topic Re: Questions about Omega backs in Jewelry

Questions about Omega backs

depglass — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:58:35 GMT

I've never bought Omega back earrings because they seemed too big and bulky. However certain styles that appeal to me now have this backing. So I need to know 1. Are they comfortable? 2. Are they secure?

Re: Questions about Omega backs

twinsister — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:15:45 GMT

I love omega back earrings and prefer them over snap bar closures. For me the earrings fit better on my ear and are more secure. I have tried some that did pinch my ear lobe, but most have been comfortable.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

LindaSal — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:20:34 GMT

Omega backs are the best IMO. Comfy and secure. I highly recommend them.

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on the bay — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:23:16 GMT

@depglass -

I do think it depends on who makes them.

I had one from Judith Ripka and had to return it because it hurt so much.

So I knew never to order earrings from her.

Another I still have and love from a designer on QVC who is no longer selling here, (forgot the name), are very comfortable and very secure.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

sunshine 919 — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:41:15 GMT

@LindaSal wrote:
Omega backs are the best IMO. Comfy and secure. I highly recommend them.

I agree, very secure and comforable. I also like the clicker backs. You just put them on and click them in

Re: Questions about Omega backs

SANNA — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:49:01 GMT

They are great if done well. All the high end jewelers use them almost primerely( except hoops and studs)

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IMW — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:24:01 GMT

Can't wear them, they squeeze my ear lobes and I get

cysts. I've even had jewelers adjust them- no good.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:37:18 GMT

They are extremely secure but I find they're often too tight and pinch. It's tempting to fool with them to loosen but you can ruin them in a flash. I always take them to my jeweler for adjustment. Then they're very comfortable.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

Shanus — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:26:24 GMT

@depglass wrote:
I've never bought Omega back earrings because they seemed too big and bulky. However certain styles that appeal to me now have this backing. So I need to know 1. Are they comfortable? 2. Are they secure?

Good morning @depglass . Omega backs usually need to be adjusteded in 2 places to make them comfortable...the bottom hinged area and the post either adjusted up or down to have them sit higher on the ear and not as tightly. I prefer them, but unlike a post/butterfly clutch, one size does not fit all.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

Shanus — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:24:30 GMT

@SANNA wrote:
They are great if done well. All the high end jewelers use them almost primerely( except hoops and studs)

@SANNA They are best on a larger, heavy earring because they do balance the weight on the ear.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

Shanus — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:52:17 GMT

Any earring w/ a post can have the omega portion added by a jeweler, as long as the back of the earring is large enough.

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Shanus — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 01:48:12 GMT

I made these w/ a post. Too heavy and had to have omega backs added.

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silkyk — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:01:25 GMT

The only 2 earrings (and they of course were pricey ones) I ever lost had omega backs. Must have caught in my hair (twice) and popped open or something but when I went to take them off.... one MIA....hate that. I pass on omega backs now no matter how pretty.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

faeriemoon — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:34:55 GMT

I find they hold the earring upright better. I have thin earlobes, and a larger stud earring always falls forward when I wear post and clutch earrings. Most of the time I wear tiny snap-bar hoops, but if I need to wear a post earring my preference is the omega back. I imagine they don't feel pinchy on me because my lobes are thin. Perhaps they are painful on thicker lobes.

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songbird — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:28:10 GMT

Can't wear them. I have very small ears and ear lobes. I wear mostly hoops. The really high end jewelry are the Omega backs. Especially gold. They have more gold then the other kind of earrings. They usually are the most expensive anyway. Have a small face, so I wear small stud or small hoops.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

SilleeMee — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:49:41 GMT

Not all omega-backs are created equal. Some are not as secure as others and those can be pulled off your ear rather easily so you can lose your earring that way. The ones that feel tight on the ear maybe more secure, but they can also be uncomfortable, too.

Re: Questions about Omega backs

Shanus — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:24:16 GMT

Forgot to add that the earrings I made that were posted earlier in the thread were cast, also silver w/ 14K down the center. When omega backs had to be added, I didn't have equipment to accommodate that. I had a jeweler replace the findings. He could also adjust them to my comfort level and I wear them often.