14k White Gold Black Diamond Studs (1 cttw)

I love the look of these and want to buy them. Thank you so much celeste for putting up a picture on an actual ear. That helps alot. There are good and bad reviews about it. And some has bought these for less than 50 buck. Now I'm having second thoughts, am I going to pay too much for these? I don't know.

I was able to take advantage of a deep discounted sale on these. I knew not to expect much, but I've never seen a black diamond before, so I was intrigued.

When I got the earrings, they looked ok (I plan to add some diamond jackets in the future), but way smaller than anticipated. I really don't think the "1 cttw" is accurate. 1/2 ct stones are larger than these. In any case, you do get what you pay for, and they seem to be a fair value at the price I paid. At full price, these babies would have taken a round trip!

Amazon has serious quality control issues in their jewelry department, and these earrings are a perfect example. They fall far short of the advertised 4.5 mm. They are very pretty earrings, but I don't believe the ones I received were anywhere near 1 cttw. None of the jewelry stores I went to carried black diamond studs, so I couldn't compare them to pairs that were actually had their weight certified. The backs are very loose, so much so that I'm sure I will be paranoid when I wear them, checking my ears all night long. I did decide to keep them, since I got them for such a good price. Please see my customer image of this item.

The first set came the wrong size (too small). Luckily, I had a metric measurement handy for this. I contacted Amazon, who initially sent me a reply as to the size they are supposed to be (thinking I didn't know how to measure them). So, I replied with the fact they still were too small (3 to 3.25mm versus the 4.5mm they are supposed to be). They did send out replacements (which were quite obviously larger than the first set).

While they did come through on this, it put a bad feeling in me about ordering gifts that might be sent directly to the recipient from thier jewelry selection (especially when the total carot weight matters).

I may order again for myself (these are for a gift anyhow, but I had them sent to me first), but not for any gift that goes directly to the recipient after this experience in ordering jewelry.

Purchased for my wife; look a lot bigger than they actually are! Returned promptly!!!