Oval Diamond Hoop Earrings in 14K White Gold | Two Sided | 2.0 cttw

An oval hoop runs with the line of the jaw instead of cutting across it. Its long axis is vertical, so the shape lengthens the space it occupies rather than widening it, and people who find round hoops heavy against their face tend to land here for that reason alone.

Setting both faces matters more on an oval than on a circle. A round hoop presents roughly the same silhouette from anywhere, but an oval shows its long side to someone standing beside you and its narrow edge to someone in front of you, so a single-sided setting would fall quiet through half the views the earring actually gets. These carry 2 carats of round brilliants set on both faces. Two carats spread around a hoop also reads differently from two carats in a pair of studs. The weight is divided into many small returns that move with you, rather than two fixed points of light.

The round brilliant is the cut engineered to send light back up through the table rather than leak it out the pavilion, which is why it holds its brightness at small sizes where fancy shapes go flat. Set in 14K white gold, on a secure clasp, at between three and four grams for the pair.

Covered by the DEEVE lifetime warranty.