This is the prettiest thing I have ever seen.  It is sterling silver, and it will tarnish.  But I am going to stall that as long as possible.  When I started looking for a 30th anniversary set a few months ago, I looked everywhere and could not find what I wanted.  I finally turned to Amazon 2 months after the anniversary to buy a temporary set.  I do not want this to be temporary!  The central stone is not this dark.  It is a beautiful, subtle (barely lavendar) color that just takes my breath away.  Delivery was uneventful and timely.  I have not been able to find a legitimate (more expensive? real?) set that I like as well.