Fastenings

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The fastening is the method in which the diamond earrings are adorned to the ear.  The most common diamond earrings fastenings are the following:

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Screw Back Fastenings

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Diamond Earrings with screw back fastenings are the most common.  Screw backs have a threaded post and an attached nut to afix to the ear.  It has to be fully unscrewed to come off.

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Butterfly Fastenings

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Diamond Earrings with butterfly fastenings, also known as push back fastenings, come with a pin that pushes into the fastening.  These fastenings are not as safe as screw back.

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Leverback Fastenings

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Diamond Earrings with leverback fastenings are made with an enclosure that bends and latches behind the ear.

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Snap Closure Fastenings

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Diamond Earrings with snap closure fastenings have a hinge in the middle dividing the earrings in half.  A post is afixed to the open earring and clicks into the other earring half.

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Omega Back Fastenings

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Diamond earrings with omega back fastenings have an "omega" shaped loop and attaches with a hinge.  The shape looks like the Greek letter "omega".

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Clip-On Earrings

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Diamond clip-on earrings are easy to afix to an ear via a magnetic clip.  These can come off the ear fairly easily and not recommended for expensive diamond earrings.

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