These warm, golden-brown vintage-style dangle earrings pair tiger's eye cabochons with rhodium silver worked in a distinctly retro pattern. The stone is a variety of quartz famed for its cat's eye effect - a silky band of light glides across the surface with every turn of the head, catching the temple differently from the static glint of metal. In old-world jewelry craft, tiger's eye was associated with stability and inner balance, lending these earrings a simple, symbolic character. The dangle form lets the stone follow the line of the neck and hair without weighing down the ear.

For this pair we chose two tiger's eye stones of matched, warm tone, so the set reads calm and symmetrical, with the stone's natural pattern free of distracting blotches. Good stones of this kind are becoming harder to find, and silver keeps rising in price, so buying at this price makes sense today. The rhodium plating protects the silver from tarnishing and keeps its shine through daily wear, and the silver itself is refined metal of sterling silver 925, of European quality. The alloy contains no nickel, so the earrings can be worn without worry about skin irritation. Each piece bears the French maker's mark, which guarantees the origin of the metal.

Medium-sized and weighing 3.6 grams, these earrings pair well with urban casual wear - a white shirt, plain jeans and a leather jacket - where the stone's warm tone livens up cooler shades in an outfit. With hair down, the cabochons emerge with movement; with hair up, they reveal the line of the neck and accentuate its shape. This is a pair that holds up equally well through a busy day and an evening out, with no need to change jewelry.