Handmade Moissanite Snowflake Ring — 10K & 14K Gold, GRA Certified Moissanite

José Lux builds the Moissanite Snowflake Ring in 10K gold (41.7% pure gold) and 14K gold (58.3% pure gold), in Yellow, White, or Rose Gold. The gold weight is 1.22 g in 10K gold and 1.37 g in 14K gold. Every stone on this ring is Moissanite, GRA Certified at the center — there’s no Swiss CZ anywhere on the ring. A dense cluster of round Moissanite stones sits at the top of the band, packed close together in a rounded starburst shape. Past the edge of the cluster, thin bare gold rays extend outward at different lengths and angles, giving the setting its snowflake silhouette. It’s a different structure from our other cluster rings: the stones build the body of the snowflake, and the bare gold spikes build the points.

The rays carry no stones — they’re cut and polished bare metal, spiking out past the cluster to catch light along their edges instead of at a set point. Getting rays of different lengths to sit at the right angles around a dense stone cluster, without one ray overpowering the shape or crowding another, takes more layout work at the bench than an evenly spaced halo would. We’ve been alloying gold and setting Moissanite at the same bench in Hồ Chí Minh City for years. The Snowflake is a dense setting at the center and an open one at the edges — both have to be right for the shape to read clearly.

The Moissanite Cluster — Dense at the Center, Open at the Edges

The center stone is GRA Certified Moissanite — Color D-FL, colorless and internally flawless, Mohs 9.25. It ships with its own GRA report, carrying a unique laser-inscribed ID traceable to that specific stone. Moissanite isn’t a diamond, and José Lux won’t tell you it is. It’s lab-created silicon carbide with its own optical signature — more fire than diamond, which means more rainbow flash under direct light.

The stones packed around the center are the same material, cut and matched to the center stone for color and brilliance. José Lux hand-selects every stone at the bench so the cluster reads as one dense burst of light, not a patchwork of different sizes. What they don’t carry is an individual GRA report — grading each melee-sized stone on a cluster this dense isn’t practical at this price point, and we’d rather say that plainly than let you assume otherwise. The center stone is the one with the paperwork. Every other stone in the cluster is the same certified-grade Moissanite, hand-set, without individual certificates.

The bare gold rays that extend past the cluster carry no stones at all — that’s a deliberate part of the design, not an unfinished edge. The contrast between the dense, set center and the open, bare-metal points is what gives the ring its snowflake shape.

The Gold and Karat Options

The band is solid gold — never gold-filled, never gold-plated. José Lux offers the Snowflake Ring in 10K gold (41.7% pure gold) and 14K gold (58.3% pure gold). 10K carries less pure gold and more of the harder alloy metals, so it resists everyday scratching a little better.

14K carries more pure gold, which reads deeper and warmer, especially in Yellow Gold. Neither is the “better” metal — they’re two different tradeoffs, and José Lux sells both instead of steering you toward one.

Every karat comes in Yellow, White, or Rose Gold. The color isn’t a coating — it comes from the alloy formula, the ratio of copper, silver, zinc, or palladium mixed into the gold during alloying. José Lux’s White Gold is nickel-free; the white tone comes from silver, zinc, or palladium in the mix, not nickel, which matters if you’re sensitive to it.

Every ring goes through four stages at the José Lux workshop before it ships. We alloy 24K gold down to 10K or 14K by hand, in the exact ratio for the karat and color ordered. The band and the rays are cast from a 3D CAD design using lost-wax casting, then hand-set with the Moissanite cluster stone by stone, and polished to finish. Before it leaves Hồ Chí Minh City, we test the karat with an XRF machine, check for nickel, and stamp the legal karat hallmark.

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Certification

The center stone ships with a full GRA gemological report — Color D-FL, Mohs 9.25, and a unique report number traceable to that stone. It’s a Moissanite report, not a diamond grading report, and José Lux states that plainly rather than let the paperwork imply something it isn’t.

Warranty and Repairs

Every José Lux gold ring carries a lifetime warranty. Repairs are free — for life, no expiration date. Every prong in the cluster is checked and adjusted by hand before the ring ships, which is why a stone coming loose from normal daily wear is rare.

If a Moissanite stone does come loose under everyday use — no drops, no impact — José Lux resets it for free, center stone or cluster stone. What’s not covered: stone loss from a hard impact, a drop, or a strike against a hard surface. That’s not treated as a manufacturing defect. The bare gold rays extend past the stone cluster and sit thinner than the band, so they’re the first place a sharp knock will show — worth knowing if you wear rings while working with your hands. José Lux reviews every case individually before deciding next steps, and if a repair falls outside the warranty, we’ll still fix it at cost, with a quote before anything is done.

Shipping

Ships free via USPS to the United States. Delivery takes 5–7 business days. Every order is 100% insured on its declared value — including cases where an incorrect address was provided at checkout. If something goes wrong in transit, you’re covered in full.

Your ring travels inside a shock-absorbing layer, packed in its own jewelry box, then inside a protective outer box. Every order includes a cleaning cloth and a José Lux warranty card. The same team that set your snowflake cluster is the one that packs and ships your order.

Our Workshop

José Lux works out of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. The same team that alloys the gold sets the dense stone cluster and shapes each bare ray by hand — nothing about this ring passes through a third-party factory. The Snowflake asks for two different skills in one setting: packing a cluster of stones in tight without crowding a single prong, and cutting open metal rays that stay thin without going fragile. We’ve done it enough times to know where it goes wrong, and where it holds.

Specifications

FAQ

Is every stone on this ring Moissanite, or is some of it CZ?

Every stone on the Moissanite Snowflake Ring is Moissanite — the center stone and every stone packed into the cluster around it. That’s different from José Lux’s channel and pavé settings on other lines, which pair a Moissanite center with Swiss CZ (Cubic Zirconia) accents. Here, there’s no CZ anywhere on the ring — and the bare gold rays that extend past the cluster carry no stones at all, CZ or Moissanite. The center stone carries its own GRA certificate; the surrounding stones are the same material, hand-matched, without individual reports.

What’s the difference between 10K and 14K gold?

10K gold is 41.7% pure gold; 14K gold is 58.3% pure gold. 10K carries more of the harder alloy metals, so it resists everyday scratching a little better. 14K carries more pure gold, which reads richer and warmer, especially in Yellow Gold. Both are solid gold — José Lux never sells gold-filled or gold-plated pieces.

Is this ring solid gold, or is it plated?

Solid gold, in both karats. José Lux doesn’t sell gold-filled, gold vermeil, or gold-plated pieces on this line. The color — Yellow, White, or Rose — comes from what’s alloyed into the gold, not a surface coating.

How is the Snowflake Ring set?

Round Moissanite stones are densely prong-set into a rounded cluster at the top of the band, with a center stone at the middle. Past the edge of the cluster, bare polished gold rays extend outward at different lengths and angles, unset, forming the points of the snowflake. The dense stone center and the open bare-metal points work together to build the shape.

What does the warranty cover?

A lifetime warranty with free repairs. If a Moissanite stone — center or cluster — comes loose from normal daily wear, José Lux resets it at no charge. Damage from a drop or a hard impact isn’t covered as a manufacturing defect, and the bare gold rays extend past the cluster and sit thinner than the band, so they’re the first place a sharp knock tends to show. José Lux reviews those cases individually and quotes any repair before starting it.

How does shipping work?

Free USPS to the United States, 5–7 business days. Every order is 100% insured on its declared value, including cases where the shipping address was entered incorrectly at checkout.

Where is this ring made?

Handmade at the José Lux workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam — alloying, casting, stone-setting, and polishing all happen at the same bench.