Garnet's Mohs hardness range of 6.5 to 7.5 is sufficient for all standard fine jewelry formats, with harder varieties like tsavorite and demantoid well-suited to ring settings that demand the most from a stone's surface resistance.
Industry Insight
A choker is defined by where it sits, not what it's made of. Worn at or just below the base of the throat, it frames the neck as the primary visual element rather than draping toward the chest. That placement distinction is what separates it from longer formats and what determines how it reads against any neckline.
A Storied Heritage
Western jewelry has used the heart motif since at least the 15th century. It appeared first in devotional and betrothal pieces, and the symbolic association has held without interruption since.