The sighting: Superstar Beyoncé recently launched a whiskey brand called Sir Davis – and she may also have revealed a dramatically upgraded engagement ring in the brand’s promo photos!

The jewels: Eagle-eyed fans noticed some unexpected sparkle in a recent post on Beyoncé’s Instagram: Instead of her familiar 20-plus carat emerald cut diamond engagement ring by Lorraine Schwartz, an unfamiliar three-stone diamond behemoth graced the star’s left ring finger.

The new ring featured a frankly enormous emerald-cut diamond (which could be the same stone as before?) flanked by two trapezoidal side stones that are almost as large, all set in thick gold bezels.

Beyoncé’s personal collection jewelry is often by Lorraine Schwartz, but she also has a strong relationship with Tiffany & Co. The extreme size and edgy design of the new ring feel like Lorraine Schwartz to me, but we don’t know anything for sure at this point.

The trends: If this is indeed an upgraded engagement ring, then it reflects the move towards larger diamonds in an extreme way, as well as the move away from huge solitaires on dainty bands as the celeb go-to engagement ring style. This ring is majorly chunky and there is nothing dainty at all about its bezeled three-stone design with lots of finger coverage.

What do we think? Is this a reset of the original ring? An upgrade? A loaner for the photoshoot? We don’t know, but it’s fun to wonder.

When it comes to pure aesthetics, I personally prefer Beyoncé’s original split shank Lorraine Schwartz ring. The three-stone bezel design is really creative and interesting, but I think I would like it better as a cocktail ring.

Judgement: 11/10 for a really interesting design that I’m personally a little conflicted over.