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Not a watch this time, though.

My wife decided that she wanted to buy me a ring for my recent 40th birthday, and the original plan was to get a fairly traditional signet ring. However we couldn't find anything that we both liked and so we got in touch with a Toronto jeweller who does custom work and talked to him about some ideas that we had. Picked the finished ring up yesterday and I am amazed at the quality of the work. Here's a very quick and dirty cell phone pic, but you get some idea. The frame of the ring is the initial of my last name, the lion is from the family crest, the inscription at the bottom is the family motto and the sapphire eye is for my birth month.

It's unbelievable how much work went in to this!

Hey that's pretty cool...

I wish I had a family crest... I was thinking of getting a ring as well... not married but something simple that I can wear on a daily basis.

and a Happy belated Birthday Roff! and congrats on a wonderful gift from your wife.

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"I don't got the bright watch I got the right watch" -Jay Z

Unique to say the least.

Get one of those pics up of a on hand shot.

As I said with watches... Ware it well and in good health!!

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Breanach78

A Few Breitlings.

Very cool! I can't wait till summer I want an update with the tanline shot of your finger.

You didn't put much thought into that ring at all did you Roff ?

Very nice indeed and incredible workmanship - wear it in good health.

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

Nice going Roff.

Generally speaking, signet rings aren't my thing, but something so personalised and unique is fantastic. Looks like some superb workmanship on that lion as well. Excellent job.

What's the main part of the ring made of? White gold or platinum?

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Driver8

Site Moderator

Yeah, I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I took a loupe to it last night and he has even detailed the fur on the lion with tiny lines - truly amazing, and much cheaper than I expected for custom - no overhead I guess.

The frame of the ring is 14k white gold (14k is a better option for structure and colour than 18 or 9) and the lion is 18k yellow gold. The white gold is also natural - no rhodium platin that would be almost inevitable if you bought a commercial ring.

That's really cool, Roff. I certainly couldn't pull off wearing something like that, but I really admire all the thought that went into it. I must say, your family crest looks reminiscent of the crest of my college at the University of Cambridge (Emmanuel). Is there something I should know . . . ?

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Chronomat 01- Sierra Silver/Steel
Navitimer 01- Limited Edition #1337/2000

Nah, lots of similar heraldic crests from UK origins.

The lion isn't my full crest, but there are lots of variations depending on which arm of the family you are from. Given that I don't know which 'branch of the tree' I am specifically from, and given that I didn't want to over think it, I just took the common element.

This USED to be my "family crest."

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SHARKMAN

That was before you developed good taste presumably

More or less.

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SHARKMAN

Since arriving in the UK, I've noticed that the lion crest thing is indeed very prevalent. Even the formal University of Cambridge crest has it, which I think my college copied a little.

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Chronomat 01- Sierra Silver/Steel
Navitimer 01- Limited Edition #1337/2000

That's beautiful Roff!

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Happines is Good Health and a Bad Memory.
"Ingrid Bergman"

Beautiful ring, Congratulations. before reading about your family crest I was thinking that you had some relation with Peugeot the french automobile company. Here is their logo, also I have seen many of the British era Indian organisation to have similar lions on their logo.