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GARNET & SEA PEARL EARRINGS, 14K GOLD FILLED POST

Why buy glass pearls when you can have the real thing? These elegant earrings can go from office to evening wear. They have a pair of 4mm garnets set in 14K gold-filled posts. I've added real cultured sea pearls, (approximately 7.5 mm near round) with a very nice luster with 14K gold-filled head pins and clutch backs. The loops I used to attach the pearls are not open, but wire-wrapped, so they are made to last.

Shipped in a gift box on request.

In order for jewelry components to be labeled as "Gold filled" they must have at least 1/20, or 5% of their weight in actual gold. Gold plated, however, is not regulated, and normally is only a very thin (like 7 millionths of an inch) layer of gold. What this means is that when you buy gold plated items, the gold will wear off. Gold filled items are always a better value than gold-plated. They are an affordable alternative to solid gold. If you care for them properly (by not using harsh cleaners, etc.) gold-filled items should last a lifetime.

cultured sea pearl, garnet, 14k gold filled