The Underwoods Design Team received an AGTA Spectrum Award and Platinum Honors™ for this engagement ring. Considered one of the country’s most prestigious jewelry design competitions, the AGTA Spectrum Awards recognize excellence in colored gemstone jewelry. Underwoods is the first and only Arkansas jeweler to receive a Spectrum Design Award.

At the center is an exceptional 4.16-carat round sapphire, hand selected by Craig and Troy Underwoods on Troy’s first buying trip after joining the family business full time. Its deep natural saturation makes the uncommon round cut especially striking, allowing for exceptional brilliance without losing the richness of its color.

The sapphire is set in platinum with a square cushion halo, graduated diamonds along the shank, and diamonds in the undergallery. Milgrain, filigree, and hand-pierced details showcase the craftsmanship of the Underwoods Design Team.

Underwoods took top honors in the Retailer Jewelry category for pieces valued between $2,001 and $5,000 at the annual jewelry design competition hosted by Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for the fine jewelry industry.

The winning Underwoods piece was a custom 18k yellow gold hand forged ring featuring a spectacular 8.17ct square checkerboard amethyst center stone that is bezel set in a compass orientation. There are 6 fully cut diamonds that are channel set on shank that are all ideally cut, have a color grade of 1.0, a clarity grade of 5 and total weight of .54cts.

On rare occasions, Mother Nature creates diamonds with a distinct and beautiful color and they are called “Fancy Colored Diamonds.” Many colors are extremely rare and this masterful combination of colors and shapes will dazzle the eye with its wide pallet of natural colored diamonds. Pink, purple, green, orange and yellow … just a few of the enticing array of 45 natural fancy colored diamonds featured in this one-of-a-kind bracelet. The 994 fully cut white accent diamonds are individually hand set. This bracelet already has a famous history as it graced the red carpet of the Emmy awards by celebrity reporter Natalie Morales of Access Hollywood. Featured in magazines and news stories, Underwoods was recognized across the industry when Underwoods was asked to participate in Hollywood’s Emmy Awards.

Jewelers of America, the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry retail marketplace, has awarded Craig Underwood, Becki Lamascus and Tom Weishaar, of Fayetteville’s Underwoods Fine Jewelers, a first-place award in the 2014 CASE Awards, the association’s annual jewelry design competition. The team competed among more than 63 jewelers in the competition. The CASE Awards recognize the creativity, artistry, style and excellence in jewelry design from top jewelers across the nation. It was held in March at the JA New York trade show.

This Underwoods custom creation is one of our latest award winners, winning Honorable Mention in the national CASE award from Jewelers of America, representing more than 5000 jewelry stores nationwide, and recognizing Creativity, Artistry, Style, and Excellence. Made in platinum and 18 carat pink gold, the center diamond is over 2 carats and is perfectly cut.

Underwoods was invited to create a custom-made diamond bracelet for the 2012 Emmys in Hollywood, California. Access Hollywood reporter Shaun Robinson wore the bracelet during the red carpet event. The bracelet contains eight opaque faceted diamonds, weighing 17.65 carats, each in a hand forged solid gold setting. The bracelet was designed and custom made in Underwoods own shops and is one-of-a-kind.

Made of platinum with 18K yellow gold accents, this Tanzanite pendant won the prestigious “Platinum Honors Award” in 2002, the industry’s premier platinum design competition. Underwoods is the first and only jeweler in Arkansas to be awarded a Platinum Honors Award.

Underwoods won first place in the Carat Award competition for excellence of design and construction using a “laser welding” technique where all pieces are joined with a special laser welding machine.

These custom designed cuff links won the prestigious International Pearl Design Competition held in Tokyo, Japan. From a field of over 1000 entries, representing 46 countries world wide, this design from Underwoods was the highest ranking U.S. entry in this highly competitive contest.

The Underwoods Design Team has won a coveted Spectrum Award, the most prestigious U.S. Designer Award for excellence in design.

The Spectrum Award is the nation’s most prestigious colored gemstone jewelry contest, attracting the nation’s top designers. Underwoods is the first and only jeweler in Arkansas to be awarded a Spectrum Design Award.

Underwoods was one of only 33 jewelers in the nation selected to create a piece of jewelry for the Smithsonian Institutions’ “Smithsonian Americas Collection.”