Moissanite · lab-grown · quoted per project
Moissanite in 925 silver, quoted per project, never from a band
Moissanite is **lab-grown silicon carbide**. It is harder and more dispersive than cubic zirconia, which is why it costs more — and it is not a diamond, so any page that implies otherwise is misleading you. We supply it as a **stone option inside our 925 sterling silver line**, quoted per project, because the price moves with carat, colour grade, cut and setting. We do not hold it as a ready-stock line.
Material comparison
Moissanite against the two things it gets confused with
| Moissanite | Cubic zirconia | Lab-grown diamond | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Lab-grown silicon carbide | Lab-grown zirconium dioxide | Lab-grown diamond |
| Hardness (Mohs) | About 9.25 | About 8–8.5 | 10 |
| Durability in daily wear | Holds a polish for years | Scratches and dulls faster | Holds a polish for years |
| Fire / dispersion | Higher than diamond | Lower than diamond | The reference point |
| Relative cost | Middle | Lowest | Highest |
| Disclosure you owe your customer | Lab-created | Lab-created (usually stated as CZ) | Lab-created |
All moissanite is lab-grown
Most moissanite sold anywhere is laboratory-grown: natural moissanite occurs only in meteorites and in sizes far too small to set. That is not a compromise, it is the only commercial supply. It does mean the disclosure matters — you should tell your customers it is lab-created, and so should we.
- Lab-grown silicon carbide — hardness about 9.25 Mohs
- More dispersion than diamond, which is the visible difference
- Set in 925 sterling silver as standard
- Not held as a ready-stock line — quoted per project
- Disclosed as lab-created on the packing and the specification
Not a band
Why this page has no price band
The reason we quote it per project rather than from a band is that a moissanite order is specified, not picked. A 1 ct equivalent stone and a 3 ct equivalent stone are not the same product with a different price; they are different stones with different colour grades and different settings. One number on a page would mislead you on most of what you ask for.
| If this changes… | …the price changes |
|---|---|
| Stone gets larger | Disproportionately — larger rough is scarcer |
| Colour grade tightens | Per step of grade, not per percent |
| Cut gets more complex | More rough wasted per finished stone |
| Setting becomes a halo | More stones, more setting time, more inspection |
| Certificate required | Priced as its own line, because it is one |
| Quantity per design rises | Stone cost per piece usually falls |
To quote
What we need before we can price it
None of this has a published band, so the brief is the quotation. Send these six things and you get an itemised price back rather than a range.
| Item | What to send |
|---|---|
| Stone size | Millimetres, or the carat equivalent you are selling against |
| Shape and cut | Round brilliant, oval, emerald, cushion, pear — a photograph works |
| Colour grade | The grade you are prepared to sell, not the one you would prefer |
| Setting | Prong, bezel, halo, channel — and whether the stones are the whole design |
| Metal and plating | 925 sterling silver as standard; other metals quoted as their own line |
| Quantity per design | Per design, not per order — the minimum is the same as the rest of the site |
What we will not do is publish a moissanite price we have not quoted. If you need a figure before you brief us, ask for the silver stock lines instead — those have published bands because they are repeatable. Moissanite becomes repeatable once the stone is fixed.
FAQ
Moissanite FAQ
The six questions buyers ask before their first moissanite order.
Is moissanite a fake diamond?
Do I have to tell my customers it is lab-created?
Why is there no price band for moissanite on this site?
Is it harder than cubic zirconia?
Can you put moissanite in the same designs as your steel line?
What is the smallest order you will quote for moissanite?
Keep reading
Related pages
Low MOQ programme
How the per-design minimum works when you are testing a new material.
Ready stock
What we hold as running stock, and how fast it leaves.
Material comparison
925 silver, 316L steel and brass and copper, side by side.
Price list
Request the price list
Tell us the material, the pieces and the quantity. You will get our current price list, stock availability and lead time within one working day.
What you get
Quoted line by line, not as a lump sum
- ✓Metal or base, plating in microns, stones and packing priced separately
- ✓Weight and dimensions on the drawing before anything is cast
- ✓A physical sample approved by you before any bulk run
- ✓Photographs of your pieces at every production milestone
- ✓Freight quoted for your route — courier, air or sea
Reply within one working day. No obligation, and no design file needed to start.
Get the price list
Send your line sheet. Get a price list the same day.
Tell us the material, the pieces and the quantity. You will get our current price list, stock availability and lead time — and if it is a custom design, a CAD drawing within 48 hours.
- ✓Price list per material, with MOQ and lead time on every line
- ✓CAD drawing in 48 hours on custom designs
- ✓Physical sample before any bulk run
- ✓Photographs of your pieces at every production milestone
Price list
Price list, one working day
Two minutes to fill in. No design file needed to start.