Allison D.
Ideal_Rock
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Gotcha. Sorry for the confusion; I tried to answer all concerns in one succinct post and it appears to have confused the issue.Date: 2/17/2009 2:29:28 PM
Author: musey
This is what I meant:
The fixed leverbacks you posted above were pretty widely available at the time I decided to move to leverback, but I''ve always disliked the fixed position version. To me, a diamond sparkles most when it can move, and limiting its range of motion by trussing it onto the leverback seems counterintuitive. The benefit to having it fixed is that it helps the stone to always face forward, but for me it comes at the cost of the sparkle factor and that''s what I enjoy most about diamonds.
I''ve found that my eye is caught much more by free-swinging jewelry, and it makes even more sense to me with diamonds. Rings sparkle so much because the hand is constantly in motion, so for an earring, it seemed natural to want dangles where the diamond could freely move.