Earrings, Tiffany Victoria, HW Lily or Cartier Maillon Panthere?

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Dear Jewelry Lovers, could you please help me choose which one of the three earrings below I should get?

I'm building my small platinum/wg collection and very interested in the three earrings below. I tried the first two in store, loving both and haven't tried in the third one yet. I'm looking for sth flexible, that can be dressed up and down, can be worn daily or casually with tshirt and jeans, sth not too feminine/girly. I already have VCA YG paved Alhambra earrings, and not a fan of the frivole series. So I'm looking for sth in different style. I appreciate your opinions and help. Thank you!

1. Tiffany Victoria, Medium, Platinum setting

https://www.tiffany.com/jewelry/ear...-GRP11459/tiffany-victoria-earrings-63106380/

2. HW Lily Cluster Post earrings, Small, Platinum setting

https://www.harrywinston.com/en/pro...er-small-platinum-diamond-earrings-eadppo1mlc

3. Cartier Maillon Panthere hoops, WG setting

https://www.cartier.com/en-us/jewel...earrings-3-diamond-paved-rows-CRB8032600.html
 
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I think the Tiffany earrings are both dressy and casual. The shape is elegant and classic and very wearable..

The HW pair aren't shown on a model so it's hard to see how they sit and how much ear they cover. I don't, personally, see these as interesting/flexible as they appear quite dressy, but that's only my opinion and no offence to anyone who loves them!

The Cartier ones also appear quite dressy to me which may limit how often they are worn.

Also, if you have a second hole piercing, the Tiffany ones may suit that, too, and therefore be more flexible.
 
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I think you should add a poll. But I like the Victoria earrings or the hoops. Though I lean towards Victoria.

The lily earrings are apt to rotate, but I think they only look good in one direction. So I would not want that, since they’re directionally limiting.

The hoops are a nice piece, because they won’t get weirdly aligned. Also I like that they have some width to them.

The Victoria earrings are nice because they use larger whole diamonds, instead of just being round pave stones crammed into a setting. They’re probably the most iconic from the three options, and I like the marquise usage. Also, the rotation of the earrings wouldn’t bother me, and they can be worn everyday. You get bigger light reflections with bigger diamond facets, so the Victoria earrings will be more sparkly from a distance — especially since they’re almost double the total carat weight spread across 8 stones. That’s 0.115 carats each. As opposed to Cartier hoops, which has that micropave 0.014 carats for each stone. And the Harry Winston, which offers an even smaller stone size at 0.005
 
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Thanks again for everyone’s feedback!
The cartier store I visited in Honolulu doesn’t have the hoops in stock. So I need to find them to try on in my local store. I’ll pass the HW lily. Given the price of Victoria medium, I’m debating on Victoria, cartier hoops, Galanterie studs, and VCA HW perlee clover hoops. Decision, decision, decision ….
 
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Another vote for the Tiffany Victoria. I have these and they are so versatile, dressy to casual and have a lot of presence and sparkle from the larger diamonds. They definitely look a lot more sparkly than pave set earrings I have from Roberto Coin. I've gotten a lot of compliments on them, even from men, on mine, and I can't say I've ever seen them on another in person despite traveling a lot for work. I do love the Galanterie studs too but I would start with the Victoria. The hoops I think are a bit more limiting and trendy. Good luck!
 
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