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2014 Jens Hansen Excellence Award winners announced

2014 Jens Hansen Excellence Award winners annou...

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Jens Hansen Excellence Award," says Halfdan Hansen, owner of Jens Hansen - The Ringmaker. "Past winners have proven themselves to be ‘ones to...

2014 Jens Hansen Excellence Award winners annou...

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Jens Hansen Excellence Award," says Halfdan Hansen, owner of Jens Hansen - The Ringmaker. "Past winners have proven themselves to be ‘ones to...

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Mayor bowled over by proposal

Having a custom-made Jens Hansen engagement ring on her finger was adding to the enjoyment, she said. “It was really important to me that if we were going to have...

Mayor bowled over by proposal

Having a custom-made Jens Hansen engagement ring on her finger was adding to the enjoyment, she said. “It was really important to me that if we were going to have...

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Nelson rings feature of Hobbit Premieres

Jens Hansen - the Ringmaker designed and made all the One Rings used in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies. Halfdan Hansen said photos taken with a...

Nelson rings feature of Hobbit Premieres

Jens Hansen - the Ringmaker designed and made all the One Rings used in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies. Halfdan Hansen said photos taken with a...

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Jewellers save the day, cut off tight ring

It gradually got worse over the next eight years, before he finally got it of last week after it became “intolerably tight". Jens Hansen jewellers say the lesson of the...

Jewellers save the day, cut off tight ring

It gradually got worse over the next eight years, before he finally got it of last week after it became “intolerably tight". Jens Hansen jewellers say the lesson of the...

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This is Us - Halfdan Hansen Sharing His Thoughts

“I went off to Canterbury University and did electrical engineering and then I got a job with an oilfield services company. My last assignment was In Tehran. It was brilliant. It was like...

This is Us - Halfdan Hansen Sharing His Thoughts

“I went off to Canterbury University and did electrical engineering and then I got a job with an oilfield services company. My last assignment was In Tehran. It was brilliant. It was like...

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Quality Control at Jens Hansen - The Ringmaker

Jens Hansen’s “stunt ring", a giant 2.1-kilogram replica of the One Ring featured in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, has been stroked so much by would-be ring...

Quality Control at Jens Hansen - The Ringmaker

Jens Hansen’s “stunt ring", a giant 2.1-kilogram replica of the One Ring featured in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, has been stroked so much by would-be ring...

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