Metals:
We designed our Aggie Mom rings to last for decades, reducing their weight to increase our profit was never a consideration.
Our Aggie Mom rings are all made using your choice of 10-karat, or 14-karat solid gold, in one of three colored alloys.
A warm rich yellow
An intense bright white
A deep rose (by special order)
Diamonds:
Starting in 1984, working as bench jewelers, servicing some thirty retail stores in the Brazos Valley, we started a quest to find a source for well-cut diamonds. Over the years we moved forward, following cutters and dealers that kept up with technological changes. Purchasing millions of dollars of loose diamonds over the years has brought us closer and closer to some of the best diamond sources in the world.
We are proud to include some of the most ideally cut, strictly graded and most brilliant natural diamonds available anywhere in our products.
The diamonds used in our rings are precision-cut natural diamonds. Using the Gemological Institute of America’s grading standards. They will have a color of “G” or better and a clarity of “VS2” or better. The approximate weights are shown on each product page, but the quality remains the same for all our rings.
NEW for Fall 2019: Select styles are available with laboratory-grown diamonds.
“Given the rarity and value of diamonds, it’s unsurprising that some would seek ways to replicate their beauty. In recent years, laboratory-grown or synthetic diamonds have become more common, advanced, and harder to detect.
Unlike the geological process that creates natural diamonds, a laboratory-grown diamond results from a technological process. Laboratory-grown diamonds have essentially the same chemical composition, crystal structure, and optical and physical properties as diamonds found in nature. Laboratory-grown diamonds are categorized as high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT), or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamonds; some use both methods. Since HPHT and CVD diamonds are virtually identical to natural diamonds, differences only become clear when analyzed in a gem laboratory.” Source Gemological Institute of America
Colored Stones:
In our desire to bring only the best products to our customers and in keeping with the latest technologies used in our trade, we compared many gemstones, looking for the perfect color and hardness.
We considered four main factors in our decision:
In our search, we narrowed our choices to four possible stones.
Rhodolite Garnet, Ruby, Topaz and Tourmaline.
We found that Rhodolite Garnet and Tourmaline were not pleasing maroon colors. Rhodolite Garnet and Tourmaline were softer than Topaz and Ruby, therefore, less durable.
Natural ruby could not be sourced in consistent colors, sizes, or prices. Lab-grown Ruby had a great maroon color, hardness, and extremely good brilliance, but at a higher cost.
Ultimately, we settled on a stone produced by Swarovski, a leader in the colored stone industry. Machine Cut Topaz
Topaz has a hardness of 8.0 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Harder than both Rhodolite Garnet and Tourmaline. AGTA: C
2020: Swarovski discontinued production of the maroon-colored topaz we loved so much. When we learned of this three years ago, we purchased the entire American supply of stones in the sizes we needed for our designs.
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We immediately started searching for a replacement to maintain or enhance our designs. The result of our search led us to Chatham.
New 2024 Chatham is the world leader in lab-grown colored stones. After a long negotiation, we secured a price deal with Chatham on their gem-quality, maroon-colored rubies. These wonderful stones will be used in many of our designs moving forward. Their adoption has met with great feedback from our clients.
They have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, diamonds, the hardest substance on earth has a hardness of 10.
