A broken or worn earring post is a standard repair. A jeweler can resolder or replace the post in matching precious metal without touching the front decorative element, restoring full function to the earring.
Skilled Craftsmanship
Open a quality hinge and the resistance is the same at every point through the arc. Close it and there is a distinct click, the barrel-and-pin components seating against each other precisely.
Stone Story
Crystal glass is relatively soft. It scratches under everyday contact and loses surface clarity over time. Cubic zirconia, at 8 to 8.5 on the Mohs scale, holds its facet edges and polished surfaces considerably longer. Optically, CZ also has a higher refractive index than leaded glass, producing more light return from the same cut geometry.