MORRISVILLE, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CTHR), the original and leading worldwide source of moissanite, announces the newest addition to the Forever Family of moissanite gems, Charles & Colvard Forever One™, the company's first colorless (D-E-F) grade of moissanite. Charles & Colvard Forever One™ joins the much desired Forever Brilliant® near-colorless (G-H-I), and the original Forever Classic™ faint color (J-K). All possessing stunning optical properties and unique characteristics ensuring that they will endure Forever. All Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite gemstones are beautiful, and socially responsible, and are available at a fraction of the cost of diamonds. With the emergence of Forever One™ Charles & Colvard has fulfilled the promise of creating a gemstone with revolutionary brilliance and never before seen colorless beauty.
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"Forever One™ is a Game Changer for the jewelry industry, it's the most superior moissanite I have ever seen," said Marvin Beasley, President & CEO of Charles & Colvard. "This journey has been twenty years in the making, since we first created gem quality moissanite in 1996. Through a longstanding partnership with our exclusive supplier of silicon carbide, Cree, recent technological advancements and ongoing dedication from our amazing team to better our best, Forever One™ is the finest gemstone we've ever produced and our first colorless moissanite."
The incandescence of Forever One™ moissanite is astonishing. Forever One™ is ideal for consumers looking for beautiful, long-lasting jewelry, whether buying a holiday gift or an engagement ring. Forever One™ is the ultimate innovation in a colorless gemstone that is the end-desire of consumers who seek to own a colorless gem that would usually be completely out of their reach monetarily. All Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite® is among the hardest minerals on earth, more durable than sapphire, ruby, or emerald. With a hardness of 9.25 and refractive index of 2.65 to 2.69, the radiance will last forever.
Each Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite gemstone comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and a Limited Lifetime Warranty from Charles & Colvard®. Laser inscriptions are engraved on Forever One™ and Forever Brilliant® gemstones attesting that each gemstone meets the highest standards of Charles & Colvard's quality specifications. As natural moissanite's origins come from meteorites, found only in minute quantities on earth, Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite® manufacturing process mimics nature, as each crystal is grown slowly, subjecting it to tremendous heat and pressure for days until a precious crystal of moissanite takes shape (as such, moissanite can withstand temperatures that would dissolve a diamond). Each stone is cut and polished by Master craftsmen, then only the stones with the best clarity are chosen to become one of the Charles & Colvard® Forever Family.
For more details and wholesale inquiries on Forever One™, visit www.charlesandcolvard.com. Fans can purchase Forever One™ on www.moissanite.com, where beautiful jewelry and gems from the Forever One™ Collection are available for purchase starting September 8, 2015. You can find more information, design inspiration, and beautiful images of the new stone and the entire Forever collection at www.Moissy.com.
About Charles & Colvard, Ltd.
Charles & Colvard, LTD is the original and leading worldwide source of Forever Classic™, Forever Brilliant®, and Forever One™ moissanite, a created gem used in fine jewelry. Moissanite is near-colorless, with more fire, brilliance, and sparkle than a fine diamond, but retails for only a fraction of the cost. Charles & Colvard® produces moissanite gems from silicon carbide (SiC) crystals, which it sells loose and set in jewelry at wholesale to distributors, manufacturers, and retailers and at retail to end consumers through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries Moissanite.com, LLC and Charles & Colvard Direct, LLC d.b.a. Lulu Avenue®. Moissanite jewelry is sold in fine jewelry stores, on domestic and international shopping networks, in catalogs, at home parties, and online.
Charles & Colvard, Ltd.'s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTHR." For more information, please visit www.charlesandcolvard.com.
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