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Topic: I bought a stunning engagement ring - directly with Bitcoins! - page 2. (Read 9156 times)

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I am proposing to my darling in about a week - and I just bought a beautiful gold & sapphire engagement ring using Bitcoins.
Yes - I paid for it entirely and directly in Bitcoins!

Congratulations, and thanks for letting us know.

How did you have it shipped?  Is shipping insurance expensive?
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legendary
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Thanks to all for the congrats Smiley
It's not a total surprise to her, I did consult somewhat to make sure I was getting something she'd probably like.

She's more than cool with the whole Bitcoin thing really...  so it's not that I really needed to buy it with Bitcoins to prove anything - but we think it's nice that it was done a little differently and means something to us.  I've always loved sapphires as I was inspired by my geologist grandmother to collect stones as a kid.

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Congrats!
I too have precious gems for sale (loose and set). Im sure tip top is way more established in the world of gems, but I do specialize in some rare stuff that he might even appreciate, my favorite being alexandrite Smiley
legendary
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Sapphire mine
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Viva Ut Vivas
I am SO telling your girlfriend ruining the surprise.

j/k Tongue


Congrats.
legendary
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Congrats on sapphire: you still have Al after aluminum oxide melts at >2000C, making it much more forever than diamond (carbon), which turns into carbon dioxide at 700C and blows away.
* deepceleron makes extra-strength scrub-free shower cleaner out of sulfamic acid and 97% water...
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Congratulations! I hope she accepts.
legendary
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Gratz!!!! On the engagement and being able to buy that ring with bitcoins to show your SO that your not just wasting your time but building a life!
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50 BTC and you can get a bride from Russia, ring included Smiley

link?

LOL! For 50 BTC, that bride had better come with a gps tracker implanted in her uterus!
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50 BTC and you can get a bride from Russia, ring included Smiley

link?
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50 BTC and you can get a bride from Russia, ring included Smiley
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You should have bought her a Bitcoin ring, in digital form lol.
legendary
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Congratulations julz! I sometimes use diamonds and jewellery as a good example of things you DON'T want to be selling with credit cards Smiley
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No, really: Show us your precious! :-)
Okay, I'd like to see the ring too, by the way.

Congratulations, Julz!

Ente
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Best of wishes! Can't wait to see it
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My darling hasn't yet seen the ring - but once I've given it to her, I may post a photo here.


I definitely want to see a photo of it Smiley

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Thank you Julz!  We enjoyed working with you on this project and were thrilled with the finished ring.  It is true that bitcoin has many advantages over other payment methods when you are doing business across borders.  It is also true that the quality of clients is higher in the bitcoin world.  I am not sure why this is so but perhaps it is because there are a lot of IT professionals and small business people attracted to bitcoin.  Whatever the reason we are happy to be here and we have been doing business in bitcoin for about two years now.  It hasn't failed us once!
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Grats and loose gemstones you say? I need to have a look at that.
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I am proposing to my darling in about a week - and I just bought a beautiful gold & sapphire engagement ring using Bitcoins.
Yes - I paid for it entirely and directly in Bitcoins!

It was bought from David Fortier of Tip Top Gem in Thailand. (He sells loose stones on bitmit but also does custom jewelry)

I highly recommend David's work. He was extremely helpful and knowledgeable and sourced some stunning stones for me before having them set into an 18K white gold ring.

I suspect there have been other engagement rings bought with Bitcoins by now -  I remember this thread from Roger Ver, where he was attempting to buy a diamond engagement ring with Bitcoins - but I don't know what the outcome was:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=74266.0;all

I only paid a bit less than 20 BTC - I'm not a Bitcoin mogul like Roger Ver!
At the time(s) of payment those Bitcoins were at a few different rates above $100USD/BTC - as I paid David as he sourced the stones and then again later for the final ring work.

The whole process really brought home to me how convenient Bitcoin is as a payment mechanism for projects.
The merchant can get fast payment so they're not out of pocket whilst sourcing materials.

I had the ring independently valued here in the Sydney CBD by a registered member of the National Council of Jewellery Valuers (Anania Jewellers) and they confirmed that the sapphires were genuine and as described and the gold tested as 18K.   They gave me a replacement value a fair bit higher than what I paid - so I believe David gives very good value for gems and jewellery.

My darling hasn't yet seen the ring - but once I've given it to her, I may post a photo here.

Edit: ok, I think my girlfriend is pretty unlikely to come into these forums unaccompanied by me.. so I'll put up the photos.
I'm no photographer - but I think these capture some of its beauty.





The 2 side stones are white sapphires. I like the idea of it being an all-sapphire ring.

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