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Legend [16439]
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Thanks for the help, B-Meist!
Sep 24, 2019, 2:35 PM
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Loving my new icon!
Go Tigers!
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I lost my high school ring about three weeks after I got it,
Sep 24, 2019, 3:41 PM
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and that, plus the price, scared me away from purchasing my Clemson ring. I have regretted that decision often over the years.
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It's never too late...this is my second one
Sep 24, 2019, 3:43 PM
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My original is at the bottom of a pond at a camp in the NC mountains!
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Re: You can still order it for your year - DO IT - my Clemson class ring
Sep 24, 2019, 3:52 PM
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I could, but the financial investment is prohibitive at this point. Not to be morbid, but based on family history, I would be fortunate to get to wear it for 15 years at most at this point. 
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Hope you're wrong about the 15 years
Sep 24, 2019, 3:54 PM
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But once you are no longer able to wear it, maybe one of your family members will treasure it like Rocky treasures his dad's ring
If you were my class year and I knew exactly which camp I was at 28 years ago, you could dive for mine!
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Exactly !***
Sep 24, 2019, 3:57 PM
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I guess it could be a hair loom. I forgot to mention,
Sep 24, 2019, 4:00 PM
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due to me constantly cracking my knuckles, my ring finger size is >18. That would require much precious metal! 
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Re: I guess it could be a hair loom. I forgot to mention,
Sep 24, 2019, 5:52 PM
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@76er, you can get one cast in stainless steel for just a couple hundred bucks. Mine’s stainless for professional reasons - wear it every day and it’s holding up great. Will still be an heirloom item no matter what it’s made of...
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Tell you what 76'er - I SO believe in the power of our ring,
Sep 24, 2019, 4:00 PM
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I'll pitch in $100 to help you get yours.
And I bet others here would join in.
Having regrets is no good - especially one that is so easily fixed - and for something that has so much meaning for so many generations.
Take us up on it - would be a great thing to be a part of ! Right ? ! ?
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I'm in...my parents bought #1 and my wife bought #2
Sep 24, 2019, 4:04 PM
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I will need to buy a "20" ring for my son, but I could chip in 100 toward yours.
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Guys, I would never take your money for this, but you
Sep 24, 2019, 4:17 PM
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have got me thinking about the ring. Hasn't the design changed over the years? If so, are the "year specific" designs still available for new purchase, and where would I find out the definitive answer to those questions?
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My Dad's originally had a convex black center - but he never
Mar 24, 2020, 10:47 AM
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took it off and over the years as a WORKING man, he demolished that dome.
So us kids sent it in & it was replaced with the "flat" version of the center black area.
Other than that - it is identical to what it looked like when I was a very little kid & thought it was the greatest thing I had ever seen.
You can get incredibly authentic versions. Yours would be a 1976 version ?
LINK: https://www.balfour.com/shop/clemson-university-men-s-traditional-ring-a0006927?smi=130495
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I guess it's purely coincidence, but
Sep 24, 2020, 10:49 AM
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Just like my Clemson ring, my high school didn't use a stone, either. I always thought that was so cool! The Clemson ring is certainly bigger, though! It's in the safe deposit box...I simply don't wear jewelry, other than my wedding band.
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My Dad's
Sep 24, 2019, 6:24 PM
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class of '46 ring was stolen last year. We thought about getting a replacement, but he thought at age 94 it wouldn't be worth it to him for the time he's got left, even though he's still in fairly good health. Mainly, it just wouldn't be the same. Sux, though. Whoever stole it should roast in H3ll for ripping off an old man who went to war for us back when it really counted.
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Re: My Dad's originally had a convex black center - but he never
Sep 24, 2019, 7:26 PM
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Yep, cheapest gold (yellow color, silver wouldn;t look "right" to me) is over $1100 dolyaros. That's why I have not gotten one after all this time.
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I did some research - contact the Alumni Association at
Sep 24, 2019, 9:04 PM
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864-656-2345 and they can get you the info about how “authentic” it would be if you ordered now vs. if you got it when you graduated.
Their email is info@alumni.clemson.edu
I’d be curious to hear what you find out.
My offer still stands. Seriously.
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Did he finally ban...
Sep 24, 2019, 5:53 PM
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cutigerbob® ?
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No problem, looks great!***
Sep 24, 2019, 9:13 PM
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