| Today there is a wonderful opportunity in | | | | set the stones properly. When cubic zirconia |
| wholesale cubic zirconia jewelry from the | | | | jewelry is mounted in this manner, to the |
| current marketplace trend; consumers are | | | | naked eye, they are impossible to tell apart |
| turning more to this synthetic gem because | | | | from diamonds. It is important to keep your |
| the quality has improved tremendously. It has | | | | customers in mind when you are making your |
| always been well known as a substitute for | | | | wholesale cubic zirconia selections. |
| diamond, due to its high hardness and great | | | | |
| fire, now it is established as a gorgeous gem | | | | When you are shopping for wholesale cubic |
| in its own right. | | | | zirconia jewelry make sure you check for |
| | | | quality in its main features. Its hardness: |
| Cubic zirconia is a beautiful synthetic | | | | it ranks 8.5 on Moh's Scale of Hardness and a |
| gemstone that is durable, inexpensive and now | | | | white streak. Starting with weight, a 6.5mm |
| even comes in many fashionable colors, making | | | | cubic Zirconia is equal in size to a |
| it even more attractive. Many cubic zirconia | | | | one-carat diamond and actually weighs about |
| jewelry buyers have been turned off by the | | | | 1.75 carats, about 75% heavier than a |
| diamond marketplace, as more diamond mines | | | | diamond. In terms of brilliance, cubic |
| open, the prices of diamonds continue to | | | | zirconia has slightly less sparkle than a |
| decline, making it a less than attractive | | | | diamond and more fire or flashes to color. |
| investment today than in times past. | | | | And purity, cubic zirconia is flawless |
| | | | whereas a diamond usually contains impurities |
| It is because cubic zirconia jewelry has | | | | and inclusions, but cubic zirconia is softer |
| earned the reputation as the most realistic | | | | and more brittle than a diamond. Cubic |
| simulator of a diamond and is inexpensive to | | | | zirconia's refractive index of 2.176, |
| produce, it has become the target of many | | | | compared to a diamonds 2.417. |
| manufacturers looking to make a quick profit. | | | | |
| Creating wholesale cubic zirconia jewelry | | | | Bear in mind that many people are buying |
| with substandard stones or cheap metal | | | | cubic zirconia jewelry for its own beauty and |
| settings. This defeats the whole purpose of | | | | attraction, not looking for a diamond |
| why consumers buy cubic zirconia jewelry in | | | | substitute at all. This reality creates an |
| the first place; because they want the look | | | | even stronger motivation for seeking out |
| of real diamonds. Good quality diamond | | | | quality wholesale cubic zirconia jewelry. By |
| jewelry would never be mounted in 9 carat or | | | | taking the time and effort to test the |
| even 14 carat gold. | | | | quality of gemstones and ensure that the |
| | | | metals used in the settings are compatible, |
| Real diamond jewelry is almost always set in | | | | your profits will increase, your customers |
| 18 carat gold, sometimes platinum. When you | | | | will be happier with their purchases and they |
| are buying wholesale cubic zirconia jewelry | | | | will have an incentive to return to you for |
| that can look realistically like diamond | | | | the next time they are ready to buy cubic |
| jewelry, look for a real diamond mount, that | | | | zirconia jewelry. |