Diamond Cluster Earrings from The Diamond Store.co.uk

Earrings are often the most visible jewelry on women and enhance their neck and face. There us nothing more flattering than a cluster of diamonds sparkling with brilliance and reflecting a woman’s hair and eyes.

Comfortable fittings on earrings have come about by a process of trial and error with the earliest earrings being worn by the Ancients Greeks. They were originally tiny images of gods, but became so large that their ears could not support the weight and the earrings became suspended past the shoulders.   Earrings experienced a somewhat slow development until the last century starting with just wire posts, then a hook was used, screws then backed the earrings and finally clips came into in use.

Diamond cluster earrings are designed to carry a group of gems tightly packed together making one large unit. Because of all the different cuts and shapes for diamonds they come in a number of different designs such as flowers and stars – all of them mounted and arranged in a way to ensure maximum dazzle.   They offer something different from the traditional diamond stud, hoop or huggy earrings and can be worn by everyone, and not only those with long swan-like necks as in the case of diamond chandelier earrings!

Four characteristics determine the quality of diamonds: the cut expresses depth, width, and facets of the stone: carat is the weight with total carat weight being the combined weight of all the diamonds in the cluster: clear and colourless diamonds have the greatest value but these are often not something that are so noticeable in diamond cluster earrings which means that cheaper stones can be used. But if you have the money to spend, then go for all four Cs – cut, carat, clarity and colour – and get the best quality available. 

Diamond cluster earrings do not have to contain the best diamonds to still look a million dollars.