As with other jewelry, black stud earrings are available in a variety of stone cuts. The round cut is preferred most often. But emerald cuts and tear drops are also popular. The diamond’s “cut” refers to its shape. For example, a round cut gives you a round earring. A emerald cut is square, and a tear drop has one pointed and one oval end. Each type of cut gives the stone a different degree of sparkle and brilliance.
It’s good to know that a diamond in a stud earring is seldom ever of the same quality as the diamond fixed to a ring for your finger. Earring diamonds are usually of a much lesser grade. Unlike the diamond placed into a ring, or even a medallion, the clarity of a diamond in an earring will generally not be as good.
Caring for, and rendering regular maintenance, of these earrings can be as you would for most other jewelry that you own. Any retail jewelry cleaner made for diamonds can be used to clean them. You may also wish to consider an ultra sonic cleaner for your jewelry. There are many you can purchase that accomplish a fantastic level of cleanliness for your diamond earrings and other jewelry.
You would do well to always keep your diamonds away from harmful chemicals that they may already come in contact with. Some of these are hair styling aids (especially hair spray), hair coloring products, and numerous other hair and face products. Also, diamond stud earrings can prove rather difficult to clean due to natural oils from your own hair itself. With a quality diamond cleaning product, however, this shouldn’t be a big issue.
Always be sure to use a respected jewelers when buying diamond stud earrings, or any other jewelry for that matter. Request an appraisal of the earrings when you are buying them. Jewelry should be seen as an investment. Therefore you should always undertake some research before buying.
For someone new to the whole diamond-buying experience, you should begin by studying to gain greater understanding as to why diamonds are priced the way they are, and how the diamond stud earrings rating system works. Then, you’ll be ready to choose which cut you want. Also of importance when picking out your new diamond is it’s weight.
Like other diamonds, earring stones are measured in carats. The weight for a pair of diamond stud earrings is listed as TCW (total carat weight). So if the weight given is “1/2 TCW,” the stone in each earring weighs 1/4 of a carat.
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