Lost your ring? A local metal detectorist can search for it.
Ring Seekers is a lost ring and jewellery recovery service. We arrange searches by experienced metal detectorists who know their local beaches, parks and gardens, in 93 countries.
Send us a WhatsApp message. It comes straight to us, and we reply as soon as we can.
Just tell us roughly where it happened. You don't need to share the exact spot until you decide to go ahead.
Found this summer
Who will search for your ring?
A metal detectorist who lives near where you lost it and knows that ground: the sand, the tide and where people go into the water. They search their own beaches and parks with their own equipment, and some can search in the water.
Before they set out, we brief them with your map, your photos and a picture of what you lost. We keep their names private, so you deal with one person from your first message to the end of the search.
How it works
Tell us what happened
What you lost, roughly where, and when you leave.
A local detectorist is briefed
We choose someone who searches that area and give them your map and photos. If the odds are poor, we tell you honestly before anyone sets out.
You hear back, found or not
If you have already gone home, a found ring can be posted to you.
Why I started Ring Seekers
In 2022 I lost my wedding ring in the sea in Mallorca. People on the beach helped us look, but we couldn't find it. I tried to find someone with a metal detector and couldn't. In the end a friend who speaks Spanish found a local detectorist, who searched for two hours and found it. Most people on holiday have nobody to make that call for them. So now I make it.
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Where we search
Each region opens its countries, then the beaches and towns inside them.
Europe
The Caribbean
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos
- US Virgin Islands
The United States and Canada
Mexico, Central and South America
Africa and the Indian Ocean
Lost it just now? Do this first
- Mark the spot. Drop a pin on your phone and take a photo facing the sea and one facing the land.
- Don't dig or rake the sand. It pushes a ring deeper.
- In the sea, note how deep you were standing and how far from the shore.
- Keep the matching ring or a photo of it. It helps the detectorist know what signal to listen for.
- Message us before you leave, even if your flight is tomorrow.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Can a metal detector find a lost ring?
Yes. Gold, silver and platinum rings all give a signal. Thin rings, small rings and rings deep in wet sand are harder, which is why experience matters more than the detector.
Can a metal detector find a titanium or tungsten ring?
Yes, but titanium and tungsten give a weaker signal than gold, and some detectors read them like scrap metal. Tell us the material when you message us, so the detectorist knows what to listen for.
Why not just rent a metal detector and look myself?
You can, and sometimes it works. But a ring in wet sand or shallow water is hard to find without practice. Someone who searches that beach every week knows how deep things sink, how the tide moves them, and how to tell a ring from a bottle cap. Every tide and every morning's sand cleaning can bury a ring deeper, so the first search matters most.
Who searches for my ring when I contact Ring Seekers?
A detectorist local to that area, chosen for the ground and the depth. Ring Seekers briefs them and stays in touch with you until the search is done.
Can you search in the sea?
Yes. Many of the detectorists we work with search the shallows, and some search deeper water with underwater detectors.
How soon should I get help?
As soon as you can. Tides, waves and beach cleaning move and bury rings, so a search in the first day or two has the best chance.
I've already gone home. Can you still help?
Yes. The detectorist can search without you, using your map and photos, and anything found can be posted to you.
Will I get my ring back if it's found?
Yes. Everything found goes back to its owner, and you are in the chat with us from start to finish.
Why don't you publish the detectorists' names?
Most of them search as a hobby alongside their own work. Keeping names private means every search is arranged and followed up through Ring Seekers, so you always have one person to talk to.
Will you publish where I lost my ring?
No. The place you send us goes only to the detectorist doing the search. We never post it on our website, on social media or anywhere else, so nobody else can go looking for your ring.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the place, whether the ring is in sand or water, how deep it is and how big the area is. Tell us what happened and we explain the cost before anything is arranged.