Well, I read the reviews after I purchased these. I wasn't too concerned about the garnet vs. brown in color issue ~ I figured either way they were attractive. I was concerned about the issue of the stones falling out.

I bought these for my sister-n-law ~ she has fairly exquisite taste ~ when she received them, she called a RAVED about them. Said they were a darker than garnet red, but shined brilliantly in the light, that the silver work was BEAUtiful, and that she had worn them all day, with no indication that they were poorly constructed. She didn't mention anything about them being flat on one side. So, I give these a way thumbs up.