A flower-shaped ring in which more than 12,000 diamonds sparkle has made its entry into the Guinness World Records but its creator, a 25-year-old Indian jeweler, is so proud of it that he is not yet willing to put it on. sale.
Called "
The Marigold - The Ring of Prosperity
", the jewel has 12,638 diamonds precisely and weighs just over 165 grams.
"
She is doing well,
" jeweler Harshit Bansal, from the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, told AFP.
This "
dream project
" made concrete by this young designer, saw the light of day two years ago while he was studying jewelry in Surat, a city located in western India and the center of diamonds in this region. country.
"
I have always aimed for the more than 10,000 diamonds
" assured Harshit Bansal, "
over the years, I have destroyed many designs and concepts in order to focus solely on this objective
".
He broke the previous record, also approved by Guinness in India, for a ring set with 7,801 diamonds.
The young man has already received a number of proposals for the acquisition of his incomparable creation but he “does
not intend to sell it for the moment.
It is a matter of pride for us.
It is priceless.
"