Nowadays you don’t have to pay a lot for an exquisite piece of jewelry, such as a diamond studded bracelet, or a diamond pendant. Instead you can purchase jewelry inlaid with cubic zirconia, a synthetic stone that very closely resembles a diamond but costs little in comparison.
Cubic Zirconia is a relatively new arrival on the jewelry scene with the first stones available to use in the mid 1970’s. The cubic zirconia resembles real diamonds in many ways, including its hardness and the fact that it can be cut in a way to show off the sparkles or flash that you see in real diamonds. While not as hard as a real diamond, the cubic zirconia stone is still much harder than many other naturally occurring gems. To the untrained eye it is very difficult to tell the difference between the two stones, and even jewellers need to use modern day testing equipment to accurately perceive the difference.
One notable difference between the two stones is the color. A colorless diamond is very rare, but cubic zirconia is naturally colorless, although color is often added to the stone to give it the impression of being another valuable gem.
The most important difference to many, between a real diamond and a cubic zirconia, is of course the price. A diamond inlaid bracelet, or tennis bracelet as they’re known as now, is a single band that is inlaid all around with diamonds. Depending on the number of diamonds used and the size of the diamond, these can cost several thousand dollars to buy. Similar styled cubic zirconia bracelets, fashioned with cubic zirconia stones instead only costs a few hundred dollars, yet to most people it looks pretty much exactly the same!
So, no need to worry if you have always wanted a diamond bracelet but have never been able to afford it. For a fraction of the cost you can now have your very own look alike gold cz tennis bracelet and few people will know the difference!