How many diamonds can fit in a single ring?
The answer, according to the new Guinness World Records book, is 12,638.
Harshit Bansal, founder of Renani Jewels in Meerut, India, set the record with his stunning design on December 21, 2020.
The ring weighs just over 165 grams. Credit: Renani Jewelry / Guinness World Records
According to Guinness, the ring, called Marigold, or “the ring of prosperity,” has a circular band with an ornate floral design, with thousands of 38.08 carat natural diamonds. The ring weighs just over 165 grams.
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Hyderabad-based jeweler Hallmark Jewelers also set the previous record, 7,801 ring diamonds.
Bansal told Guinness that he was first inspired to break the diamond record in 2018 while studying jewelry design in Surat, India. Two years later, his company completed the design of the rings on November 30, 2020.