 03/05/2004 12:37 PM ET
Marlins unveil championship rings
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| "I wanted to find something that hadn't been done before," Jeffrey Loria said. (Florida Marlins)
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JUPITER, Fla. -- Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has become the Lord of the Rings.
On Friday, the Marlins unveiled arguably the most spectacular championship rings in sports history.
"I wanted to find something that hadn't been done before," Loria said. "I wanted to set a new standard for championship rings. This ring is a glorious piece of sculpture."
To honor the 2003 World Series champions, Loria designed a ring with more than 240 stones, including 228 diamonds, 13 rubies and one rare teal diamond that is in the eye of the Marlins' fish design.
The weight is between 110-115 grams, and along with its immense size is unprecedented attention to detail.
"The design elements used on this have raised the level that is going to be very difficult to match in the future," said Miran Armutlu, whose company Intergold from Calgary manufactured the rings. "Sculpturing of this magnitude have never been done on rings."
An art dealer, Loria became thinking about the ring's design three days after the Marlins defeated the Yankees in Game 6 of the World Series.
A number of the elements and themes from the Marlins' miraculous season are engraved on the rings. Along with each player's name and number, in vivid detail is the World Series design, the MLB logo, and the results of each round of the playoffs.
The World Series trophy graces one side of the 14-carat gold ring, and the face is loaded with diamonds, the word Marlins as scripted on the uniforms and their fish logo.
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