Diamond Ear Crawlers in 18k White Gold, 0.50 ct

18k white gold · 14 diamonds, 0.50 ct total weight

Fourteen diamonds totaling half a carat, which is a substantial weight for a crawler. At an average of 0.036 carats apiece these are larger than the melee normally used in this shape, so the stones read as individual diamonds rather than dissolving into a pave field. White gold keeps the setting colorless and lets the stones do all the work.

A crawler runs along the ear instead of dropping from it, so the lobe supports the weight and nothing swings. That matters at half a carat. Earrings carrying this much stone in a drop format are the ones that come off halfway through an evening.