i cannot testify to the quality long term, because i just received this in the mail an hour ago, they are simply beautiful, they sparkle, the platinum looks great.....

if an earring is not 14k gold my ears break out, i am praying this platinum coating will work for me since in the past year i have lost 3 14k gold earrings, the last one with a diamondique in it.....

with the cost of gold going up, cannot afford to lose earrings like that anymore, so i opted for this and as far as looks, they are equal in beauty to the real thing....

this is the second pair of earrings i purchased from the amazon collection, and i have been satisfied with both pairs......