Flower or round cluster first, then the stone, the width in millimeters and the back
Start with the shape. A flower sets petals of small diamonds around a center, and it is the pair most people take home from here. A round cluster is the quieter disc. Take 14K yellow gold unless you wear white. Most flowers print no width, so ask us for the millimeters. Nine millimeters across is the middle size. Ask which back the pair wears before you pay.
Style: flower earrings, round diamond cluster earrings and cluster studs
Buy a flower if you want the pair to catch the eye, and a round cluster for one small disc of light. Both set little stones so close that the eye reads one face. The flower puts petals around a center. The round cluster has no petals and sits lighter on the lobe. Flowers were two pieces in three of what sold. Only three pairs here are a drop or a hoop. More flowers wait on women's flower earrings.
Stone: diamond or sapphire flower earrings, natural or lab-grown diamonds
Pick diamonds unless you want color on the lobe. Nine pairs in ten sold here were diamond only. Many sapphire flowers name no diamond, so read the title before you count on one. Grown or mined comes next, and all but 12 diamond listings say which, natural on most. If the origin matters, ask the desk to confirm it before you buy. Points in a title count hundredths of a carat. A 10 point flower carries a tenth, and the title leaves open whether that is each stone or the pair. The four Cs article explains the grades.
Size: how big cluster earrings are in millimeters and grams
Nine millimeters across is the middle, and about half the pairs that print a width sit between 8 and 9.9 mm. Under 7 mm is a quiet pair for every day. From 11 mm up, the pair is the first thing people see. Most flowers print no width, so go by the photo and the word large or small, then ask us for the millimeters. Weight climbs with width. The middle pair weighs a little under 3 grams. Most listings do not say if their grams are the pair or one earring, so ask before comparing weights.
Metal: 14K, 18K or 10K gold cluster earrings in yellow, white or rose
Take 14K for a pair you wear every day. It brought in about two thirds of the sales by value. 18K holds more gold and a deeper yellow. The best seller is 10K, a small flower that made up more than a quarter of the pieces sold. Pick the color on the listing. Most pairs come in all three golds, and yellow went out about six times in ten. None says plated.
Backs and buying: screw back or push back, shipping and returns
Ask the desk which back your pair ships with, because no listing names one. A screw back winds down a threaded post and stays where you set it. A push back presses on in a second and loosens over the years. Many pairs sold nothing in the year, so ask the desk for the timing on yours. A pair in stock goes out tracked within two to five business days. Within fourteen calendar days of delivery, an unworn, unaltered pair comes back on our return label after customer service approves it at service@traxnyc.com or 212-391-3832, refunded less the label's cost and five percent restocking. Made-to-order pairs are final. Start with the live chat; the store picks up at 212-872-9692 for a call or a text from 10 AM ET.