Tom Tanner, Author at The Ring Finders | Page 2 of 3

Got a call from a fellow who had been splashing around in the surf on a beach in Santa Cruz.  He saw and felt his wedding ring come off.  He instinctively reached for it in the knee-deep depth water.  But the cloudy water prevents visibility.  And the sand and ebbing/rolling surf immediately envelope it.   He had a rough idea where it was, but no amount of eyeballing the surface was going to reveal it.   He got hold of me through the ringfinder directory.   I was a bit busy with work this morning, so I matched him up with a friend of mine who lives just a few miles from this particular beach.  The two of them hooked up, and …… 2 minutes later, the reunion was made.   Thanx for helping Gary !   Glad we could help them.

This beautiful platinum ring was lost by a San Francisco couple, while camping in Big Sur, south of Carmel, CA.   They found the RingFinders directory, that allowed us to coordinate for a hunt.   Glad to help.  Glad the heirloom remains in your family !

Got a call from a nice lady who had been volunteering at cleanup for her Church landscape.   She suspected that her ring had come off, while bagging up all the trimmings, and must be in one of the many hefty bags of landscape debris.   We dumped them back out, spread them out, and checked the contents one-by-one with my metal detector.  Eventually the hidden/lost ring surfaced.  Another satisfied customer.

A couple from the east coast was here in Carmel area, for a wedding.  They lost this ring on the beach.   After an hour, was able to reunite this with the happy owner .

This ring fell through an ocean front esplanade /wharf type area.  Through a crack in the slats, and down into the tide pools below.   Obscured from view in seaweed and sand.   They found the ringfinder metal detector  rental service website.   We were able to schedule a search.   45 minutes later, was able to do the reunite.  Glad to have another happy customer.  An heirloom to stay in the family 🙂  She sends this nice note :

 

« Today Tom returned one my most beloved and treasured items. While eating dinner in Monterey, my wedding ring fell
off and down through a crack, into the rocks and water below. my husband gave me this ring almost 20 years ago . I honestly thought I’d never see it again! Tom, thank you for being you and so willing to help others!!! »

 

 

Got a call late last night, for 2 rings on Carmel Beach.  A fellow had been raking his hand through sand, clowning around with his lady friend.  All of the sudden noticed his ring missing.  And figured it must have come off in the beach sand that he had just had his hands in.  Although he wasn’t 100% certain if it had been gone prior to that, elsewhere on the beach.

 

They searched in vain for it.   And thought they could do an experiment by purposefully dropping her ring in the sand.  So that they could have an idea of how it looks when it hits the sand, etc…  So as to maybe help them figure out how to find his ring.   But ironically, after dropping hers to the sand in their experiment, IT TOO became lost.   Now they had two sentimental value rings missing.  Ouch !

 

They spent a good deal of time digging around, raking sand through with their fingers.  Then found the « TheRingfinders.com » metal detector rental site .  They had done a good job of putting a GPS pin on the location.   So I was able to get there middle of night, hike out in the dark to their exact pin.  Within 10 minutes had both rings.  They can now return to the east coast with their rings.

 

Thanks for the generous tip.   Glad to help.   Very nice couple.

 

A Metal detector rental success :  Got a call from a gentleman who had innocently tossed liquid (melted ice)  into a planter box.  Out of a cup, into an area of vegetation, at a roadside rest along the highway.   As he made the throwing motion, he felt his ring launch off .  Into the dark, somewhere into the foilage.

 

Despite a long search, with flashlights, on his knees, he could not locate the ring.  He saw the metal detector service for hire « Ringfinders » and gave me a call.   We met the following morning.  Took an hour, but we found it.  It had apparently slid under a bush, hidden from view.

 

This retails for $10,000 he says.   Several big diamonds in a hefty base of platinum .   Glad I was able to help you !

Another repatriation.  A soon-to-be family heirloom.   Here’s cut & paste.  Happy to help !

 

« Thank you Tom for answering my cry for help when my son lost his 24kt gold bracelet on his 18th birthday within 5 min of putting it on him. It was a previous gift from age 6 that was repaired and given back to him for his birthday. Shortly after my posting in Monterey lost and found you contacted me and guided me through pin pointing the location i lost item on Google satellite. The next day you brought news of joy as you found that lost treasure of mine. »

Was able to find this 3 kt. solitaire diamond pendant , in grass, that had been lost during an outdoor wedding.  Great repatriation, for an heirloom that had been in their family for generations.   Glad it worked out for them ! 

Was able to help these nice folks out.   The fellow had taken off his ring to apply lotion.  When it came time to put the ring back on, it was gone.  Obscured in the sand somewhere in the vicinity of their picnic site.    Another happy reunion.