Do I have a case for appeal as the judge stated the ring was a gift?

An engagement ring is a tangible symbol of a verbal contract. Her acceptance of the marriage proposal allows her to keep the ring until the termination of said agreement. For whatever reason either of you called off the engagement, the ring ultimately belongs to you. Hopefully, you kept the receipt. Unless she has receipts with your signature proving that she has paid you for the ring, she has no proof that the ring was indeed intended to be "given" to her specifically. It could have been a gift for your mother or sister, for all the court is concerned. Anyway, if she was the one to break the engagement contract by her betrayal of your trust, thus setting a fraudulent foundation leading into the marriage, then she must return the "gift." If you were the one to betray her trust with your verifiable fraudulent behavior (infidelity, for example), then she keeps the ring. Hope this helps! Sincerely, A WOMAN