Radiant or Emerald Cut Moissanite Ring, 1ct or 2ct

Radiant and emerald are both rectangular cuts, but they behave differently. The emerald cut uses long, stepped facets that create bold flashes of light and dark, a look people call a hall of mirrors. It shows clarity plainly and rewards a clean stone. The radiant cut uses the same outline with trimmed corners but brilliant facets, so it sparkles harder and hides small marks better. Pick emerald for restraint and radiant for fire, and look at both before you decide.

Both stones are colourless VVS moissanite and the ring comes with a certificate. At VVS clarity any inclusion is invisible without magnification, which is especially useful on the emerald cut, whose large open facets leave nowhere for flaws to hide. Moissanite has a refractive index near 2.65 against diamond's 2.42 and a Mohs hardness of 9.25, so it keeps its polish through everyday wear. The band is sterling silver, a metal that will not tarnish the way plated brass does.

Two weights are offered. The 1ct is the practical size, comfortable under gloves and easy to live with every day. The 2ct is the proposal ring that makes an obvious statement and covers more of the finger. Rectangular stones read larger across the finger than round ones of equal weight, so a 1ct here looks bigger than you might expect. Ring sizes include a wide run of quarter sizes starting near 4.75, so order to a measured size.

• Stone: radiant or emerald cut moissanite, colourless VVS, certified
• Carat options: 1ct or 2ct
• Metal: sterling silver
• Cut options: emerald cut or radiant cut
• Ring sizes: quarter and half sizes from 4.75 upward
• Setting: prong set solitaire