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Biotech / Medical : C3 ( CTHR ) Diamond in the rough? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Leslie S. Feinberg who wrote (121)	7/8/1998 9:48:00 AM
From: Gigi Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 226

Hi All: Just wanted to report on the product. The stones are BEAUTIFUL, and I mean REALLY GORGEOUS. As I said, I ordered 6 mm (approx. equivalent to 80 pts) stones. My biggest concern was "darkness" or color because these are certainly not colorless -- they're in the H/I category. Nonetheless, I compared them to some diamonds I have and they are every bit as beautiful, and actually with more "fire". Also, I found out that I have a jeweler close to where I live who is one of the retailers. I called the shop yesterday. It is an independent jeweler/gemologist who does a LOT of custom work. The person I spoke to on the phone says the moissanite has been selling well. And as I said, I can certainly see why. The product is really gorgeous for what it is. What I mean by that is, NO, it's not your high-end colorless VSI type of product. But it is a lot more like the kind of "diamond" many many people buy. I'm very very excited about this product, and FYI I'm exactly in the demographic category they're aiming the product at (or close to it). Cheers, Gigi

To: Leslie S. Feinberg who wrote (121)	7/17/1998 8:28:00 AM
From: Rob LeVine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 226

Les, As I said earlier I would speak to my friend who owns a jewelry business in MA and see what he thinks. Here is how it went: (R - Rob, J - jeweler) R: Have you heard of C3 and their Silicone Carbide Gems? J: Yes and yes. R: What do you think about their products? J: The SiC gems are hard to tell from real diamonds. R: Hmmmm J: But that's not where they make their money. R: Oh? J: They make their money from selling these machines to jewelers that detect the difference between real diamonds and fake ones (the mossenite (sp?) ones). The machines are about $500. Within a year the market should be completely saturated with their gems and there won't be anywhere for that part of their business to grow. R: Hmmm J: Any good jeweler can tell the difference between real and fake. Their machine market is more for the pawn brokers and chop shop dealers. Are you looking at this as an investment? R: Well, I always follow up on suggestions from level headed people and I thought this was interesting enough to look into. J: Don't bother. Well, not what you wanted to hear, but that's one man's (a relative expert in the field) opinion anyway. - Rob