Harry Winston Stud Earrings

[taitai_s]

I was recently shopping for a pair of 2ct - 3ct (total weight) diamond studs. I must have been feeling particularly courageous because I found myself in Harry Winston a few weekends ago, having always been a bit intimidated by the store.

I am glad I went in; I saw the prettiest stud earrings in a unique setting.

Have any of you seen this setting up close? Looking from the setting''s profile, the basket is actually tilted 30 degrees or so; I think this adjusts for any drooping on the earlobe. In terms of pricing, 2ct studs were in the high $20k-mid $30K, depending on quality.

I didn''t end up getting my earrings from there, but I can''t get those HW ones out of my mind!

 

[JulieN]

Off-set three prongs by Roseco, picture from Wink:

 

[Jelly]

Very cool idea!

 

[kenny]

The post is not centered on the basket, rather it is positioned where the diamond is closest.
This uses gravity to ensure it remains at the right angle.
Very clever.

I can't imagine it would cost much more (especially compared to the stone's cost) to make all studs like this in the future; after all it's just an idea.
I wonder if that idea could be patended.

I love simple clever things like this.

 

[valeria101]

Date: 4/14/2006 8:23:57 PM
Author: kenny

I can't imagine it would cost much more (especially compared to the stone's cost) to make all studs like this in the future;

This isn't new at all, and there are many 'strategies' to straighten heavy (or not to heavy) stud earrings depending on their size - off center and/or bent pegs, beads and... this sort of thing. Even on very small studs off center pegs make a world of sense if the earrings need to stay in a certain position (i.e are not round). I don't understand much why diamond studs get the least thoughtful settings... almost as a rule

The offset baskets are quite fool proof, if set low enough - the ones in the picture seem quite a bit deeper than the HW ones. And there's a trick with these settings - if your ears do support the weight to begin with, with these settings the stones end up facing the sky in a funny way. The baskets are not easy to adjust to one's ears, but there are alternative 'tricks' for that - as long as the earrings get custom made. For 2-3 cts earrings... it makes sense