Cubic Zirconia Earrings

If you're shopping for the best cubic zirconia earrings, it helps to know what you're getting: most cubic zirconia earrings are set with cubic zirconia — an inexpensive diamond simulant that measures 8.5 on the Mohs scale. The trade-off shows over time: even the best quality cubic zirconia earrings can cloud and scratch, and CZ's lower refractive index means it loses sparkle as it ages.

Satéur takes a different route. Instead of cubic zirconia, every pair is set with lab-created moissanite — 9.25 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond — with a higher refractive index that returns more fire and brilliance than CZ, and stays brilliant for life rather than dulling.

Shop cubic zirconia stud alternatives, stud earrings, hoop earrings and drop earrings in moissanite, hand-set in nickel-free 925 sterling silver finished in lustrous 18k gold. Unlike sterling silver cubic zirconia earrings or plated gold cubic zirconia earrings, the 18k gold finish lasts — in white gold, yellow gold and rose gold — and the hypoallergenic core is gentle on sensitive ears, with no green marks.

Graded D–E colour with an Excellent cut, a Satéur pair gives the look of a flawless diamond for roughly 1% of the price — and reads as the real thing across the table and to the naked eye. A pair starts at $88, the upgrade from CZ.

Explore the rest of the edit: Moissanite Earrings, Moissanite Stud Earrings and Diamond Stud Earrings, or browse all Earrings. Weighing the stones? See Moissanite vs Diamond. Each pair arrives in the signature Satéur box.