ridenlow71 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 MSU 2015 Cotton bowl ring. Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Any one want to discuss or comment on the design of Super Bowl XXIX rings?The ring on the left is the Forty Niners Super Bowl Ring from their 1994 season. This ring was designed and manufactured by Balfour in 10K solid yellow gold. I’m not sure if this Super Bowl ring set records as the largest ring ever, I can tell you it may have had the most bling. It’s a gorgeous championship ring and loaded with diamonds, including five huge marquis diamonds – each commemorating a Forty Niners Super Bowl championship.Not only is the championship ring made of solid gold, the gorgeous top of the ring contains white platinum, shown above on the base of the Lombardi trophies.While this was the Forty Niners (then a record) fifth Super Bowl ring, no one knew at the time the team would enter a Super Bowl drought and not be back in the title game for almost two decades and the organization to this day, is still waiting for their next Super Bowl ring.The championship ring weighs approximately 52 grams. The team that loses the Super Bowl is recognized as a champion of their respective conference. The San Diego Chargers 1994 AFC championship ring, shown above, is so-so. You really can’t say it’s dazzling or a beauty, but it is the only Chargers championship ring from the modern Super Bowl era.The Chargers AFC championship ring weighs in at 41-42 grams and contains some pretty small diamonds.The Chargers AFC championship ring was designed and made by Jostens in solid yellow 10K gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC985 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Illinois baseball Big Ten championship ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Anyone want to discuss either the Royals and Mets upcoming Championship ring hunt, or perhaps about the design of the last two World Series rings these clubs were awarded? The Royals ring (shown on the left) is from the team’s only World Championship, from 1985. The championship ring was made by Balfour in 10K gold.The Royals appeared in last year’s World Series, losing a tight game 7 to the San Francisco Giants. The losing team of the World Series is awarded either an American or National League championship ring, and the Royals 2014 American League Championship ring was quite impressive.The Royals also have a 1980 American League Championship ring, with a rare distinction of being one of the very rare few MLB championship rings without any diamonds on the ring.The Mets haven’t faired much better in collecting championship rings.The ring pictured above on the right, was also made by Balfour in 10K yellow gold. As it followed the Royals World Series ring by only a single year, you can see many similarities between the two championship rings.A surprising fact about the Mets 1986 World Series ring is that many (or most) of the World Series rings from that year have an oxidation issue. The blue sapphire stone turns some funky colors over the years, when exposed to water – either by being caught in the rain, or perhaps when the wearer is washing their hands.You can see some of the oxidation issues above, especially on the right side of the blue stone, although many of the Mets 1986 World Series rings suffer from much more oxidation issues.The Mets have won two World Series rings (1969 and 1986) and have two National League Championship rings too (1973, 2000). I plan on showcasing those championship rings in a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Anyone want to talk about the design of the Four New York Mets championship rings? (And soon to be fifth championship ring).(Click picture below for a larger picture)Pictured above, from left to right:The Mets 1969 World Series ring, the 1973 National League Championship ring, the 1986 World Series Ring and the 2000 National League Championship ring.The 1969 ring was a large ring, as you can see slightly larger than the 1986 championship ring, and it dwarfs the 1973 ring next to it.The 1969 championship ring was made by Jostens in 14K gold (many front office rings and some players who had rings remade, had them done in 10K gold.)The 1973 ring is one of the smallest MLB championship rings I have seen or owned. The ring was made by Balfour in 10K solid gold, and my player ring, weighs a puny 26 grams. Modern World Series rings are about three times as large and heavy now. To match the puny size, little diamond chips (it would be unfair to call them diamonds) are sprinkled on the baseball. I like the fact that the baseball on top of the championship ring has bold red color baseball stitching and diamond chips. It creates a very nice and unique look.The next item, is the Mets 1986 World Series ring. It’s a nice looking ring, with a center diamond and 24 small diamonds that circle the ring top. The 24 diamonds stand for the team’s 24 years in existence at the time the World Series ring was made. The ring was made by Balfour in 10K gold.If you look closely, you can see the oxidation issue I wrote about yesterday at my blog.The ring on the right is a player’s 2000 National League ring, made in 10K yellow gold. The ring is 10K and weighs 35 grams. I have always found this ring to be attractive and I’m surprised that there are perpetually two or three of these rings continually offered on ebay.There are a few versions of this championship ring out there, some front office personal received worthless imitation diamonds, while the players and some in the organization received real diamonds. Also, some of the rings were made of non gold and others solid gold.The real puzzling thing about the player’s version, is that I believe most or all were made in 10K gold. However, I’ve seen one or two player rings that were made in 14K gold. How could this be? Perhaps the players had 2nd rings made, and got the choice to upgrade the gold content?It’s no secret that due to the Bernard Madoff financial disaster the Mets are going through, they’ve become a very cheap organization. It will be interesting to see how this translates into front office rings and player rings. Will the origination go cheap and offer very little bling for staff? Will the player championship rings be insultingly small or will the team come around and realize this is a very rare opportunity to add a special fifth championship ring to the history of the organization?Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenlow71 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Do the Warriors receive their rings this week? Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 They get them tonight. I've been trying to find sneak peeks for weeks now but they've kept them pretty well guarded.https://instagram.com/p/9WONpAN59k/ Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I haven't gotten a great look at them yet, but they look HUGE. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden One Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 so was this accurate but with real stuff? Can't find a real picture anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ridenlow71 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Holy good god do they look HUGE!!! Kinda cool they put the players jersey numbers on the front. Not sure I really like the design overall though. Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It was really strange how they gave them to the players, too. Absolutely no box, sitting on a rickety ass looking stand, and the owners basically just kinda flipped them to the players and said, here you go! I'm kinda surprised nobody dropped it.From what I've seen, they look absolutely gorgeous (but they could be made out of giant turds and I'd still like them because they're championship rings for another Bay Area team). I wanna hold judgement a bit till I get a better up close look at them. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I like that the trophy isn't on the face, that's becoming a bit cliche. Of rings I've seen anyways. Quote @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dralec Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Looks like cheap Chinese replica ring.Jason of Beverly Hills should stick to making audacious jewelry for his hip hop clientele.Darren Rovell is reporting this is the most expensive championship ring ever?This ring is about 1/3 of Pats ring in size and has about 4 carats less diamond. Pats ring cost 36K/each, which I am pretty sure was very close to actual cost to Jostens. These rings I wouldn't pay $3500 for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden One Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 GM Bob Myers ring compared to 49ers 1st SB ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 My goodness, that thing really is HUGE. I think it looks fantastic. The blue lattice work around the face is a great touch. Reminds me of The Oracle. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan33 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I really thought the 2015 Cup Ring would contain a significant amount of red since they won in their red uniforms. I also thought it would be the best designed of the three but nothing could be further from the truth. How difficult would it be to represent the feathers on the logo with Orange, Red, Green, & Yellow gemstones? When I think of how good that could look, I can't help but shake my head at the bland, monochrome design they went with. The 2013 version is far and away the best... Hell it's the only one that looks remotely good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 My goodness, that thing really is HUGE. I think it looks fantastic. The blue lattice work around the face is a great touch. Reminds me of The Oracle.Interesting you mentioned that because look on the INSIDE portion of the ring.http://www.nba.com/warriors/gallery/warriors-championship-rings Quote I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Looks like cheap Chinese replica ring.Jason of Beverly Hills should stick to making audacious jewelry for his hip hop clientele.Darren Rovell is reporting this is the most expensive championship ring ever?This ring is about 1/3 of Pats ring in size and has about 4 carats less diamond. Pats ring cost 36K/each, which I am pretty sure was very close to actual cost to Jostens. These rings I wouldn't pay $3500 for. I agree about it looking like a cheap poorly designed Chinese replica ring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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