Cubic Zirconia: The Mixed Reaction

There has been quite a hype regarding cubic zirconia lately. It’s hyped for being the solution to the average woman’s wallet. On special occasions, it appears to be a god-send to men, too. The funny thing about competition is that there are always two sides and while both parties may have arguable points, no side will compromise. The two sides that exist in modern day jewelry are the traditionalists who believe that diamonds are a girl’s best friend and the innovators who think cubic zirconia has just proven to be friendlier.

While I’m sure this is an argument that is going to go on for decades, there does seem to be one obvious flaw with the “cubic zirconia” concept: limitation. For reasons that don’t actually exist, when one thinks of “diamonds”, one tends to think of endless possibilities. Take J-Lo’s “Waiting For Tonight” video; that a great example of an extensive use of diamonds, don’t you think? Yet when it comes to cubic zirconia, everyone assumes it will follow a stereo-typed sense of style. It won’t be anything more than a copy-cat to what diamonds have already done. It can’t impress, because there’s nothing new left to discover, so it can only be inferior.

What people fail to recognize is that cubic zirconia does follow in diamonds’ footsteps, but it certainly opens a lot more doors then it closes. Diamonds are becoming rare and with a shine that makes the grade, cubic zirconia stones will be the jewelry industries’ solution. Not only will they fill the gap, but they will make high-end jewelry available to the modest women. Considering the difficult financial times we seem to find ourselves in this time, that’s a pretty impressive feat.

So decide for yourself: can traditionalists really commit their loyalty to diamonds? It doesn’t take much intelligence to understand that diamonds will hold a quality over this nemesis that will remain unsurpassed. -But when some experts in the jewelry industry find themselves struggling to tell the difference between the two at first glance, is that argument really feasible? When the world is more often than not overrun by the average person and he/she can only afford realism, then surely it’s like tradition in this modern world… outdated.