What are the most obvious differences between diamond and cubic zirconia rings?
There are no OBVIOUS differences that will immediately make friends or family comment on the fact that your engagement ring is a cubic zirconia and not a diamond. The untrained eye usually cannot see any difference at all. However, from a technical standpoint here are the differences: • Cubic zirconia gemstones are more prismatic than diamonds, which simply means that a cubic zirconia ring (with the same cut and shape and size of a diamond) will sparkle more. • Diamonds are well known for their hardness and this is also true of a cubic zirconia. The difference is two points on the scale that measures gemstone hardness, the mohs scale. While a diamond is a 10, a cubic zirconia is an 8. • Cubic zirconia stones tend to be heavier than diamonds, almost 2 times heavier. Keep this in mind when selecting cubic zirconia chandelier earrings. For rings it’s not a big consideration because rings in gold, silver, titanium or platinum will be somewhat heavy anyway. • Cubic zirconia jewelry uses fla
