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Hello, again! I thought it might be easier to find and reference the Tianyu info if it had it's own thread, so here we are!
Tianyu Gems is a moissanite manufacturer and cutter located in China. I discovered them in early 2017 on Reddit - someone over there was discussing C&C's patent expiring and how it had caused their cutting houses to begin selling unbranded moissanite. At the time I had a colorless Forever One stone that I was pretty unhappy with:
It had a dark, mushy center and I didn't like the splintery cut. As Tianyu's prices were so low, I figured I'd take the risk and order a stone from them. I fully anticipated I'd get something awful and then wouldn't be able to return it, basically I considered the money I spent a loss until proven otherwise. And yeah, it was proven otherwise.
The stone I received was a much better H&A cut, and a clearer, brighter stone. I ordered a 7mm D/E color H&A cut. The above pics were taken in my very warmly lit bathroom, so not the best representation of color. I loved the stone so much I had David Klass set it in a 14k white gold/palladium bezel setting. His glamour shots do a better job of showing the actual color:
All-in, including shipping, this stone was $154. So basically at that point I was hooked! Haha Within a few weeks I ordered a 7.5mm F color OEC, though I will say their OECs lean a little more transitional. Again, I had David set it for me.
David's videos: https://streamable.com/ez1gr
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYiklH0FyhG/
This ring and OEC are perfection. The stone never goes disco ball crazy like moissanite likes to do, it is just a gorgeous, dreamy stone. It was at this point I realized old cuts are my jam. I can appreciate the beauty of H&As and MRBs, but I am head over heels for old cuts.
Before I realized that, I had already ordered two 5mm H&As for David to bezel set as earrings for me. These are my everyday studs:
Once I discovered I really loved antique-style cuts, I decided to give an ACC a try. I wanted to do a five-stone ring for my low-key days, and why not throw in a larger stone while I'm at it, right?? Thus, these 4mm F color baby ACCs and 7.5mm F color mama ACC came to live with me:
Oh! Hit my photo limit! Will continue in next post.
Tianyu Gems is a moissanite manufacturer and cutter located in China. I discovered them in early 2017 on Reddit - someone over there was discussing C&C's patent expiring and how it had caused their cutting houses to begin selling unbranded moissanite. At the time I had a colorless Forever One stone that I was pretty unhappy with:
It had a dark, mushy center and I didn't like the splintery cut. As Tianyu's prices were so low, I figured I'd take the risk and order a stone from them. I fully anticipated I'd get something awful and then wouldn't be able to return it, basically I considered the money I spent a loss until proven otherwise. And yeah, it was proven otherwise.
The stone I received was a much better H&A cut, and a clearer, brighter stone. I ordered a 7mm D/E color H&A cut. The above pics were taken in my very warmly lit bathroom, so not the best representation of color. I loved the stone so much I had David Klass set it in a 14k white gold/palladium bezel setting. His glamour shots do a better job of showing the actual color:
All-in, including shipping, this stone was $154. So basically at that point I was hooked! Haha Within a few weeks I ordered a 7.5mm F color OEC, though I will say their OECs lean a little more transitional. Again, I had David set it for me.
David's videos: https://streamable.com/ez1gr
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYiklH0FyhG/
This ring and OEC are perfection. The stone never goes disco ball crazy like moissanite likes to do, it is just a gorgeous, dreamy stone. It was at this point I realized old cuts are my jam. I can appreciate the beauty of H&As and MRBs, but I am head over heels for old cuts.
Before I realized that, I had already ordered two 5mm H&As for David to bezel set as earrings for me. These are my everyday studs:
Once I discovered I really loved antique-style cuts, I decided to give an ACC a try. I wanted to do a five-stone ring for my low-key days, and why not throw in a larger stone while I'm at it, right?? Thus, these 4mm F color baby ACCs and 7.5mm F color mama ACC came to live with me:
Oh! Hit my photo limit! Will continue in next post.
Thankfully they are willing to hold them for me and ship right before I get back, but that's two weeks of waiting and patience is not my forte! 
That Forever One stone looks terrible as far as the color goes.. Sorry (not to be mean please don't take that the wrong way) but that is not what a Colorless stone should look like! Gosh I was looking at F1 stones for a custom made ring that I was thinking about doing. Now I am certainly having 2nd thoughts for sure! I don't know what has happened to C&C?! I have just dealt with a terrible situation with them as I am sure most of you have probably read on this forum. I am not happy with them at all. I have noticed that the quality of their products are no longer what they used to be.. New Stock Forever Brilliant has a yellow tone to it. Old Stock Classic Moissanite was much better than this new FB Stock! I am fairly new to this forum and so glad to have finally found people that share my love of Moissy! It is such a blessing to me and I hope to get lots of pointers from you guys here! I need it.. Especially before I go spending more mega bucks with C&C for inferior products!
Thanks so much! Here's a question for all the gals here: Where is a good source for ring settings that are priced reasonable??.. I like 14K white gold (cant wear yellow anymore as it doesnt look right with my skin tone) and would like diamond or moissanite accent stones. I am looking now at Ivy & Rose. They have some nice designs.. Anyone else want to share some great vendors? I am open to any ideas...
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