Studs, flowers or hoops first, then the diamond, the size and the gold color, for women and for men
For earrings worn every day, 14K gold is the sound choice: 58.3 percent gold, hard enough that a post stays straight and prongs keep their hold. Pick the kind first. Diamond studs led this page in pieces and in sales over the year, with about half the sales, and flowers came next. Hoops are chosen by millimeters across. Then pick yellow, white or rose.
For women and men: 14k gold earrings for women and for men
This page holds both. Of the 371 pieces live here, 313 are listed for women, 236 for men, and 179 carry both, so most studs, flowers and clusters suit either ear. Every hoop, huggie and drop is listed for women only.
Of the pairs listed only for women, small diamond flowers led the year: the 6 mm Enchanting Floral pair sold 149 and the 3 mm mini flower 131. For him, start with a diamond stud. Among pieces listed for men, the 2 ctw lab-grown stud sold most, 174. Shop the women's earrings or the men's earrings.
Studs and flowers: 14k gold diamond stud earrings and flower earrings
A stud sits close on a straight post, and studs led the sales: 42 percent of the pieces sold here and 53 percent of the sales. The middle stud is 6.5 mm across on 1.6 grams, and the middle stud pair that prints a carat is 2 ctw, one carat in each ear.
Flowers are the biggest group, 118 pairs, most of them small diamonds or sapphires gathered around a center. The middle one is 9 mm across on 2.9 grams, and flowers sold 29 percent of the pieces. Browse women's studs, men's stud earrings and flower earrings.
Lab-grown or natural, both are diamond. Every diamond stud names its origin, and 39 of them are lab-grown; lab-grown studs sold more pairs than natural ones. Only 12 diamond listings stay silent on it, so for those, ask about the origin on the live chat, or at 212-872-9692 by call or text from 10 AM ET.
Hoops: 14k gold hoop earrings and huggies, by size
Choose a hoop by its size across. Eleven hoops here are named by their size, from 15 mm at 0.9 grams to 70 mm at 4.6 grams, all in yellow, and the 15 mm pair sold more than any other hoop, 58 in the year. A hoop of 15 to 20 mm sits close for every day; from 30 mm up it is meant to be seen.
Diamond hoops run from 12 mm to about 2.5 inches and weigh more, about 7.5 grams in the middle against about 2 grams for the hoops named by size. A huggie is a short, thick hoop that hugs the lobe. Shop more hoops in women's hoop earrings.
14K gold: what 14k gold means, the 585 stamp, and why 14K for daily wear
14K is 14 parts gold out of 24, or 58.3 percent pure gold. Its stamp reads 14K or 585; the 585 means 585 parts gold in 1,000, or 58.5 percent, a touch above 14 in 24. The other 41.7 percent is alloy, which makes it hard. That suits a pair worn every day: a post stays true while backs go on and off for years, and prongs keep their grip.
18K is 75 percent gold, deeper yellow and softer, better for a pair kept for evenings. 10K is harder still and paler. An order shipped in the US comes with our appraisal of the gram and carat weights. Compare the karats in 10K vs 14K vs 18K gold, or see 18K gold earrings.
Color: yellow, white or rose gold earrings in 14K
Pick the color on the listing. Yellow is offered on 362 of the 371 pieces, white on 341 and rose on 291, and 290 come in all three. Each is the same 58.3 percent gold; the alloy sets the color. The hoops named by size are made in yellow only. If metal bothers your ears, ask the desk before you choose a white pair, and see white, yellow or rose gold for the care of each.