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Why moissanite durability matters in an everyday ring
Why moissanite durability matters for a ring you wear every day Why ask about durability before anything else? If you plan to wear a…
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Durability & Jewellery Suitability
A gemstone can be beautiful yet unsuited to daily wear, and the Mohs hardness number alone will not tell you which. This pillar explains what durability really involves — hardness, toughness and stability — and then shows which gemstones suit everyday rings and which are better kept for earrings, pendants or occasional wear. Read the Mohs-scale explainer first, then the everyday-rings guide. Matching a stone to how it will be worn is one of the most useful things a buyer can learn.
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Why a protective setting for soft gemstones matters in a ring
Why does a protective setting for soft gemstones matter so much? If you love a gemstone that’s softer than diamond, you may worry it…
Article · 10 min
Why the Mohs scale is not the whole gemstone durability story
Why a hardness number can mislead you Did you see a gemstone’s Mohs number, assume it meant the stone was tough, and then watch…
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Why some gemstones suit everyday rings and others don’t
Why a ring you wear every day needs a durable stone You want a ring you can wear every day without worrying about it.…
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