9ct Yellow Gold Faceted Profile Fancy Hoop Earrings 3mm Tube 20mm Diameter

A faceted-profile hoop replaces the round outer surface of the tube with flat cut faces. Each face returns light on its own, so the hoop reads as a run of separate flashes rather than one continuous gleam Ñ nearer the effect of a diamond-cut chain than of a plain polished ring.

This pair of hoop earrings is 9ct yellow gold, formed from 3 mm tube with an inside diameter of 20 mm Ñ 26 mm measured across the outside, which is the figure to compare against a hoop you already own. Tube is what makes a hoop of any size wearable. The wall of the tube carries the shape and the hollow centre carries no weight at all, so the hoop stays light in the piercing even as the diameter grows.

At 20 mm this is the classic everyday hoop: it drops a little below the lobe and sits forward of the jaw. If you are buying one hoop size and only one, this is the size most people reach for. A 3 mm tube gives the hoop a visible band of metal, with more surface to catch light and more weight in the lobe. It is the gauge to choose when you want the hoop to read as substantial rather than fine.

Specification

• Metal: 9ct yellow gold (375)
• Style: Faceted Profile Hoop
• Tube: 3 mm
• Inside diameter: 20 mm
• Outside diameter: 26 mm
• Construction: Tube
• Finish: Faceted and polished
• Sold as: Pair

9ct yellow gold is 375 parts per thousand fine gold. The alloy content makes it harder and more scratch-resistant than 18ct, which is why it has stayed the Australian standard for jewellery worn every day.

Servicing. Tube is hollow, which is what keeps the hoop light Ñ and it is also the limit of what can be done to it. A tube hoop cannot be resized, and a crushed or kinked section generally cannot be brought back, so store hoops where they cannot be compressed or sat on. Sold as a pair.