The coating is because of the softer nature of the stone to help protect it. Aside from that, it is nearly impossible for the naked eye to tell the difference. Close menu. Chandelier Earrings. Statement Earrings. Dangle Earrings. Dainty Drop Earrings. Cubic Zirconia Earrings. Pearl Earrings. Crystal Earrings. Goldtone Earrings. Personalized Earrings. Dainty and Link Bracelets. Statement Bracelets.
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Pearl Necklaces. Crystal Necklaces. Where Swarovski crystals are easily distinguishable from diamonds and are much cheaper, Swarovski Zirconia is often very difficult to tell apart from natural diamonds and is still cheaper than them but not quite as much as the Swarovski crystals. Swarovski Zirconia is made of natural zirconia rough. Essentially, Swarovski Zirconia is man-made gemstones out of natural zirconia rough. The Pure Brilliance Cut reflects light just as a brilliant cut diamond would and with the same brightness of the world-famous Tolkowsky diamond cut.
That, together with the Swarovski brand makes Swarovski Zirconia a prestigious gemstone in and of itself and not just a cheap substitute like all the sub-par diamond imitations on the market. The easiest way to view the differences between Swarovski crystals and Swarovski Zirconia is that the latter is an upgrade of the former. Both materials are made with the intention of offering a budget-friendly substitute of real diamonds and both do a great job of it but Swarovski Zirconia simply does it a tad better.
Swarovski Zirconia has a hardness of The Swarovski Pure Brilliance Cut is up to par with the most notorious and beautiful diamond cuts out there. Naturally, Swarovski Zirconia is more expensive than Swarovski crystals. This material was widely used as a refractory material in several industries. It was in , however, when two German mineralogists - M.
Stackelberg and K. Chudoba — discovered naturally-occurring Cubic Zirconia in the form of microscopic grains in metamict zircon. Osiko perfected a technique of control growth of single-crystal Cubic Zirconia. The breakthrough was published 3 years later, in , commercial production began in , and by Cubic Zirconia was already mass-produced in the jewelry world by the Ceres Corporation, the Taiwan Crystal Company, ICT, Swarovski, and others.
Cubic zirconia engagement ring by Pescara Jewelry. What made Cubic Zirconia so popular was the fact that it was so similar to diamonds. A third option is to measure its heat conductivity — Cubic Zirconia will register as red on the indicators while diamonds are green.
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