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Jewelers Reveal Where They Got Their Own Engagement Rings

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7 years ago

August 21, 2017

INSTORE Staff Instore September 2017 Issue

WHERE DID YOU GET the engagement ring you gave your wife (your husband/partner gave you)?

I personally designed/fabricated/assembled it 32%

I had it custom designed 23%

I ordered it from a jewelry designer 14%

Purchased it from a big brand manufacturer 14%

Purchased from the family store 8%

It was an heirloom ring 3%

Estate ring 2%

Other 4%

This article originally appeared in the September 2017 edition of INSTORE.

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