Solitaire Moissanite Earrings Studs in Sterling Silver

One stone. Six ways to wear it.

A solitaire stud is the least complicated thing in jewelry and the hardest to fake, because there is nowhere for a dull stone to hide. These use lab-created moissanite, a real stone that the maker grades VVS1 for clarity and D for colour, held in a simple four-prong basket of 925 sterling silver. Moissanite throws more coloured fire than crystal does, which is why it flashes rainbow rather than white when you turn your head. Choose the cut that suits the ear: a pointed pear, a soft oval, a heart, a marquise, or the clean rectangles of the radiant and octagon cuts.

• Lab-created moissanite. Maker-stated VVS1 clarity, D colour
• 925 sterling silver, hypoallergenic posts
• Six cuts: pear 1ct, oval 2ct, heart 1.8ct, marquise 2ct, radiant 2ct, octagon 2ct
• Pear measures 8 x 5 mm
• Four-prong basket setting, push backs

Waterproof, so wear them in the shower and the sea. Store them sealed between wears, and a soft silver cloth brings the shine straight back.