Baguette Earrings: A Guide to the Modern Diamond Earring

Short answer: Baguette earrings are made with rectangular baguette diamonds. Instead of the sparkle of round stones, they give a clean, mirror-like, modern light. The most loved designs are bar earrings, baguette hoops, baguette drops and earrings that mix baguette and round stones. When choosing, look at how well the stones match, the channel or prong setting, and how the earring sits on the ear.

Baguette earring designs

Bar earrings

A slim bar of baguettes set one below the other. It creates a vertical line of light on the ear and makes the face look long and graceful. Short bars are ideal for every day, long bars for special occasions.

Baguette hoops

Small hoops set with baguettes along the front. They sit close to the ear and do not catch; a modern choice to wear every day.

Baguette drops

A small stone above and a pendant or drop of baguettes below. They catch the light as you move.

Mixed arrangement

Designs in which baguette and round stones alternate; the clean light of the baguette together with the sparkle of the round.

Why baguette earrings?

• A modern look: geometric, clean lines; very chic with simple clothes.
• A different light: the step cut gives broad, calm reflections. What is the baguette cut?
• Set harmony: they speak the same language as a baguette ring and a baguette necklace. Baguette necklace · diamond sets.

What to check when choosing

How well the stones match

Because the stones in baguette earrings are set one below the other or side by side, their length, width and colour must be the same. A single mismatched stone breaks the line of the bar. That is why baguette work needs care in choosing and setting the stones.

Clarity

The step cut shows the inside of the stone more openly, so clarity matters a little more for baguettes than for round stones. The clarity scale.

Setting

Baguettes are usually held in a channel setting (between two metal walls) or by prongs at their corners. A channel setting protects the stones and stops the earring catching on hair.

Matching the face shape

Vertical bar earrings make round and square faces look longer; baguette hoops balance long faces. Earrings by face shape.

Baguettes with lab-grown diamonds

Because baguette earrings have many stones, lab-grown diamonds are one of the choices that help the budget most: the same money buys whiter stones that match each other better. The earring designs made in our workshop are in the gallery; category: diamond earrings.

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