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Lord of the Rings Stunt Ring goes to Japan

February 28, 2014

Our big 'stunt' ring is in Japan for the opening of The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug. Tourism New Zealand, and Warner Bros Japan are hosting Ring-san and have made him feel very welcome as he travelled from Nelson, around New Zealand and on to Japan. The following are translations of the original @PureNZinJapan

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Being The Ringmakers

December 20, 2012

The ring we supplied for filming both The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit was 18 carat solid gold, completely smooth without any markings (like elvish runes or trademarks). Our replicas of The One Ring are available in a variety of metals (solid 18ct Gold, 10ct Gold, Sterling Silver, and gold-plated Tungsten Carbide) to suit what our fans can afford.

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IT’S THE MOST AUTHENTIC ONE RING EVER…

September 04, 2012

Designed by us, this ring is the exact shape of the one we originally created for Peter Jackson’s films. It is created in gold plated Tungsten Carbide, and carries the Jens Hansen, Weta, and Newline Cinema hallmarks. It is engraved with the elvish script.

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A video of a Visit to the Jens Hansen Workshop

September 17, 2009

World Traveller is a 20min show broadcast every Saturday night on the Shanghai Documentary Channel. In Feb-Mar 2009 they visited the Nelson region ...

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How much does a One Ring weigh?

March 13, 2007

Short video I shot in our workshop - shows two Newline Cinema authorized movie merchandise One Rings (one from South Africa and one from Australia) compared to the original Jens Hansen Movie Ring. As they say a picture paints a 1000 words!

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Prototype One Ring Up For Auction!

April 02, 2003

Original Jens Hansen One Ring prototype goes on sale through Sotheby's Sotheby's have listed for auction a unique prototype of the One Ring made ...

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