Why we set moissanite, not diamonds
People ask what the stones are, usually in a slightly careful way, as though the answer might be embarrassing. It is not. They are moissanite, and choosing them was not a compromise.
Moissanite is silicon carbide. It occurs in nature so rarely that every stone you will ever see in jewelry was grown in a lab, which means no pit, no tailings, no long chain of people you cannot see. It is a 9.25 on the Mohs scale, just under a diamond, so it is a stone you can wear without thinking about it. And it throws more fire than a diamond does, which is either the best thing about it or the giveaway, depending on who you ask.
What it really buys you is scale. A stone big enough to notice, at a price that does not turn the piece into an heirloom you are frightened of.
The ones that are not moissanite
A few of our pieces use cubic zirconia instead, and we would rather say so than be vague about it. Charlie and Riley are both set with it. It is softer and it does not have the same life to it, but on a signet, where the stone sits flush and the metal does the talking, it is the right choice.
And then the pearls
Which need no defending. Addie, Josephine and Danny.
How to look after them
Put your jewelry on last, after perfume and hairspray, and take it off before you swim. Warm water, a drop of soap and a soft cloth is all any of it needs. Keep pearls away from anything stronger than that, since the surface is softer than the stones around it.