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THE ESTARA STANDARD
Moissanite, on its own terms.
From the Founder
Hi, I'm Nick.
I spent about a year learning the moissanite industry before launching Estara. Talked to manufacturers, compared stones across multiple suppliers, and figured out what separates a good moissanite from a marked-up one. The takeaway: most fine jewelry is priced for the brand on the box, not the stone inside it.
So I built Estara around a different answer. Lab grown moissanite, graded D color and VVS clarity (the top of the scale we use), set in solid 10K, 14K, or 18K gold, sterling silver, or platinum 950. No plating, no filler, nothing we can't back up.
Every piece ships with a Certificate of Authenticity listing exactly what's in it, plus a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.
If anything's unclear, or you have a question before or after you buy, the email is care@houseofestara.com. It comes to me.
best, nick
How we grade every stone.
SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN
We chose the stone that didn't need a mine.
Estara was built around lab-grown moissanite, D color, VVS clarity, traceable from origin to finished piece. Set in solid 10K, 14K, or 18K gold, sterling silver, or platinum 950. No mining. No conflict. No shortcuts. The brilliance, on its own terms.
The Estara Standard
Cut for fire.
Every Estara moissanite is hand-selected for cut, color, and clarity, graded D color, VVS clarity, with a refractive index of 2.65 that gives the stone its signature fire. The brilliance is engineered. The standard is the brand.
WORN AND REVIEWED
From the people who chose Estara.
Honest words from the first wave of Estara owners. Their pieces, their reasons, their reviews, unedited.
Perfect !
I researched moissanite for months before I pulled the trigger. The biggest worry was whether my fiancée would notice it wasn't a diamond, and whether she'd care. She didn't notice and she doesn't care. What she noticed was how it catches light at the dinner table, in the elevator, when she opens the freezer door. Three months in, no scratches, no cloudiness, no regret. Should've stopped researching and bought it sooner.
Daniel R. Brooklyn NY
Amazing !
Second time buying from Estara, got my engagement set last year, came back for stud earrings for the wedding day. The ring is over a year old now and still looks like the day it arrived. When I had a question about which carat size would work, Estara emailed back the same day with three options and styling notes. The kind of service that makes you forget you're buying from a small brand.
Sarah L. Chicago IL
Satisfying !
Bought the matching wedding band for my husband. He's a carpenter, hard on his hands. Six months and zero damage, which says something. Shipping took a day longer than quoted, but the packaging when it arrived made up for it. Felt like opening something from Tiffany, not a startup. Will buy again.
Maya K. Austin TX
Awesome !
Bought the 1ct studs for myself when I got the promotion. I'd been eyeing diamond studs for years and couldn't justify the price. These were a third of what I was looking at, and when my mother saw them she asked how I afforded diamonds. They feel weighty, not the cheap pop-on feeling you get with department store earrings. The only nervous moment was buying from a brand I'd never heard of, but the certificate and the lifetime warranty paperwork that came in the box settled that quickly.
Priya S. San Jose CA
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