Strictly for Star Trek-crossed lovers only... Jeweller designs Enterprise-inspired engagement ring for Trekkies to propose with



For the Trekkie couple, there could be no more appropriate way to propose.

An designer has come up with a Star Trek-inspired engagement ring, in the shape of the Starfleet insignia.

Available in silver, white gold or yellow gold, the VaLa Jewellery creation is set with a 3mm brilliant white sapphire in lieu of a diamond.

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The unlikely choice of gemstone is not to cut costs, though.



According to CBC News , an episode in t he original Star Trek series explains that synthetic technology makes the sapphire a common stone.

Having said that, at $500, it does ring in cheaper than the average engagement ring.

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Designer Valerie Lazutina, from Toronto, Canada, explained that she came up with the design thanks to a commission from a client in March.

She told the Huffington Post : 'He wanted to propose to [his girlfriend] at the Sci-fi Convention in Colorado in front of Jonathan Frakes [Commander William T Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation].

'He sent me some photos with the initial design ideas that he had. From that point on we worked together and came up with this final Star Trek insignia engagement ring.'

Enterprising idea: The ring matches the insignia of the Star Trek costumes, as seen in this publicity photo for Star Trek - The Next Generation

She has since received several other requests for Star Trek rings, from as far afield as Australia, where a customer requested a version for their daughter's 21st birthday gift.

She is not averse to other such inspired commissions either.

