Chandelier Earrings

Length: short and long chandelier earrings, in millimeters and inches

Pick the length before anything else, since it decides where the eye stops. These pairs run from 20 to 53 mm long, under an inch at the short end and about two inches at the long one. The Ceylon sapphires and the dangling flowers are the short pairs, easy for a workday. Four pairs sit a little over an inch. The floral dangle reaches 40 mm and the bezel diamond pair goes furthest, so save those two for an updo. Hold a ruler under her lobe to see where a pair would end.

Weight: lightweight chandelier earrings and the heavy ones

Read the grams next, since one small piercing carries the whole piece for hours. Three pairs weigh under 5 grams, and the dangling flowers are the lightest. The pearl hoops and the bezel diamond pair pass 9 grams, which suits a dinner more than a full day. Ask the desk if a weight means one earring or the pair.

Stones: diamond, sapphire and pearl chandelier earrings

Seven pairs name their side diamonds natural and G in color, with clarity from SI1 to VS1. The 18K diamond chandelier carries the most natural diamond, 3.82 carats. The Sunlit drops are the one lab-grown pair, white and yellow stones in white gold only. Blue sapphire hangs on two pairs, round Ceylon stones in 14K and pear-cut stones in 18K. Pearls sit on the pearl diamond hoops and on a ladies pair whose title names no diamond. Compare origins on lab-grown diamond earrings, and find more color on women's gemstone earrings.

Gold: 14K or 18K chandelier earrings in white, yellow and rose gold

Choose 14K for a pair she will wear often. Its small links and rings rub each time she turns her head, and the harder alloy takes that wear longer. Six of the nine pairs are 14K. In yellow, an 18K pair reads richer, but it is a softer metal, so it suits the nights she plans for. White gold is offered on all of them, and all but the Sunlit drops add yellow and rose. Beside a white wedding dress, white gold is the usual pick.

Backs and buying: lever back and omega back chandelier earrings

Ask which back a pair ships with before you pay, because the listing details leave it out. On a heavy chandelier, a lever back or an omega back is the safer catch, since the hinge closes behind the lobe and the drop cannot slide out. An open hook is quick but can slip loose in a crowd. The 18K diamond chandelier cannot go in the cart today, so ask the desk about it.

Unworn and unaltered, a pair is returnable for fourteen calendar days from the carrier's delivery, after the desk clears it and issues the store's return label. We keep a five percent restocking fee and deduct that label's shipping. For a back, a weight or a length a listing leaves out, open the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.