9ct Yellow Gold Italian Plain Hoop Earrings 2mm Tube 40mm Diameter

This pair of hoop earrings is 9ct yellow gold, formed from 2 mm tube with an inside diameter of 40 mm Ñ 44 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 40 mm the hoop drops past the jaw. A deliberate statement size Ñ and the size at which hollow tube construction stops being a detail and starts being the reason the earring is wearable all day. A 2 mm tube is the fine end of the range: the hoop reads as a clean drawn line rather than a band of metal, and sits lightly in the piercing.

Specification

• Metal: 9ct yellow gold (375)
• Style: Plain Hoop
• Tube: 2 mm
• Inside diameter: 40 mm
• Outside diameter: 44 mm
• Construction: Tube
• Finish: 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.