This looks amazing on you! Without knowing anything about cost or your budget- if it is something you can easily afford you should buy it. My guess is it would be between $60-80k.
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Slightly outside my budget at the moment unfortunately. It is about 74K USD as I later found out with them and they still did not know the stone count.
I might see if I can find estate pieces at reasonable prices though...
On the bright side though, here is my latest addition to my collection. I've been hunting the pink gold version for a while!
This is a beautiful solid piece circa 2000s.
And here is a post I meant to write for a while.
I've been dealing with Schlumberger collections for quite some time and seen many rings.
All of my rings come from estate collections together with the original documents so there is no doubt about authenticity + I do store checks by sending my items for various types of servicing (I did that quite a lot in the beginning before I gained enough experience to tell away a replica).
I've been passing by the rings on the display and felt there's something strange about them until I actually came in with one of my rings and asked the SA to compare. What I found is that modern rings lost a lot of weight and slimmed down quite a bit.
I was even allowed to take some photos which I wanted to share here.
In some way this is disappointing as Tiffany obviously trying to cut down the cost and increase the price. I tried the modern ring as well and it does not feel anywhere heavy and solid like my other rings do. This is why I will always be chasing for older estate pieces...
I agree modern ring would be probably a bit more comfortable to wear due to its shrunken size and older ones are a bit spiky but honestly - I shut up and got used to it, just because they are so amazing.
I've been dealing with Schlumberger collections for quite some time and seen many rings.
All of my rings come from estate collections together with the original documents so there is no doubt about authenticity + I do store checks by sending my items for various types of servicing (I did that quite a lot in the beginning before I gained enough experience to tell away a replica).
I've been passing by the rings on the display and felt there's something strange about them until I actually came in with one of my rings and asked the SA to compare. What I found is that modern rings lost a lot of weight and slimmed down quite a bit.
I was even allowed to take some photos which I wanted to share here.
In some way this is disappointing as Tiffany obviously trying to cut down the cost and increase the price. I tried the modern ring as well and it does not feel anywhere heavy and solid like my other rings do. This is why I will always be chasing for older estate pieces...
I agree modern ring would be probably a bit more comfortable to wear due to its shrunken size and older ones are a bit spiky but honestly - I shut up and got used to it, just because they are so amazing.
Wow, so interesting, Ylesiya, to see this direct comparison! I'm a long time Tiffany customer and have noticed similar changes in quality over the past few years. In this case sad to me as (I assume) they are changing Schlumberger's original designs with these tweaks to the proportions, thereby affecting weight and appearance. I wonder if they're also using lesser quality diamonds in these current rings. I'd really rather they leave the original designs alone and just charge more! Thanks so much for taking photos and for sharing with us.
Wow, so interesting, Ylesiya, to see this direct comparison! I'm a long time Tiffany customer and have noticed similar changes in quality over the past few years. In this case sad to me as (I assume) they are changing Schlumberger's original designs with these tweaks to the proportions, thereby affecting weight and appearance. I wonder if they're also using lesser quality diamonds in these current rings. I'd really rather they leave the original designs alone and just charge more! Thanks so much for taking photos and for sharing with us.
Thank you @etoile de mer, yes, this made me sad as well. I studied Schlumberger 16 stone history and design evolved over the years quite a bit.
For example, here is a pic of a really estate ring with sapphires and emeralds. Note the shape of the crosses and how they are wrapped around the band. It's a striking beauty although I never came across to it in real life unfortunately.
This is also vintage ring, diamonds and sapphires:
Estate emerald ring:
And yes, all of them have that solid, heavy look and feel.
I am not sure about the diamond quality but I would not be surprised. I asked SA why there's such a difference and he had trouble answering. Tried to tell me a story about more comfortable wear but I hardly believe it.
Anyway, I am very much inclined towards older pieces. Unfortunately, this is the path which many jewellery houses are taking. Very disappointing - do these few grams of gold/platinum make such a huge difference for them? Probably yes, since the weight difference is very very noticeable when you hold both rings next to each other.
So interesting, Ylesiya! I'm sure the current ones are still beautiful, but their recent economizing is a bit off-putting. The older ones have a nice half dome profile (cross section) while the newer ones appear flatter, and narrower. I say harumph to their skimpimg in materials.
Thanks for starting this interesting thread, and for sharing your fabulous collection!
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So fun, do you have a favorite? Off topic a moment, I have the older sibling to your dragonfly brooch (the larger one), purchased in the 90s. I agree, they used really beautiful quality diamonds on the dragonflies, such gorgeous sparkle! So fun, too, that they convert to pendants.
Have you compared your dragonfly to the current ones...inquiring minds! 
So fun, do you have a favorite? Off topic a moment, I have the older sibling to your dragonfly brooch (the larger one), purchased in the 90s. I agree, they used really beautiful quality diamonds on the dragonflies, such gorgeous sparkle! So fun, too, that they convert to pendants.
Could you show the dragonfly?? I would be delighted to see it!!!
The sparkle of mine is totally amazing. If you bring it out into the sun, it's almost impossible to look at it and of course it's super colourful in the electrical light. After the documents were restored, I learnt that this one is circa 1998 and yes, it also can be a pendant
One of my most favourite and treasured possessions!!
Could you show the dragonfly?? I would be delighted to see it!!!
The sparkle of mine is totally amazing. If you bring it out into the sun, it's almost impossible to look at it and of course it's super colourful in the electrical light. After the documents were restored, I learnt that this one is circa 1998 and yes, it also can be a pendant
Happy to share pics, I'll try to take some in the next few days. I love mine, too! 
At times I've felt I've not had enough opportunities to wear it, and thought of parting with it, but then never proceed! I think your size is more versatile. Years back I dreamed of having a little family of all three sizes!VCA yellow sapphires and Schlumberger blue sapphires together today:
And just playing around in the office!
