Alma Mater · Ring
- Regular price
- $12,500.00 USD
- Sale price
- $12,500.00 USD
- Regular price
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PRIMORDIAL LOVE · PROTECTION · BELONGING
A luminous South Sea pearl rises above a crescent of natural diamonds, set in sculpted 18K yellow gold. The band is carved with a scale motif drawn from ancient Italian architecture, its repeating rhythm catching the light like water.
The Latin expression alma mater means “nourishing mother.” Here, Alma Mater is larger than one person: it is the primordial shelter of love, protection, and belonging every life deserves. It may be the care you received, the care you wished to receive, or the care you learned to create within yourself and offer to others. To wear Alma Mater is to carry that shelter with you—as inner strength, as belonging, and as love carried forward.
Bold in presence and intimate in meaning, Alma Mater is made to be worn, lived in, and one day passed on—carrying forward the story of the woman who wore it.
Materials: 18K yellow gold (750) · South Sea pearl · Natural diamonds
Hallmarks: CF signature · 750 · Italy
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6
US · 16.51 mm inner diameter
UK / AU
L½
EU
52
Japan
12
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Conceived by Colette Falchet
Each jewel is personally conceived and designed by Colette Falchet, drawing upon decades of lived study of symbols and their meaning.
Italian Craftsmanship
Crafted by accomplished Italian goldsmiths in close dialogue with Colette, from the first drawing to the final jewel.
Natural Materials
Created in precious metals, natural diamonds, pearls, and carefully selected gemstones, each chosen for its beauty and individual character.
Limited by Nature
Shaped by the natural variations and availability of exceptional gemstones and pearls, every jewel possesses a character of its own.