Sterling Silver 8mm 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, 8 mm across. Dimension is the diameter across the face.

At 8 mm the stud covers most of the lobe. This is the size where the weight of the metal starts to be felt, and where a secure back matters.

Specification

• Metal: sterling silver (925)
• Style: Dome Stud
• Diameter: 8 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.