Gold Teardrop Dome Stud Earrings
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Gold Teardrop Dome Stud Earrings with Butterfly Back
A smooth teardrop dome on a post and butterfly fitting, wider at the base than the top, 14K gold plated for a luxurious finish.
A dome has to be struck smooth before it is plated, and the lot is short.
Giving the speech, side of the room
Someone is leaving and you are the one who has to say a few words, standing with your back to the window at the end of the room. Heads turn towards you and stay turned. A smooth dome does not sparkle at that distance; it holds one clean highlight that moves as you move, and it keeps the side of your face from flattening out against the glass behind you.
Standing to speak puts you at the far end of everyone's sightline for several minutes, and that is long enough for details to register. The second look finds the teardrop widening towards the base and reads the shape as chosen, not inherited. Afterwards two people ask about the earrings and nobody mentions the speech, which is its own kind of success.
You sit down and the room is still looking at the right place.
A smooth dome on a butterfly back
The form is a teardrop dome, wider at the base than at the top, with the surface left smooth rather than faceted so it carries one highlight instead of many. It is meticulously crafted and 14K gold plated for a luxurious finish.
The fingers find the butterfly back first, slid onto the post behind the lobe and pushed up to hold. The dome has no edge and no seam on its face, which is what makes it versatile enough to wear with anything, and the widening towards the base keeps the weight low on the lobe.
The dome and its fitting
- A smooth teardrop dome
- Wider at the base than the top
- On a post and butterfly fitting
- 14K gold plated for a luxurious finish
- Meticulously crafted
- Two finishes in the gallery, a gold and a silver
The two listed sizes and tones
The selector reads 2.5 cm gold and 2.5 cm silver — one dome, one dimension, and a warm tone or a cool one to choose between.
What travels with it
Order more than one piece in the same order and a complimentary gift is included, chosen by us and added without being asked for.
| Piece | Earrings |
|---|---|
| Dome | Smooth, wider at the base |
| Back | Butterfly fitting |
| Plating | 14K gold plated |
| Colours | 2.5 cm gold, 2.5 cm silver |
A smooth dome, struck in small lots
A dome read as smooth has to be struck and finished with nothing to hide a mark, because there is no facet to break the surface. Plating over that finish is a second pass, and both keep the lot short. A return of the same run is not guaranteed.
Sold direct rather than through a counter, so the spend goes into the dome and the plating. Returns within fourteen calendar days of delivery, unworn and as they came.
