Stud Earrings

The plain gold studs tell you the diameter. That is the whole spec that matters.

Diamond-cut, again, is a faceted gold surface. The 10 mm ball flashes more than the smooth 7 mm ball. It is still solid gold, not a diamond. Puffy Bar Studs and Puffy Flower Studs are the same $325 as the heart. All of these are 10K. A 3 mm ball is the pair you can sleep in if the backing is snug. A 10 mm ball is a look.

Diamond versions of the stud idea start at diamond stud earrings.

The catalog tag for studs also pulls diamond earrings that sit on the lobe: Flora Earrings at $349, Spark Diamond Solitaire Earrings at $740, Opera Diamond Solitaire Earrings at $1,000, plus clusters, butterflies and a few hoops that share the tag. Read the title. A hoop is not a stud even if a tag says so.

CTW, total carat weight, is how diamond studs are discussed in the trade. A 1 ctw pair is about 0.50 carat per ear. Ritani's stud guide puts a lot of first purchases between 0.50 and 1 ctw. Our titles do not print ctw. Ask, or use the diamond stud earrings guide for the size logic, then match it to a listing that actually states weight. Until it states weight, do not invent one from the dollar price.

The 1 carat search has a page of its own: 1 carat diamond studs. Men's lobe pieces are clusters more often than solitaires: men's diamond earrings.

A push back grips by friction. A screw back threads down and locks. Gold balls at 3 mm and 5 mm are normally worn on a friction back. A solitaire at $740 or $1,000, and any cluster with height, should lock with a screw if you wear it daily. The product data does not name the backing. That question is worth a phone call. The comparison page is screw back vs push back.

Posts should match the earring's gold. A gold front on a mystery post is how ears turn green. These are filed as 10K or 14K gold. 10K is 41.7 percent gold and harder. 14K is 58.3 percent. White gold in the trade is often alloyed with nickel, which is the common sensitivity. Yellow 14K is the calmer start if your ears have complained before. We do not label a stud nickel-free.

The useful everyday set is a 3 mm or 5 mm gold ball plus one diamond pair you like in a mirror. The ball disappears in a photo and still reads as finished in person. The diamond pair does the opposite. You do not need six studs. You need a backing that locks and a size you stop noticing.

All earrings, drops included, are on the earring page. Men who want scale without a hoop should read the men's earrings guide before they order a 3 mm ball and feel underdressed, or order a jumbo cluster and feel overdressed.

Clean studs with warm water. Check the back of the lobe for soap film, which is what makes a post smell, not the gold itself. Take them out for the pool. Insured shipping on orders. Showroom: 7900 NW 27th Ave, Unit 506, Miami FL 33147. Phone 954-504-5640. Manufacturing defects have a 7-day window. All sales are final.