12/30/2025
A Christmas surprise-$20 cubic is actually moissanite!
Last July (2024) I purchased a place holder engagement ring from Elspeth Jewelers on Amazon. It was marked as an internally flawless brilliant cut 1.5ct oval hidden halo cubic zirconia solitaire, set in .925 sterling silver, and at the time was ~$20 on sale. I was planning to wear this while I found an affordable moissanite in the same setting. I wore this ring all day and night and only took it off to shower. I banged it, I raised a baby from 7 months old until he was about 16 months with this ring on every day. I then lost weight from Mounjaro and ended up losing it on top of my dresser for the past 5 or 6 months, which I don’t dust that often because I’m short and the dresser isn’t. I found the ring the other day and notice there’s not a single speck of damage. I played around and found some “at home checks” that all pointed to this being moissanite- I can’t read/see through it, fog doesn’t hold as it does on cubic, it’s silver toned and see through without the glassy shine of cubic… This seemed odd to me, so I took it to be checked. My ring is a VVS G 1.5ct moissanite, tested by the jeweler. Apparently this is a common mistake when dealing with jewelers like Elspeth who get their stones mass supplied to save money. Pics and video don’t do it justice but it is 100% verified moissanite, although the halo stones are cubic. None of the reviews on this ring have been this lucky and I now have my dream ring, albeit in sterling instead of white or rose gold, for $20. The pictures are a mix of before I cleaned it and after, the ones where it looks smudged up are prior. I have an iPhone 15 pro max and the camera, even on video, just doesn’t do it justice.
