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Which of these 10 championship rings is your favorite design? Bill Belichick is showing off his two New York Giants Super Bowl rings, (extreme left and right), his five winning and huge Patriots Super Bowl rings, and on one finger, his three losing Patriot rings, called AFC championship rings. His one championship ring missing from this photo is the most recent, so perhaps this photo was taken before June of this year, when Belichick was awarded a Patriots 2017 AFC championship ring; after the team lost Super Bowl LII to the Eagles in February of 2018. Crazy championship ring collectors, at some point, will inevitably stack their fingers with multiple championship rings. If you have ever loaded up your ten fingers, with huge, solid gold championship rings, you know how unbelievable heavy and uncomfortable it it. There's a reason Belichick's hands are pointed down - it's called gravity! My favorite is the latest wining Super Bowl ring (the Patriots 5th) from the 2016 season. In the photo, it's second from the right.

Will do, but would you please reconsider your stance for three reasons? And if you disagree, I will honor your request. 1) The Patriots redesigned the offered ring as an almost exact reproduction of the player design, just scaled down 20-25%. This re-design is noteworthy and highly unusual, so as a discussion on design, it merits mention. 2) The recent post about a fake Yankee ring, and my adding that the Brady ring is a redesign and smaller than the player version, is a huge help to your readership - helping them avoid getting ripped off, and adding value to your forum. 3) There is so little activity in this ring section - asking for less contributions that may stray from the core subject of this forum only hurts your readership and activity. Is that what you really want - less activity? Thanks for all the work you do and for providing this forum - I don't mean any disrespect and will honor your decision and wishes.

Wow, what a ring! Looks like the player version, but it contains 260 diamonds compared to the player's 283 diamonds. Also, at 77.3 grams, the Brady Super Bowl ring is about 25% smaller than the player version. You wonder why a "Tom Brady" family member would sell the ring, and if anymore are out there, and if other players got 25% smaller family rings as well.

The photo below is a rare glimpse into each and every Super Bowl ring; and how the newest ones stack up against each other in size. That’s some photograph! What you’re looking at is a set of NFL salesman sample championship rings from every single Super Bowl. Astute championship ring enthusiasts might notice that the Raiders Super Bowl XVIII ring is sitting in the Giants Super Bowl XXV slot and vice versa.The NFL has a few sets of these Super Bowl rings and house complete sets at: NFL Headquarters, The Pro Football HOF, The Traveling Super Bowl exhibit, located at each Super Bowl’s host city leading up to the annual big game, and finally, one more set at the permanent NFL exhibit located in Times Square New York City.What I marvel most is that fans of Super Bowl rings can finally see how the latest rings compare in size. In the photo above, it now becomes clear how large the Broncos Super Bowl 50 ring is and how close in size the Patriots last two Super Bowl rings are to each other in size. You can also see how the Steelers Super Bowl XL ring and Cots XLI rings are smaller than most of the Super Bowl rings made around that time.Other small championship rings shown are the Seahawks and Saints championship rings but keep in mind the first winning ring for an NFL franchise does run smaller than subsequent Super Bowl rings the teams earn. While the Packer’s last Super Bowl ring shown looks small, keep in mind, that’s the only Super Bowl ring in the run made of solid platinum, which is heavier and more costly than gold.The championship rings shown in the photograph lack real diamonds, and instead, use man-made and inexpensive cubic zirconias.

Anyone want to talk about the design of the 2009 NFL championship rings? The ring on the left is the New Orleans first and only Super Bowl Ring from their 2009 season. Sadly for championship ring traditionalists, this was the last Super Bowl ring made in solid yellow gold. While the shift had been changing from yellow to white gold on most championship rings, the Saints smartly choose to honor the team’s colors by using yellow gold. This beautiful and average-size to small championship ring was designed and manufactured by Tiffany and Company. The 2009 Super Bowl ring is made of solid 14K yellow gold and the player version weighs 57 grams, which is an incredible reduction in weight from the Steelers Super Bowl ring from the year before that weighted in at almost twice as heavy (105 grams). The Saints diamond covered rings boasts a very modest small center diamond which symbolizes the team’s first Super Bowl title. Most first-time Super Bowl winning rings do have a diamond larger in size. One of my favorite features of the Saints Super Bowl ring is the musical notes seen on the side of the championship rings. It happens that those musical notes are the actual notes from “When the Saints Go Marching In”. The Colts 2008 NFC championship ring is a very nice diamond-loaded championship ring. It weighs in at 56 grams and was made in solid 14K white gold by Herff Jones. It's quite rare, although happened in 2009 that the conference championship ring was just about the same size as the Super Bowl winning ring. Although Herff Jones makes very few championship rings unlike the major championship ring manufacturers. Located in the same city as the Indianapolis Colts perhaps helped when the team choose them to design and craft the championship ring.

Thank you for bringing this up and I agree completely with your opinion about doing homework. That's sound advise. As someone who often writes about championship rings, I'd love to write more about this matter, however, I'm worried it could lead to legal issues. For those that read the article, please research (google) both the reputations of Barry Halper, and the reputation of the author of haulsofshame site, Peter Nash. Josh Evans has a very good reputation in the hobby and so does Lelands. While Peter has done terrible things to many people, and he's in tons of legal troubles, that doesn't mean his conclusions on this matter is wrong. But he's been known to twist things for his own agenda, so who know what to think.

I like the ring a lot, but I hate the team since I root for one of their division rivals. Even though I root against them each and every Sunday, I admire their Super Bowl rings, they are so well designed and beautiful. I'm interested in learning more about the design - 10K or 14K gold, and the weight of the ring and a side by side comparison to their last Super Bowl ring to see how much larger their latest ring is. Camera angles can distort the true size differences as rings towards the background look smaller. Hopefully we will uncover more details soon.

The Patriots Showed a Sneak Peek video of their upcoming Super Bowl LI Rings: As expected there will be a lot of bling found on the Patriots latest Super Bowl rings; due to be awarded later this month. To catch a glimpse of the fifth Patriots Super Bowl ring all you have to do is look on the Patriots’ Twitter account or use the link to the video below. Not only does the video offer Patriot fans and championship ring enthusiasts a sneak peek of their upcoming Super Bowl ring, it reveals how Jostens employees design and manufacture championship rings. I'm wondering if the Patriots have started a new trend with this championship ring video - sneak peaks before the actual championship rings are awarded. Here's the link to see the video: https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/872173115714949120

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Great! Thanks again! Terrific observation and research on your part. Should I use your name, your initials, or your sportslogos screen name?

Great observation and thanks for mentioning this. May i report on this on my blog? Please let me know. I will give you full credit for your findings. thanks!

The 2016 Los Angeles Sparks 2016 WNBA Championship Rings Seeing this stunning Championship Ring was love at first sight as it’s design is absolutely magnificent: Here are some details: The championship ring was made by Baron Championship Rings, not Jostens. The 10 diamonds located at the bottom of the ring (see lower right photograph) represent the 10 days it took to purchase the team. The Team slogans “We Are” and “We Rise” are stamped inside each ring The 20th season logo and the LA Skyline and Season Record are etched on one side of the championship ring There are 20 diamonds that represent 20 years of Sparks Basketball Four Purple Stones Represent 4 Western Conference Championships The championship ring also shows the LA Skyline and the Staples Center, Galen Center, and the Hollywood Hills The championship ring contains 3 black diamonds that represent the 3 WNBA championship titles the team has earned One large diamond is on the side of the ring that represents the 2016 WNBA championship The championship ring contains over 80 grams of solid gold and over 2 carats of real diamonds The championship ring comes with a wood presentation box with custom etching and engraving Here’s a Link to the Barons video that shows the making of this magnificent championship ring:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFOXlf90A2E

Grambling State Football Team Gets Championship Rings If Grambling’s newest Championship Rings look familiar, it’s because their design was probably made from a modified mold of the Ravens Super Bowl XLVII rings. After an outstanding 2016 football season culminating in a National Championship, the Gambling State University football team has been awarded their 2016 Championship rings. As you can see from the photos above, Grambling’s stunning championship ring shares the same design characteristics as the Ravens second Super Bowl Ring. As we’ve witnessed over the last decade or two, Jostens does reuse their championship ring molds and designs for newer championship rings. While a player’s Super Bowl ring is made of solid gold and authentic diamonds, a college or high school championship ring isn’t. That means that huge High School and College championship rings can rival the size, style, and bling of a Super Bowl ring, at a tiny fraction of the cost. While a player Super Bowl ring could cost $30,000 to craft each one, a run of 60 championship rings or more on the College level (think about the staff that’s included too and it could be more than 60 rings) would be around $30,000 for the entire run.

Anyone want to discuss these championship rings from Super Bowl XLIII? Continuing my slow but steady comments and pictures of Super Bowl rings from a particular game here are the Rings from Super Bowl XLIII. The ring on the left is the Pittsburgh Steelers most current Super Bowl Ring from their 2008 season. The Steelers with this championship ring, become the only NFL team to have won six Super Bowl rings. This beautiful and gigantic championship ring was designed and manufactured by Jostens and it's substantially larger and heavier than the team's Super Bowl ring from just three seasons earlier. The 2008 Super Bowl ring is made of solid 14K yellow gold (I miss the days when championship rings were made in this color) and the player version weighs an incredible 105 grams. The team that loses the Super Bowl is recognized as a champion of their respective conference and are awarded championship rings too. The Arizona Cardinals ring shown above is about half the size and weight of the Steelers Super Bowl ring. The Cardinals 2008 NFC championship ring is a very nice diamond-loaded championship ring. It weighs in at 53 grams and was made in solid 10K white gold by Jostens.

Anyone want to discuss the championship rings from the 2007 Super Bowl? The ring on the left is the New York Giants winning Super Bowl Ring from their 2007 season and their most improbable stunning upset over the undefeated New England Patriots. This beautiful championship ring was designed and manufactured by Tiffany & Company and is substantially larger and heavier than the team's first two Super Bowl rings. The Super Bowl ring is made of solid 14K white gold and the player version weighs around 71 grams. At the time, I was blown away by the fresh new look of the Giants Tiffany ring. But Four seasons later when Tiffany got a chance to do the Giants Fourth Super Bowl championship, I feel they did a better job in that design than the one shown below. The Patriots 2007 AFC championship ring shown below is a very nice diamond-loaded championship ring. It weighs in at 46 grams and was made in solid 10K white gold by Jostens. Disappointed that their undefeated regular season did not end with a championship, perhaps the Pats did not put a lot of time and effort into the design of this ring. I say that because the Patriots have become known for making spectacular championship rings that each time bring their newest edition to new heights. Even their losing AFC ring from 2011, was spectacular and ground breaking for an AFC/NFC championship ring. This particular one however, is just a design retread from Jostens that we have seen other teams use in their losing efforts. Any thoughts on the design of either of these rings?

Here's an additional photo of the Pats and Falcons ring designs: One last photograph of each team's last championship ring. Any thoughts on the designs of these two championship rings?

Here are some additional photos of the Pats and Falcons ring designs:

With the Super Bowl only a few days away, it's time to talk Super Bowl rings again! In Championship Rings - Patriots vs. Falcons Isn't Even Close Let's hope the score from Super Bowl LI is closer than each team's Championship Ring count: The photograph below visualizes a startling difference in these two teams: The New England Patriots have been to the Super Bowl eight times and have four winning Super Bowl rings (shown top row left) and four losing Championship Rings (bottom left). Those four losing championship rings are called AFC championship rings. The Falcons have been to the big game only one time, a loss to the Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII. Their lone NFC championship ring is shown in the top row on the right. When Super Bowl LI is over, the losing team will earn an AFC or NFC championship ring and the winning team will be awarded a Super Bowl ring. If the Patriots win their fifth Super Bowl ring, look for a larger ring than the Super Bowl XLIX ring shown above (top row, the ring with the four huge diamonds making up four Lombardi trophies). Should the Falcons triumph, my educated guess is that their Super Bowl ring will have a design that's around twice as large as their single ring shown above. In regards to my favorite ring design above, the newest Pats ring to me is just too huge and lacks design imagination. The Super Bowl XXXIX ring, with it's football shape, to me, is magnificent and finest ring in the photo. Any other opinions?

Here's a Closer Look At The 2016 Olympic Mens Basketball Championship Rings Oliver, a Championship Ring Collector and Ring enthusiast friend from Canada, sent these amazing pictures. With the additional photographs shown above, Oliver helps showcase how amazing and different these championship rings really are. This championship ring was designed and manufactured by Baron. I had not heard much of Baron and their championship ring work until last year when they were chosen to design and manufacturer the Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 NBA championship rings. The championship rings they crafted for the Cavs was incredible and now, thanks to these new photos, we see their amazing design skills again at work. The first thing that jumps out at me is the detail on the sides of the championship rings (called the ring shanks). I have seen many background designs used in championship rings that have been created for now around eight decades, but the USA basketball championship rings have something new: They incorporated brick walls (with texture details) on both sides of the rings. This new feature is incredible! Other nice touches on these championship rings include the player’s name, larger than normal, showcased going up and down on one side as opposed to across. Also of note is the font (type style) used in the wording “Rio 2016″. The team’s undefeated record and the player number are also shown on the championship rings. The only thing I think could have done better is some black antiquing around some of the emblems on the sides of the rings and red and blue enamel in the USA logo to make the image pop more. Any thoughts on these rings?

Anyone want to talk about the 2005 Super Bowl and NFC championship rings? The ring on the left is the Pittsburgh Steelers fifth Super Bowl Ring from their 2005 season. This beautiful championship ring was designed and manufactured by Jostens in solid 14K yellow gold. It weighs about 53 grams. Only a year removed from the Patriots receiving the largest Super Bowl rings ever (up until then, but not anymore) the Steelers Super Bowl XL ring shown above, was much smaller than the Patriots ring and in fact was smaller than the super bowl rings that were distributed in other years both shortly before and after 2005. The Steeler players were quite upset that their Super Bowl ring were designed so small and that led to two things: The Steelers next Super Bowl ring, awarded in 2008 was much larger, and then two years after that, to avoid having to make a smaller AFC championship ring and go through the turbulence again, the team broke tradition and awarded diamond-studded championship watches instead of championship rings. The team that loses the Super Bowl is recognized as a champion of their respective conference.   The Seahawks first trip to the Super Bowl didn't go well; however they did receive the Jostens-made NFC championship ring shown above. You'll notice their championship ring is the same reoccurring mold that championship ring maker Jostens was pumping-out during this time period. The Seahawks championship ring weighs in at 68 grams and was made in solid 14K white gold.

This Super Bowl Ring Design Was Ahead of Its Time: This photo below reminds me how classic this 1971 Championship Ring is. It’s a great example of getting the correct amount of “bling in a ring” without going overboard. Give credit to championship ring manufacturer Balfour. When they designed this Super Bowl ring for the Cowboys in early 1972, after their victory in Super Bowl VI, Balfour achieved the perfect balance of some bling but not too much of it. The next bold and excitingly new design Balfour created after this ring, is the Yankees 1977 World Series ring, which broke the preverbal mold too. That World Series Ring was the first to use multiple diamonds to form a “NY” out of diamonds, instead of the usual central-diamond World Series ring, seen for many decades before. Balfour did do a similar style ring the season before, when the Yankees lost in the 1976 World Series, but that ring, was much smaller and contained smaller diamonds. The Super Bowl VI ring, shown below, is perhaps the first championship ring to place white diamonds and gold on the ring-top to form a background of bling. The Cowboys iconic logo is incorporated as well, to help things stand out on the championship ring. Finally, one large diamond in the center symbolizes the team’s first world championship. As championship rings have grown huge over the last four and a half decades since this ring debuted, today’s examples are too heavy to wear comfortably. However, this Super Bowl ring, at 36 grams is magnificent and easy to wear.

The new cavs ring has many unprecedented design features and symbolism: Here are some: Top of the championship ring: “WORLD CHAMPIONS” in 14K yellow gold. Each letter contains diamonds and the ring has a total of 216 diamonds that represent Cleveland’s phone area code and also pays tribute to their postseason mantra: #ALLin216. Cavaliers “C” made up of custom cut dark garnet wrapping around the iconic Larry O’Brien trophy, which is also made of solid 14K yellow gold. The black color that outlines the “C” logo represents the black sleeved jerseys the Cavs wore in Games 5 and 7. The championship ring contains a single one carat brilliant diamond atop the trophy for Cavs’, and represents the team’s first NBA title in franchise history. There are 100 diamonds in the background to showcase the number of Cavs playoff victories in franchise history to win a title. To the left and right of the inner circle are 46 diamonds that represent the 46 years the team has been in existence. The Left and Right sides of the championship ring: The player’s jersey number in 14K yellow gold and diamond divider. The banner drops down to display the Cleveland skyline and connection between the city and the team. Underneath the bridge is LII (52) to symbolize the end of Cleveland’s 52 year championship drought and that the curse is wisely noted as “water under the bridge.” Below the city skyline is “CLE” in 14K yellow gold. The player’s name in 14K yellow gold. Winning year of 2016 with “0″ nicely replaced by the iconic NBA logo. State of Ohio encrusted with 11 diamond to represent the number of years the team has been owned by Dan Gilbert. Interior and bottom of the championship ring: At the start of the Playoffs, each player was given one piece of a 16 piece puzzle that represented the number of wins necessary for a championship. When fully assembled, piece-by-piece following every victory, it would form the image of the Larry O’Brien trophy. A 14K yellow gold custom symbol depicting each players individual puzzle piece is embedded to personalize each ring. A round black diamond is a symbol of the positive impact of the team’s sleeved black uniforms. There are seven stones, sequenced in the order of wins and loses in the NBA finals. This is without a doubt a championship ring first!

Ok, here's a design matter I'd like to discuss and hear other people's opinions and thoughts on: It involves the Strange Story of The Jets & Vikings Last Championship Rings. After seeing both of these championship rings over the years, it suddenly hit me how similar they are. As I researched this matter, the circumstances behind them became more bizarre. Losing team of the Super Bowl earns a Super Bowl ring too. The losing team receives either an NFC or AFC championship ring, depending upon which conference they play in. While Super Bowl rings have grown larger and larger, so have the NFC and AFC championship rings too. Today’s NFC and AFC championship rings are much larger than the early super bowl rings and even contain more diamonds than those early Super Bowl rings. In the photo, on the right, is the Jets Super Bowl III ring, from the 1968 season. On the left is the Vikings 1976 NFC championship ring, resulting from a loss in Super Bowl XI. You’ll notice that the NFC championship ring is around the same size as the Winning Super Bowl ring from just eight seasons earlier. Both championship rings contain six small diamonds, and one larger center diamond. While it’s true, and you can see that the Jets Super Bowl ring has a larger center diamond, the size of the two championship rings and size of the six smaller diamonds in each ring is very similar. The diamond placements and etching around the center diamond are quite similar too. Now championship ring enthusiasts often site that ring makers often use the same molds and designs and rehash the same championship ring designs over and over. At first, I thought these two championship rings were a clear example of this. However, I realized that the Jets Super Bowl III ring was designed and manufactured by Balfour. Jostens had made the first two Super Bowl rings for the Packers and this was Balfour’s first Super Bowl ring. The Vikings NFC championship ring was made by Jostens. How in the world did Jostens not realize that this style championship ring was already designed and used? Did Jostens even use the same mold, perhaps borrowed from Balfour? I wonder because the two tops look just about identical. The similarities include the center football shaped gold metal that houses seven diamonds, and the wording on top and bottom, and even the four corners of the championship rings used to display the year of the season. Not only is the placement of the years identical, so is the type-style (today we call these things fonts). It gets even stranger: Perhaps the football gods were not pleased with a winning Super Bowl ring and losing Super Bowl ring sharing the same mold or design. Since both of these championship rings were manufactured and awarded, neither team has made it back to the Super Bowl. Both teams have lost championship games and because of that, additional championship rings remained elusive. If you add up the total years that both teams have had to wait for their next championship ring, it’s approaching a combined, mind-boggling 90 years! It’s not quite 90, but it’s in the high 80-something range. This year the Jets are in a tail-spin while the Vikings and their defense look to be strong; so we’ll see in a few months if the Vikings are cursed, or destined to finally get a new championship ring. Any thoughts on this???

Anyone want to discuss the design of these two NFL championship rings from the 2003 season? The ring on the left is the New England Patriots second Super Bowl Ring. This beautiful championship ring was designed and manufactured by Jostens in solid 14K gold. A phrase we hear so often with Super Bowl rings, and it holds true for this stunning championship ring – At the time of it’s design and creation, it was the largest and most blinged out Super Bowl ring to date. It brought Super Bowl ring design to a whole new level. The Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII player ring shown above, weighs 100 grams. The team that loses the Super Bowl is recognized as a champion of their respective conference. The Panthers 2003 NFC championship ring shown above, is the reoccurring same-mold championship ring Jostens was making at this time. The Panthers ring weighs in at 66 grams and was made in solid 14K white gold. Personally, I love the Pats rings - and Robert Kraft and his organization made a beauty - and while it was a new and breathtaking design - the following year's #39 ring was even bigger and contained even more dazzle.

Oliver, a fellow championship ring enthusiast, pointed out to me how Jostens has reused the Super Bowl 38 design (and molds) for College rings. I believe they have also reused the molds for High School and have used the two later patriot Super Bowl winning rings for College and High school too. Check out these ring designs as proof and examples: