Fluid and free, this ring from Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. has a tasteful design that is quite eye-catching. The ring is made of 18K yellow gold and boasts a twisted teardrop design partially set with a diamond pave.

yellow 18K gold and 1 ct diamonds, H-I colour, SI clarity.
Hallmarked: 750 Spain.
Weight 13.4 g.
size 54, resizeable.

Tiffany describes the Teardrop as “a solitary raindrop or a shining bead of morning dew.” It’s apt language — while Peretti credited her late-1960s-era travel to Japan and throughout Europe as having impacted her work, she also found inspiration at the beach and in other outdoor environs over the years. These influences manifested in her Starfish necklace, Snake necklace and additional natural-world designs, while tears and human emotion have been at the center of other concepts credited to Peretti: The teardrop-shaped perfume bottle she created for fashion designer Halston arguably played a sizable role in the scent’s profitable 1976 launch.

The original Teardrop began as an elegant and modern take in sculptural solid metal. Since its 1970s-era debut, Tiffany has produced riffs on the design, including platinum and 18-karat gold versions inset with diamonds, and it has been adapted for earrings and more.