Gold Hoop Earrings

Every plain hoop in this filter is 10K solid gold. Not plated. Not filled. 10K has to be at least 41.7 percent gold to carry that stamp under the FTC Jewelry Guides. The rest is alloy, which is why a 10K hoop springs back better than a high-karat hoop when it gets squeezed in a bag. 14K, at 58.3 percent gold, is the richer color and the softer metal. 18K is softer still. We do not stock an 18K hoop. The one 18K piece in the catalog is a ring.

Read the words "diamond cut" as a texture. Super Jumbo Diamond Cut Hoops 45mm at $640 are faceted gold. So are the 15 mm diamond-cut hoops at $365 and the 30 mm pair at $510. If you want stones, leave this page and open diamond hoop earrings, where prices start at $455 and the stone field says diamond.

These titles do the useful thing diamond hoops often skip: they print the outer diameter.

Tube hoops are smooth and round in cross section. Slim-tube is lighter. Diamond-cut is busier in the light. Hollow hoops, the Bella family, look thick for less gold weight. Bella Hollow Hoops Medium are $610. Hollow is lighter on the lobe and easier to dent. The size guide with face proportions is hoop earring size guide.

Not every gold hoop is a smooth tube. The case also has reversible hoops that show a pattern on one side and a plain face on the other, textured stripes, zigzag hoops and tri-tone hoops. Those sit between $335 and $430. They are still 10K solid gold. The pattern is the design, not a stone.

Hollow versus solid is the decision people skip. A hollow hoop can be 30 mm across and still cost less than a smaller solid hoop, because the inside is empty. The Bella hollow hoops run from a small at $530 up through square hollow styles near $740, and the top of this whole gold-hoop filter is $895. If you crush a hollow hoop in a car door, the dent usually stays. A solid tube can often be rounded again by a bench. We do not publish a repair service, so treat hollow hoops as pieces you store flat, not loose in a purse.

How 10K compares with 14K in color and hardness is the gold karat guide. The parent earring page, diamonds included, is diamond and gold earrings.

Small classic hoops use a post and a friction back, or a click. Larger hoops often latch. The listing does not name the closure, so check the photo. A hoop that will not click shut is a hoop that will fall off on a sidewalk. Huggies with diamonds, if you want a hinge instead of a tube, are at diamond huggie earrings. The full mix of gold and diamond hoops is hoop earrings.

10K yellow is the usual pick for sensitive lobes because white gold alloys more often contain nickel. We do not stamp these nickel-free. If your ears react to everything, that is a metal question for a doctor, not a promise from a product title. For unisex wear, these hoops are filed unisex, not as a women's line. A 15 mm gold hoop reads as jewelry. A 45 mm hoop reads as a choice. Both are in the case.

Clean with warm water and a drop of soap. Dry them so water does not sit in a hollow hoop. Take large hoops off for the gym. Insured shipping covers the order. The showroom is at 7900 NW 27th Ave, Unit 506, Miami FL 33147, phone 954-504-5640. All gold earrings, hoops included, also sit under gold earrings.