Diamond Engagement Rings

It’s in one of the classified ads that has appeared in a US newspaper in Concord and the lady who is no doubt old, didn’t want to reveal her name. The story behind the loss is poignant however.

It all began 55 years ago – on Easter Sunday to be precise. The man had hidden a Tiffany’s yellow gold diamond engagement ring inside a wax Easter egg and it was meant to be a surprise for the young girl he wanted to marry. She obviously accepted his proposal and soon she had a yellow gold wedding band to match.

Then, 55 years later, she lost both her rings and she does not know where as she was between doctors’ appointments and hair appointments. She’s offering a reward to get her rings back and she’s devastated that after so long, they are no longer on her finger. We do hope for her sake that she does find them.

A Lotto ticket wasn’t very lucky for Liza Pham. In Tracy, California, Liza walked into a Save Mart store to buy a Lotto ticket, hoping that luck would come her way. As luck would have it, she left the store losing something precious – her diamond engagement ring and wedding ring set from Tiffany’s. She searched high and low and even tried hypnotherapy just to try and remember where she could have lost them but to no avail.

However, good fortune smiled on her when one of the store’s baggers saw the diamond engagement ring just outside the store and gave it to the store manager for safekeeping. When no one came forward to claim it, they took it to Tiffany’s because it had the jeweller’s name and a serial number engraved inside. It was then that Liza came back to the store to see if anything had turned up and was overjoyed to find her diamond engagement ring. She didn’t recover her wedding ring sadly but her expensive diamond engagement ring is on her finger again! It seems to be a year of engagement rings being lost and found again!

It was the usual exclusive Tiffany’s opening – Breakfast at Tiffany’s with caviar laid out and champagne flowing and everyone who was everyone was there on the morning of July the 24th. It was a red letter day for Perth which didn’t have a Tiffany store till now and it looks like it’s going to be the start of an affair to remember. The early morning event didn’t stop the designer dresses and the bling being paraded.

There was one little difference. Way before all those socialites could arrive, a couple in Perth were let into the store. They took a tour and at the end of it, were given a gift bag. It was only when Shane Lehmann went down on his knees that his girlfriend, Caroline realised that the bag contained a diamond engagement ring. Could she really say anything else but ‘Yes!’? What a truly romantic way to open a store that has for so many years been the destination for couples in love to pick out diamond engagement rings and wedding bands.

The jewellery that was displayed was positively stunning and the store was a welcome addition to King Street in Perth which is a strip of every international luxury retail store imaginable. In this booming mining town, a Tiffany’s just had to have a presence. This is a city that oozes sophistication and positively reeks of the fragrance of wealth. Just the right setting for Tiffany’s, wouldn’t you say, with its dazzling diamond rings and its exclusive jewellery? The Mayor of the city said she was proud that Tiffany’s had opened in Perth finally – after all, the city with its multi-faceted nature and its shining performance, could well and truly be compared to the rarest of stones, the diamond!