Sterling Silver 10mm Dome Stud Earrings

A dome stud is a hemisphere on a post Ñ half a ball, flat to the lobe. It presents one continuous curved surface with no facets and no edges, so what it returns is a single moving highlight rather than scatter. The flat back means it sits closer to the lobe than a full ball of the same diameter, and reads wider for its height.

This pair is sterling silver, 10 mm across. Dimension is the diameter across the face.

At 10 mm this is the largest size in the range and effectively a statement earring, covering the lobe and standing clear of it.

Specification

• Metal: sterling silver (925)
• Style: Dome Stud
• Diameter: 10 mm
• Profile: Hemisphere, flat back
• Finish: Polished
• Sold as: Pair

Sterling silver is 925 parts per thousand fine silver, the balance copper. The copper is what makes it workable Ñ fine silver on its own is too soft to hold a form Ñ and it is also why sterling tarnishes: the copper reacts with sulphur in the air. Tarnish is a surface film, not corrosion. It polishes off with a silver cloth and the metal beneath is unchanged.

Care. Store silver in a closed box or a zip bag when it is not being worn Ñ tarnish is driven by air, not by wear, so the pieces you wear least are the ones that darken first. Sold as a pair.