I almost got the .5 carat total weight earrings that had more but smaller diamonds.  Am I glad I got these instead.  They're incredibly white and brilliant.  For the price you cannot find anything locally that even comes close.  I looked and looked and all the local places wanted $1000 for something similar.  Now these are not the size of quarters and they won't make Elizabeth Taylor happy but for your special someone who has a reasonable budget these are fantastic.