Strength, intelligence, and good fortune are the symbolic associations worth offering with a topaz gift. These traits accumulated across European, Asian, and indigenous American traditions.
Elemental Detail
Leverback findings in 14k, 18k, or 22k gold, platinum, or sterling silver make no contact with the piercing channel through any base metal surface. The noble metals themselves are not associated with the nickel-type contact reactions that cause piercing sensitivity, and in fine jewelry the finding material matches the earring throughout.
Meet The Maker
Internationally recognized fine jewelry houses and designer collections answered the sterling silver luxury question some time ago by making it their standard metal, allowing the material's luxury segment position to reflect industry practice rather than aspiration.