Tiffany & Co. Sixteen Stone Mother-of-Pearl Watch: A New Chapter in Schlumberger’s Legacy

Key Highlights

• New Sixteen Stone Mother-of-Pearl watch inspired by Jean Schlumberger’s 1959 Sixteen Stone jewelry collection.
• 36 mm 18k white gold case snow-set with round brilliant diamonds totalling over 3.8 carats.
• Two-part dial with central mother-of-pearl disc and freely rotating outer ring in 18k yellow gold with 24 diamonds.
• Caseback engraved with a sunburst motif inspired by the Floral Arrows brooch and accented with diamonds.
• Tiffany Blue^® alligator strap with diamond-set white gold T buckle and high-precision Swiss quartz movement.

Honouring a Mid-Century Icon

Tiffany & Co. extends the language of its Sixteen Stone jewelry collection into watchmaking with the Sixteen Stone Mother-of-Pearl watch. Rooted in the design legacy of Jean Schlumberger, the piece translates his cross-stitch motif—originally conceived in 1959—onto the dial of an elegant 36 mm timepiece that sits between jewellery, craft and Swiss timekeeping.

Schlumberger’s Sixteen Stone designs drew on his family heritage in textiles, with yellow gold cross-stitches anchoring a row of diamonds like threads protecting something cherished. This watch remains faithful to that narrative but expresses it through light, motion and the tactile experience of a rotating ring of gold and diamonds circling mother-of-pearl.

The Dial: Motion Around Mother-of-Pearl

At the heart of the design is a two-part dial. A fixed central disc of mother-of-pearl brings a soft, iridescent glow, while an outer ring in 18k yellow gold carries the Sixteen Stone collection’s cross-stitch motif. Set with 24 round brilliant diamonds totalling 1 carat, this ring spins freely with each gesture of the wearer’s wrist, introducing a subtle kinetic element that echoes the sense of movement in many of Schlumberger’s creations.

Crafting the rotating ring calls for 25 hours of work and showcases Tiffany & Co.’s goldsmithing and jewellery savoir-faire. Each cross-stitch motif has its own mold, engineered with tight tolerances before molten gold is cast, released and hand-polished. The motifs are then mounted onto the ring and framed by diamonds to achieve both visual rhythm and the precise balance required for smooth rotation.

Diamonds, Gold and Tiffany Blue^®

The Sixteen Stone Mother-of-Pearl watch is presented in 18k white gold and embraces Tiffany & Co.’s high-jewellery approach to watchmaking. The 36 mm case is snow-set with round brilliant diamonds for a textured, frosted effect that enhances the play of light. In total, the watch features 433 diamonds of approximately 3.8 carats across the case, rotating ring, T buckle and caseback.

On the reverse, the caseback bears a sunburst engraving inspired by the Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Floral Arrows brooch, punctuated by diamonds that echo the radiating pattern. The watch is paired with a Tiffany Blue^® alligator strap, secured by an 18k white gold T buckle set with 43 round brilliant diamonds, reinforcing the House’s unmistakable visual codes and offering strong appeal for connoisseurs of Tiffany Blue signature details.

Precision, Rarity and Craft

Behind the jewellery craftsmanship lies a high-precision Swiss quartz movement dedicated to hours and minutes, chosen for reliability and effortless wear. The Sixteen Stone Mother-of-Pearl watch is Swiss-made, accompanied by a five-year international limited warranty, and produced in limited quantities each year in line with its artisanal complexity.

For collectors in the Gulf who appreciate gemstone artistry and discreet technical refinement, the piece offers a distilled expression of Schlumberger’s mid-century aesthetic, translated into a contemporary jewel for the wrist and aligning with the broader universe of Tiffany Schlumberger creations and high-jewellery diamond watches.

Why it matters

The Sixteen Stone Mother-of-Pearl watch shows how Tiffany & Co. can transpose an iconic jewellery motif into a fully realised timepiece without diluting its original meaning. By combining intricate gold casting, extensive diamond setting and a kinetic dial architecture, the House reinforces its position in jewelled watches while preserving the creative legacy of Jean Schlumberger for a new generation of collectors.

For further inquiries, Tiffany & Co. directs press and interested clients to press.tiffany.com, underlining the watch’s status as a carefully curated, limited-production creation within the Maison’s portfolio.