Buyin Cubic Zirconia Pendants? Know Their History
Thursday, October 21st, 2010When Marilyn Monroe sang ‘Diamonds are a girl’s best friends’ she could have been speaking for plenty of ladies. Although, she was singing at a time before cubic zirconia. Monroe was singing at a time when expensive diamonds were out of reach of the majority, so diamonds were in fact just the best friend of the lucky few. At the time Monroe was singing, there was a lot of interest in imitation diamonds, yet items were low quality and also tough to locate. Who would have believed, then, that two men sporting white coats in a laboratory would revolutionise the jewellery sector, starting off a growth of product sales of cubic zirconia pendants and ear-rings which would turn cubic zirconia into a desirable jewel in its own right?
Clearly, the two researchers had more useful issues to be exploring compared to the trivialities of the world of jewellery. These people were actually aiming to make cubic zirconia, which had (and has) only ever before been found once in its naturally formed state, synthetically to be used as a simulation ruby in laser technologies. It was in the 1970s that they were firstly able to create cubic zirconia to be used in lasers. It was speedily noticed that cubic zirconia was much like diamonds both aesthetically and gemologically, and so it speedily grew to become popular in jewellery.
Cubic zirconia pendants and ear-rings are so popular today mainly because they really are unbelievably similar looking to diamonds. It’s no exaggeration that not many jewellers can actually tell between the two with the naked eye. This particular advantage is coupled with the fact that cubic zirconia costs about a tenth of the cost of natural diamond.
The scientific world further helped the case of cubic zirconia pendants, ear-rings and bracelets in the nineties, by bettering the quality of the gem. An incredibly thin layer was added to the jewel, referred to as DLC or Amorphous Diamond. This led to the jewel getting a lot more hard and lustrous and therefore a lot more diamond-like.
So now, when you buy your cubic zirconia pendants, ear-rings or some other jewellery, you’ll know that you’re wearing an amazing little bit of gorgeous jewellery that is available only due to the miracles of science!