were waiting in full tactical gear. So, yes, this synthetic stone has other uses as well. I was lucky enough to see the real stone on display at the Natural History Museum in London, it’s locked away now in a secret location.
Very cool story!
CZ is used in jet engines as it can tolerate 2,000 C, it also is used in rockets. For smart people like me (scientist) it holds a very big emotional value
@@beartutor3377 As an AvGeek, I appreciate your comment. Thank you. 😀👍
How can i distinguish clean garnet from zircon or cubic zirconia, and what is a cubic zircon garnet ??
i have a pair of diamond earrings and cubic zirconia earrings i don't know which one to wear
Diamonds are far from rare, they have just had better advertising.
I can tell you that if I had very limited budget for a ring for example I would rather go for a good size CZ rather than a tiny diamond. Vanity I guess. :)
I didn't know and i tried selling Coins and Stones too but so much problems all sides of me. But everything you said about stones and i did having so where do i have to sell !. Can you help ?.
I wear two pieces that have 5a cz if someone were to ask me if they were real diamonds I would say no they simulated, I like the way they look bc there different than any other pieces I’ve seen not to mention when light hits them they still dancing around nice and bright it’s definitely a better option if your on a budget or don’t wanna spend thousands of dollars but I’m thinking of getting into moissanite just bc it’s the in between way to go and they look pretty nice as well
I buy both , love both. I love all jewelry.
I am always more interested in how a piece looks rather than it's resale value. I think of ancient art work and jewelry. Egyptian jewelry,medieval jewelry. It's all relative. Hardwick hall,more glass than wall. Glass and aluminum were super expensive! Any past civilization would marvel at any modern invention. It really is the ctafstmanship of any object that I value. If I like it,I am going to buy it.
Um, isn't CZ's refractive index LESS than Diamonds?
Internet says CZ is 2.15-2.18 vs Diamond 2.42.
I thought the extra fire was only with moissanite?
I’m a cz all the time. It’s more a practicality. I can’t justify spending that much money on something to wear! I’d rather spend my money elsewhere.
I am not sure that I could say that Zirconia will shine better than a Diamond... I have the two in my jewellery sets and they seem to be quite clear to my eyes regardless in day light or under a spotlight.
The “excuse to be cheap” comment came off as a little classist but otherwise very informative video. Maybe add some research into the historical intersection of capitalism and the jewelry industry?
Is it the same as glass? Would glass be put in a engagement ring setting/ I inherited a set, but the silver-tone just seems cheap so I assumed it was CZ
CZ is not glass. Glass hardness is only 5.5-7. But keep in mind that Swarovski crystals ARE glass, so that being said, glass has its place in jewelry.
Well, I'd be all diamonds all the time if I could afford the 4+ carat stones. If not, you've got to turn to diamond alternatives. I also think we need to expand our idea of beauty. White sapphires and moissanites only look fake if you're trying to pass them off as diamonds. But they don't look fake as white sapphire and moissanite. They have their own district sparkle that differs from diamonds.
Very good
Diamonds for the ring you ask her with, moissanite for a backup ring for things like sporting events or concerts, and CZ for anything not a ring or watch.
I really like the sharpness of diamond vs the soon-dull facets of CZs. I like it over the blurry double-refraction of moissanite. But, the cost of diamonds is laughable to me. They are all just beautiful rocks.
Moissanite is my go-to for a durable stone, but I am disappointed that I cannot get ruby-red moissanite. I cannot get ruby-red lab diamond (even though I wouldn’t pay current prices for it). I like fire, and ruby (corundum) has no fire at all. So, I am thinking of a ruby-red CZ for a ring.
I like fancy coloured natural diamonds.
I used to want everything real..Until I found out jewelry used on Days of our lives, 80’s Dynasty, top movies etc used replica’s/fakes. I love that I was able to get the 128ct Yellow diamond Tiffany necklace/replica done in Sterling Silver for only $500 🥳🎉 Its a show stopper & will be passed down for generations. Ali Express has quite the verity 🥰👍
I thought sterling silver tarnishes?!?
A great option to a diamond can be a clear topaz. Honestly, diamonds are way too overpriced and often with a shady source. It's not even a rare stone, but as it is so hard, the cut is really amazing. Even with that, it doesn't seem worth it.
I’m 13 and want to start making some jewelry just for fun, and I don’t know much but I think CZ seems kinda like a beginner’s diamond.
Definitely a good stone to practice with if nothing else. Use whatever you have.
I’m hoping in future we can grow diamonds as cheap as cz just cutting costs will be a bit.
There are lab grown diamonds.
CZ is perfect to take traveling! Gets stolen, not such a big deal!
The Mat Sci Guy on UA-cam has a brief video on Cubic Zirconia that is well worth watching. He does sound cartoonish.
I subscribe to Your Average Jeweller (Canadian spelling) and I like your talks, but, respectfully, as a gem collector, I actually prefer sites featuring actual jewels, with in depth comparisons, good lighting, magnifications, and specific information.
I think as lab grown diamonds become more common, simulants will increasingly become a thing of the past. I recently had a ring restored, and the jeweler said they'd just give me a diamond because the price difference was so negligible.
You know it's funny I try to say I'm not bias against CZ, but I rarely make anything with it. Now, I never use diamond cause I'm building a supply forthat option but, I can get your bias
I have an 18 inch black cz chain that dances around my neck under any light and people think it's real don't know how much a real one might cost using low grade diamonds but this looks great for the price only bad thing is the actual chain gets discolored so I bought a new one and used clear coaton it and it's been a year and it still looks great, don't worry about cz being not perfectly clean it's not like someone is gonna pull out a microscope and analyze your jewelry 🤣🤣🤣
Diamond is probably the most common gemstone. An average of 160 million carats are mined per year. If their price is not artificially controlled, in a couple of years their prices could fall 10 times or more.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Japanese-American (showing HOW I grew up). Male. In 2018 or so, I was at a Seattle Mariners game, in the bar area. She was very pretty, and in her 20s. She was wearing a solitaire ring on her left ring finger, with a BIG stone. However, I am very knowledgable about bridal jewelry, for a male. I could tell that it was CUBIC ZIRCONIA, by the COLOR of the stone! What are your thoughts? She didn't seem to mind it at all!
5:10 Young pretty girl at the Seattle Mariners game, I'm talking about YOU here! Or, more like, HE'S talking about you.
Im wearring my diamonds now
I'd buy CZ to take on vacations. Usually what I do is just take and wear a single pair of earrings and a ring that never gets taken off. I don't care if I wear them every single day on a vacation.
Would it look like a real diamond if you made a pendant out of it??
Which would you recommend
Moisinate
Or
Cz
For pendant
Moissanite
All CZ.
Ive brought me some cz square earrings today
I've seen people baking cz rings in the oven to make them morw sparkly!
So for a necklace were a bunch of small stones are set it's totally fine right,
And can u let the jeweler make them look shiney again , the necklace looked very shiney , thoughts?
It may just need a good cleaning? Just be careful depending on how it is made, or let a jeweler do it for you.
@@YourAverageJeweler thank u ,
I'm thinking of buying a necklace for my gf but, I don't want them to go dull soon after I buy them ,, don't think it's a good present, if it takes 2 years it's not a buggy an we can let a jeweler clean it up it's just a necklace tho not a wedding ring
Cubic zirconia rings are great but they are cheap ones. But if you pay a few hundred dollars for good cubic zirconia rings coming from Russia they are the best quality cubic zirconia rings in my opinion.
Do you have an Instagram page?
Diamonds are not rare.
I'm surprised that you don't use real zircon, my engagement ring has a real zircon, of Exellent quality, and it looks like a real diamond, in Greece we are not familiar with cubic zirconia, (even though real zircon is softer than cz)!
I actually thought they were the same thing.
Sir, please I have raw diamond ready to sell it but if you are interested I can send you the video
Cubic zirconia sounds like marriage.
CZ are safe to wear going out because people can get money of of diamonds
Moissanite all day long! More fire, similar hardness and durability, real stone with certification, conflict free, way cheaper... and from OUTER SPACE!
I like the idea of diamonds because they come from nature, and they are literally precious. A CZ or lab diamond otoh... is only for bling factor. I would buy diamonds BECAUSE they are expensive, even purely for investment value, a wearable investment! Currently deciding what to use in a new pair of earrings, the CZ's from my old pair, or to invest in the real thing for down the road.
Actually it's not an investment, the only person profiting from diamonds are the jewelers, just buy a fresh cz pair of earrings and keep the money you saved in the process, maybe actually invest them in a stock :) Diamonds aren't rare, they're just a really great example of supply and demand manipulation.
@@user-mo6pb5ib4j Well... My Dad didn't think I'm special, nor my husband, so all I can fall back upon is diamonds.
@@user-mo6pb5ib4j well said!
Lol. Scientist here, chemistry of CZ is far more impressive than pure carbon. I can also make your diamonds in my lab easily, same physical chemical properties
@@beartutor3377 If the manmade diamond was made and given with love, I would be delighted.
CZs are so cheap, they are practically disposable. You could replace it every few years as it dulls, like replacing “white” gold with rhodium.
I much prefer zirconia, because having lots of expensive jewellery would just expose me to theft or robbery.
In case i get jacked 😢😂😅😮
Need to add diamond to your description... CZ and Diamonds... they are more close to the graph then a mossinite.
Diamonds aren't even as rare as they're made out to be.. sapphires, ruby's and emeralds are all more rare than diamonds
Diamonds are not even rare and can be made in a lab just like CZ, and the diamond mining industry is an environmental and human rights disaster, so....CZ it is! Hubby and me call them "vegan diamonds".
As far as cz vs diamonds it’s like getting a print of your favorite celebrities autograph vs the real thing . Guess who gets to see the diamond the most ? Me! So it makes no sense to go cz unless you’re planning on getting married in a Walmart then go ahead. Oh diamonds are worthless after I buy them!?!? I didn’t buy a ring my size to resell lol. Go into real estate if you want to flip.
The art/autograph analogy works well. For many, it's hard to know you just have a "copy"
@@YourAverageJeweler thanks,I do have to say after dealing with mini a jeweler you by far the most honest when I’ve ever encountered not to say that they’re all liars by any means but you’re never going to hear very many of them suggest that moissanite or CZ ever to be implemented into any jewelry. You do have the argument though that diamonds are worthless after you purchase them which I’m not too worried about because I’m getting the value out of them that I wanted but I’ve heard people go as far to say that professional jewelry thieves will generally leave diamonds alone and go for gold but I’m sure there is crooked diamond cutter is out there so that doesn’t really make any sense either what are your thoughts on that
I like it in costume/ every day jewelry. I don't like it in fine jewelry.
Cz is really old school
your bias is showing
I only buy diamonds because they are the original ,anything trying to emulate it is not going to give the same emotion. If I cannot afford it I would buy something cheaper like ruby or emerald
That’s a real man right there^
Nice try, diamond deller
Stop lying to the people. Go sell your "real jewels " and get almost nothing in return. Simply lab grown is better but yoy wanna fo with a high quality lab grown
😅😅 diamond are worthless.... Diamonds is the biggest scam
I hate CZs lol
I buy cz when it's silver jewelry because they're both worth little to nothing to me.
I’m sorry if I were proposed to with a CZ ring trying to pass as a diamond, I would spit out my coffee and say no. If it were moissanite being called a moissanite, I’d have no problem with it. I think CZ is so ingrained in my head as fraudulent, synthetic, and cheap that I would be insulted to receive it.
I am a scientist so if I were proposed with a CZ Id be happy, chemistry for a chemist. CZ is used in rockets, airbus turbines, NASA modules, can resist 2000 C and is just pretty in red and pink. If I explained to you how CZ works chemically you would not understand a word, hah. Go buy your African kid labor thing I dont mind, we can create diamonds in lab anyway so... Yeah.
You will be a beautiful bride✨💎
I thought we were saying "yes" to marrying the human being, not the ring....