The Lab Gem Supplier

It’s nearly halfway through March, and the warm weather is holding in the Northeast giving residents even more hope that Spring is all but here.  Spring is a time for new beginnings: time for beautiful weather, beautiful flowers and almost more than any other time of year – beautiful engagement and wedding rings.
The warm weather [...]

The world’s most popular diamond stand in, cubic zirconia is the crystalline form of zirconium dioxide. Colorless, optically flawless and nearly as hard as diamonds, cubic zirconia gems are created under exacting conditions in the laboratory and grown into perfect cube-shaped columnar crystals. Loose cz diamonds are carefully cut in the same manner as natural diamonds and [...]

If you were a jeweler and could choose between using a natural diamond and a lab created cubic zirconia, why would you choose the synthetic gem over the real one? Cost, quality and size — the three main factors that drive the popularity of lab created and synthetic gems. The ability to create gems in [...]

Last year a California woman accused Jewelry Television of Knoxville, Tennessee of fraudulent advertising and misrepresentation in selling treated gems without full disclosure. According to an online article posted on National Jeweler, the $5 million class action suit sought to recover money spent by thousands of cable shoppers who believed they were purchasing “highly-coveted, extremely [...]

Lab created gems have the same optical, physical and chemical properties as natural gems. In fact, lab created gems are strictly regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In order to be labeled lab created, lab grown or synthetic, all synonymous terms according to the FTC, lab gems must have “essentially the same optical, physical, [...]

September’s birthstone is the exquisite blue sapphire. Highly prized from ancient times, the name “Sapphire” derives from the Greek “sapphiros,” meaning beloved of Saturn, the ancient god of agriculture and fertility. Ancient peoples believed that the deep blue sky was  reflected from an enormous sapphire upon which the gods had placed the earth. A symbol of wisdom, [...]

As beautiful as the diamonds, sapphires and rubies found in nature, lab created gems are selected for the same qualities as their natural counterparts. There are five primary characteristics that should be considered when selecting wholesale cubic zirconia and lab created gems:

Color is a primary factor in selecting lab created gems. Wholesale cubic zirconia and [...]

At the jewelry counter, looks can be deceiving. Lay two rings side by side. The one with the huge flashy rock that appears to be worth a fortune may actually be worth only a fraction of the cost of the ring with the tiny, perfect stone. In gemstones, it’s quality not size that matters most. 
Gemologists evaluate [...]

Loose Cubic Zirconia:The Foundation for Beautiful JewelryIf you are a jewelry maker, loose cubic zirconia are probably a cornerstone of your business. With a hardness factor of 8.5, incredible clarity, and exquisite brilliance, the quality of cubic zirconia AAAAA could easily match or surpass expensive diamonds. Even cubic zirconia AAA synthetic gems are loupe clean, [...]