Some might say"delicate" which is an accurate description if you are simply looking at them in a box but once you hold them up for scrutiny you first have to attempt to untangle these tiny loops that are not soldered closed so the tiny open cut in each tiny loop catches. The positive is they are sterling silver, they are dangling without weight to pull on your ear lobes, as they are quite light. I thought they would be better crafted than they are in reality, so I would not have purchased these if I saw them in a store as they look much better in the photo.