Amazon founder Jeff Bezos proposed to his long-term girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. The couple didn’t confirm the engagement news, but a gigantic ring on Lauren’s finger indicates it’s true. The billionaire spent no expense getting the perfect ring for Lauren.
Read on to learn about the couple, their relationship, and the enormous diamond ring on her finger.
The Engagement in Europe
Billionaire Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, seem to be engaged after more than four years of dating. Numerous sources and publications reported the news on May 22, 2023. At the time, the couple was on vacation in the South of France. After attending the Cannes Film Festival, they partied on Jeff’s half-a-billion-dollar yacht, “Koru.”
The massive engagement ring was seen on Lauren’s finger for the first time. They weren’t shy about showing it around on couple more occasions. From the close-up photo of the ring, the diamond appears to be almost the size of Lauren’s knuckle.
No information is known about the proposal, including when and how it happened.
Relationship Timeline
The couple was first linked publicly in 2019, but their relationship dates back to the year prior.
October 2018
Jeff and Lauren spent time together in 2018 while married to their respective spouses. They were occasionally seen at parties, but their relationship seemed to evolve. The couple was caught on a romantic helicopter ride in October, which confirmed the rumors of an extramarital affair. Two months later, Jeff announced he was getting a divorce.
January 2019
Jeff and Lauren were spotted at a Golden Globes afterparty. They weren’t together then because Lauren attended the party with her husband. Only days before, Bezos announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott. Jeff and Lauren confirmed they were dating after ending their respective marriages.
According to sources, Jeff and Lauren planned to move in together at the end of the month. They were keeping their new relationship on the down low at the time.
May 2019
The couple was first spotted together in public five months after they announced they were dating. They were spotted in New York City grabbing dinner.
August 2019
Jeff and Lauren vacationed in St. Tropez, and a couple of months later, they were vacationing in St. Barth.
January 2020
Lauren and Jeff attended an Amazon Prime Video event in Mumbai, India, where the billionaire announced his company’s investment in small online businesses in India.
June 2021
During the coronavirus pandemic, the couple didn’t appear much in public. Jeff and Lauren focused on their philanthropic work. The last meeting they attended before the lockdown was with French President Macron to discuss Jeff’s “Earth Fund.”
October 2021
The couple was seen kissing and holding hands after having lunch at the restaurant Cipriani in Manhattan. A month later, Lauren shared a photo of them celebrating Thanksgiving. They ended the year with a trip to St. Barts with family. Lauren shared the vacation on Instagram.
January 2022
Lauren and Jeff started the year celebrating Jeff’s 55th birthday on Instagram. She captioned the photo with affectionate and loving words towards her then-boyfriend.
October 2022
The newly engaged couple took another vacation, this time in Italy. They were spotted holding hands and enjoying sightseeing in Rome.
January 2023
Lauren opened up about her relationship with Jeff for the first time. She shared, “We love to be together, and we love to work together. We’re together all the time.” She added that Jeff sometimes makes her laugh and can be goofy.
May 2023
After the news of the engagement appeared, a source close to the couple share that Lauren and Jeff are on cloud nine and that they are happy and madly in love.
Let’s Hear More About the Ring
Jeff proposed to Lauren with a massive diamond engagement ring. The details of the ring are still unknown, as well as the cut of the gigantic diamond. According to experts, Lauren’s diamond appears to be D color and has very high clarity.
Diamond color is an essential factor when determining a diamond’s quality. Slight color differences can affect the diamond’s value. A diamond color chart begins with D and ends with Z. A D color means a diamond is colorless, the highest color grade awarded to a diamond.
The fact that the diamond is colorless tells us it is scarce. The more colorless the diamond, the rarer it is. Such diamonds don’t have any yellow or brown hues and appear completely transparent. A good setting for a colorless diamond is white gold or platinum since it emphasizes diamond transparency.
There is speculation that Lauren has a VVS (Very, Very Slightly Included) clarity diamond, although this is still speculation. If the ring has a VVS diamond, it is only one step away from clarity grade IF or Internally Flawless and two steps from F or Flawless clarity.
Flawless diamonds are incredibly scarce; a person can spend their entire life in the jewelry industry without seeing one. In contrast, VVS diamonds have tiny inclusions, only noticeable under magnifying glass. The difference between F, IF, and VVS is unnoticeable to the naked eye.
How Much Is the Ring Worth?
Various information about the carat weight of Lauren’s diamond engagement ring is circling on the internet. While some experts say that Lauren’s diamond is between 15 and 20 carats and is worth $2 million, others claim that the price might be as high as $3.5 million.
To find a diamond of this carat weight is extremely rare, giving the impression that Jeff handpicked the ring himself. The D color grade and VVS clarity also add to the rarity of this extravagant diamond engagement ring.
We contacted The Wedding Scoop Jewelry experts for their estimation of this ring. They assessed the value of the engagement ring to be $…
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