BUILT ON HISTORY. BACKED BY EXPERIENCE.
Bandzwagon started with a simple idea: when a place means this much to a community, pieces of its history deserve a second life.
Using authenticated materials reclaimed from the stadium Buffalo fans knew as “The Ralph,” we create jewelry that lets fans carry a tangible piece of that history with them.
ROOTED IN BUFFALO
Bandzwagon's Buffalo connection is personal. Co-founders Kim and Todd Saxton first came into Kathleen's life as her MBA professors. What began in the classroom grew into a lasting friendship—and eventually, a business partnership.
Today, Kim and Todd call Buffalo home and are professors at the University at Buffalo School of Management, where their work focuses on marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation. Their connection to Buffalo, combined with our shared experience building businesses, helped spark the idea that became Bandzwagon.
Buffalo has an extraordinary relationship with its football history. When the opportunity arose to preserve authentic pieces of that history and transform them into something fans could carry with them, Bandzwagon was born.
JEWELRY ISN'T NEW TO US.
Bandzwagon may be a new idea, but jewelry has been part of our story for generations.
Founder Kathleen Kimball grew up in the fine jewelry business and brings more than 25 years of industry experience to Bandzwagon. Today, she owns and operates George Thompson Diamond Company, a family-owned brick-and-mortar jeweler established in 1977.
That experience shapes everything we create—from design and material selection to construction, fit, finish and customer service.
We believe a piece with this much meaning should be made like something worth keeping.
RECLAIM. REUSE. REMEMBER.
The stadium may change, but the memories don't have to disappear with it.
We reclaim authenticated materials with a story. We give them a new purpose through thoughtful jewelry design. And we create something you can wear as a reminder of the games, people and moments that made Buffalo football what it is.