Michael celebrates his own love story by giving away this fabulous diamond ring.
Michael Hill is best known for his gorgeous engagement rings – and now, inspired by his own prevailing love, he’s encouraging everyone to get a little bit romantic.
Michael met his wife Christine in 1964 after she travelled from England to teach art in the small town of Whangarei, in New Zealand, where he lived.
“I went into a jewellery store to replace a little blue stone that had fallen out,” says Christine. “Michael was there. Then, later that day I was playing squash and I bumped into him again.”
Michael grins. “I was watching her play from a balcony and my glasses fell onto the court. She picked them up and said, ‘Are these yours?’ I was there quicker than a rat up a drainpipe!”
He asked her out, and that weekend took her on a romantic drive: “My mum made us a bacon and egg pie and we drove through the forest,” he says. Just a month later, Michael proposed. “He gave me an amethyst and diamond ring,” says Christine. “I thought it was a bit flashy but I said ‘Yes’.”
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Note: The diamond ring is estimated to retail for around $1million.
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