Jennifer Lopez has revealed new details about her second engagement ring from Ben Affleck.
The Oscar winner engraved a meaningful three-worded message onto the band of the huge green diamond engagement ring.
JLo and Ben Affleck first got engaged in November 2002 before postponing their wedding and then splitting two years later in 2004. The showbiz couple got engaged for the second time in April, after rekindling their 2002 romance — and wed with two ceremonies this summer.
Taking a close look at her impressive engagement ring, experts at Steven Stone have revealed everything you need to know.
Back in April, Jennifer Lopez shared the news on her OnTheJLo newsletter that she was engaged to Ben Affleck, a staggering 19 years after their first breakup – and she wowed fans with her sensational engagement ring! With an incredibly vivid colour, it looks like it could feature a natural green diamond that’s been enhanced using HPHT temperature treatment, which is a well-known method to change the colour of a diamond.
Ben reportedly chose a green diamond as it’s JLo’s lucky colour. The engraving that he had added inside the band adds to the sentimental nature of the ring. The simple yet meaningful three-worded message from the Oscar winner proclaims his longtime love for Lopez: “not.going.anywhere.”
Just like the pink diamond engagement ring she received from Ben previously, this ring is worth millions. The centre stone is an estimated 9 to 10 carats, with an elongated cushion cut. It also looks to feature two tapered baguettes, making it a three stone ring. Labelling it the most expensive engagement ring we’ve seen in a long time, our experts estimated its value to be over £2,400,000.
The most expensive celebrity engagement ring of 2022
To find out more about this year’s celebrity engagement rings, we recently tallied up 30 from the UK and US.
After pricing up all this year’s celebrity pieces, we determined that the average cost of an A-List engagement ring is a jaw-dropping is £380,466. JLo’s stunner topped the list as the most expensive celebrity engagement ring of 2022 – following by Vick Hope, who sports a £2,000,000 emerald cut diamond engagement ring from DJ, Calvin Harris.
What do we know about engravings?
People tend to engrave a date, their partners name, or a phrase that is unique to the couple – such as the one that Ben has chosen for JLo’s engagement ring.
According to our experts, getting an engraving on your engagement or wedding ring doesn’t add to or take away from the value of the piece.
It’s unusual for people to add an engraving to an engagement ring like Ben has – it’s usually something that’s added to wedding rings.
“Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring is sensational. With an incredibly vivid colour, it looks like it could be a natural green diamond that’s been enhanced using HPHT temperature treatment, which is a well known method to change the colour of a diamond. I’ve never seen a diamond quite like it.
Ben’s choice of a green diamond is a sentimental one as it’s JLo’s lucky colour. Adding to the sentimental nature of the ring is the engraving that he had added inside the band, proclaiming his longtime love for JLo – this is quite unique as people tend to add engravings to wedding rings rather than engagement rings.
Just like the pink diamond engagement ring she received from Ben previously, this ring is worth millions. The centre stone is an estimated 9 to 10 carats, with an elongated cushion cut. It also looks to feature two tapered baguettes, making this a three stone ring.
Taking all this into consideration, this is no doubt the most expensive engagement ring we’ve seen in a long time – and definitely the most expensive celebrity engagement ring of 2022 – with an estimated value of over $3,000,000.”
zack stone, managing director, steven stone
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