Philip Langer, 45, from New York, proposed to leggy blonde Ashley Jae Chesler, 43, just three months after they met in a Manhattan bar. He thought he sealed the deal with a ring that featured a 2.52 carat diamond surrounded by 34 rubies and another 55 smaller diamonds.
He spent $30,000 on the customized ring but Chesler called off the relationship and months have gone without returning the ring despite the State’s law requiring her to do so. Langer wants a judge to force her to give the ring back or pay him what it’s worth…. in Zimbabwean dollars ….