Why You'll Love It

The Elyra Emerald Drop Studs are the most architectural piece in our emerald earring collection — a pear-cut lab-grown emerald bezel-set at the top, a round brilliant lab-grown diamond bezel-set directly below, the two stones connected by a slim gold bridge that holds them in a vertical two-stone drop configuration. At 8mm tall and 4mm wide, the Elyra is longer than a conventional stud and shorter than a drop earring — it occupies the precise space between the two categories, sitting close to the lobe while extending just enough below the piercing to create movement and visual interest. The bezel setting — a continuous rim of gold wrapped around each stone — gives the Elyra a clean, modern profile: no prongs, no claws, just the smooth gold rim and the vivid green emerald above the white diamond below, the two stones reading as a single vertical composition.

Stone Details

• Top stone: Pear-cut lab-grown emerald, bezel-set
• Bottom stone: Round brilliant lab-grown diamond, bezel-set
• Total stone weight: 0.35ct (both earrings combined)
• Earring dimensions: 8mm tall × 4mm wide
• Emerald: Lab-grown, vivid green, eye-clean
• Diamond: Lab-grown, colorless
• Conflict-free, ethically sourced
• Sold as a pair

Design Details

• Dimensions: 8mm × 4mm per earring
• Setting: Full bezel on both stones — continuous gold rim, no prongs
• Configuration: Vertical two-stone drop — pear emerald above, round diamond below
• Bridge: Slim solid 14K gold connector between the two bezels
• Closure: Pushback (butterfly back) — secure, comfortable, all-day wear
• Available in: 14K Yellow Gold, 14K White Gold, 14K Rose Gold

The Bezel Setting

The bezel setting — a continuous rim of gold wrapped around the girdle of each stone, holding it securely with no prongs — is the most protective and most modern setting in fine jewelry. In the Elyra, both the pear emerald and the round diamond are bezel-set, giving the earring a completely smooth profile: no raised prongs to catch on hair or fabric, no claws to bend or break, just the clean gold rim and the stone surface. The bezel setting also frames each stone with a thin line of gold that emphasizes its shape — the teardrop silhouette of the pear emerald and the perfect circle of the round diamond — creating a two-stone composition that is as graphic as it is brilliant. The full bezel is also the most secure setting for emeralds, which are more brittle than diamonds and benefit from the complete circumferential support that a bezel provides.

The Vertical Drop Configuration

The vertical two-stone drop configuration of the Elyra — pear emerald above, round diamond below, connected by a slim gold bridge — creates a silhouette that reads as a single elongated shape from a distance and reveals its two distinct stones up close. The pear emerald at the top is oriented with its rounded base upward and its point downward, tapering toward the bridge that connects it to the round diamond below — a configuration that creates a continuous visual flow from the piercing down through the emerald, through the bridge, and into the diamond at the base. The result is an earring that appears to drip from the lobe: vivid green at the top, white fire at the bottom, the two colors separated by the slim gold bridge.

Why Lab-Grown Stones?

Both the emerald and the diamond in the Elyra are lab-grown — chemically, physically, and optically identical to their mined counterparts, grown in controlled environments that produce stones with greater consistency, greater clarity, and greater ethical transparency than mined stones. Lab-grown emeralds are especially well-suited to the bezel setting: the full circumferential support of the bezel protects the emerald from the chipping and fracturing that can affect prong-set natural emeralds, and the consistency of lab-grown stones ensures that the emerald in each earring is matched for color and clarity.

Craftsmanship Specs

• Metal: Solid 14K Gold (Yellow, White, or Rose)
• Dimensions: 8mm × 4mm per earring
• Top stone: Pear-cut lab-grown emerald, full bezel-set
• Bottom stone: Round brilliant lab-grown diamond, full bezel-set
• Total stone weight: 0.35ct (pair)
• Bridge: Slim solid 14K gold connector
• Closure: Pushback (butterfly back)
• Sold as a pair
• Handcrafted in our Queens, NYC workshop

Our Story

In our Queens atelier, the Elyra was designed around a single observation: that the most interesting earrings are the ones that occupy unexpected proportions. The 8mm × 4mm format — taller than a stud, narrower than a drop — was chosen because it creates a silhouette that is immediately recognizable as something different from either category. The vertical two-stone configuration was chosen because it is the most efficient way to combine two different stones in a single earring: stacked vertically, the pear emerald and the round diamond read as a single composition rather than two separate elements. Named for the constellation Lyra — the lyre, the instrument of Apollo, the bringer of light — the Elyra is an earring that carries two kinds of light: the vivid green of the emerald and the white fire of the diamond.

What's Included

• Elyra Emerald Drop Studs (pair) in your chosen metal
• Black Pearl of Queens signature gift box
• Ready-to-gift packaging

Production & Shipping

Made to order in 7–10 business days. Complimentary insured shipping on all U.S. orders. International shipping available.

Handcrafted in New York City | Lab-Grown Emerald & Diamond | Solid 14K Gold | Lifetime Warranty