Diamond earrings vary in flair, cost array, size and weight
May 22, 2009
Diamond earrings are a individual adornment worn attached to the ear lobe. Egyptians started the fashion of earrings by first wear huge gold hoops, which eventually turned smaller and also contained a pendant. In Babylonia and Assyria, men used to carry earrings as a signal of position. The Romans were connoisseurs of earrings set with precious stones. In the 18th century the diamond earring got more fashionable, and the 19th century witnessed the great use of the cameo.
Two elementary types of diamond earrings exist. Diamond post and diamond wire earrings are for pierced ears, while diamond clips are for non-pierced ears. Post earrings apply a clutch, nut or some other way to support it in the ear. Post earrings with a single diamond at the end are named stud earrings. Wire earrings like fish hooks and kidney wires use a differently formed little wire that slips through the pierced ear to hold the earrings in position. Sometimes a hook at the back is applied as an supplemental support. In the clip earrings a hinged clip holds the earring in the ear lobe.
Diamond earrings diverge in style, price range, size and weight. The diamond may be set with other diamonds or valuable stones like emeralds, rubies and sapphires in yellow, white or red gold, silver, rhodium or platinum. There are infant and baby earrings as small as 0.06 carat, which is a 2-millimeter diamond in each ear, available for $49. On the other hand, numerous earrings set in platinum with an 18K princess-cut diamond are priced over $5,000, and can be as expensive as $20,000.
Elegant and sophisticated, diamond earrings have forever been considered a precious piece of jewelry with women
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