the hoops themselves are pretty lightweight - I could live with that for the price...BUT...the hooks that are supposed to go through the ear are almost non-existent they are soooo incredibly thin, and the hook they are supposed to snap into.,....well they are almost as thin, flimsy and week...They are just too scary to wear as is, I fear they will break right off and will be lost.  I will take these to my local jeweler and see if it is even recommended that I try to enhance their wearablity by changing the hooks and snaps, depending on how much they would charge as well just to upgrade them.  For $234.00 I expected a little bit better.