Anyone have a moissanite ring?

$40k?!!!?! That's 1/4 of a house!!! Or a brand new Tahoe.

i have had one for about 10 years. I clean it about every three of four months. still going strong

She does. She loves it. She's traveling today so not sure if she'll have a chance to check in.

Thanks elaine. I have a moissanite engagement ring (4 years daily wear) and wedding band (3 years daily wear). LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. Absolutely NO regrets and so glad we made this decision. It looks awesome and when you put it next to my friends' super nice big diamonds, you just can't tell the difference. I'm talking about close friends who would totally tell me if they could tell a difference, and they all know it's moissanite.

Mine is not "treated" or "enhanced" or any of those special upgrades I saw when I was researching them (again, 4+ years ago - a lot of those things were pretty new at the time). I will say that on a very overcast day where the sky is super gray, when outside in certain lights, it can get a slight green undertone. And you have to be really looking for it to see it. I don't think I've noticed it once since living in Texas, but I did notice it a few times living in Illinois.

Mine is set in palladium, which is in the same family of metals as platinum. It wears like platinum (patina over time) but is lighter weight, similar to the weight of white gold. I'm glad I got the palladium so I don't have to have it redipped (my body chemistry seems to wear jewelry finishes pretty fast and I know I'd wear white gold down fast), but I will say when I had it polished, I was like OMG NEW RING it was so shiny. But that's true of platinum too. I had to have my rings sized once and made sure to let the jeweler know it was palladium/moissanite. No problem, although I will say he was a custom jeweler and I think I lucked out. 

As you probably all know about me, I did extensive, insane amounts of research. The stones are going to last forever, just as well as diamond. That isn't true with all types of diamond alternatives, but it is with moissanite. My ring was about 1/10th of the cost of what a comparable (quality, size, etc.) diamond set in white gold would have been. DH purchased from MoissaniteCo, and we did end up exchanging the band - he originally bought a "fitted" band that came as part of a set and would only look good with the engagement ring, and I wanted a little more bling that I could wear without the engagement ring, haha. They were great about the exchange. 

I do clean my rings regularly, which I would do whatever stone it was. I just keep a little pot of that jewelry cleaner stuff on my bathroom counter and drop it in maybe once a week or every other week when taking a shower. Cleaning makes a huge difference, no matter what kind of stone you have. 

There's a lot of snobbery out there about moissanite and alternative stones, but I can guarantee you no one has ever known the difference - although I'm happy to tell them. And I DO know the difference every day, and it makes me even happier with my rings. I think that is key - I've found that people who reallllllly wish they could get a diamond but "settle" for moissanite tend to be not as happy with it. People who like the background of moissanite, are happy they aren't getting a diamond, and really appreciate the savings tend to be thrilled. 
I'll see if I can find a pic to post. IIRC, I don't think they got a pic of my engagement ring with our wedding picture, just the band. 

Look at the 100 facets diamonique on qvc...they are gorgeous. I have a 3 stone ring that is the epiphany,,,platinum over silver...after four years, its still great. It was less than $100. You could take the stones and set them in gold if you wanted to, i have a lot of really nice jewelry that is the real stuff and this holds its own.