Strata Mixed-Metal Diamond Oval Earrings – Bronze & Silver

The Strata Mixed-Metal Diamond Oval Earrings by HerbertandWilks are handcrafted in Mt Eden, Auckland, combining warm bronze and solid sterling silver with a flush-set lab-grown diamond in each charm. Designed as part of the Strata Collection, they celebrate surface, story, and sustainable craftsmanship — jewellery that feels sculptural, tactile, and personal. Each pair reflects the HerbertandWilks ethos: timeless design, conscious materials, and the quiet beauty of hand-made work from New Zealand.

Radiant and sculptural, the Strata Mixed-Metal Diamond Oval Earrings are the hero of the Strata Collection — where Golden bronze, cool silver, and a quiet diamond spark come together in balance.

Each earring features a solid sterling-silver oval front, engraved with a fine starburst pattern that radiates from a raised centre, where a 3 mm lab-grown diamond is flush-set. Behind it sits a textured golden-bronze frame, echoing the irregular marks of hand-worked wax. Together they create depth, light, and movement — a composition that feels both deliberate and instinctive.

Handcrafted in Mt Eden, Auckland, these earrings embody the HerbertandWilks philosophy: timeless design, organic form, and the human touch visible in every surface.

About the Strata Collection

Born from textured wax and the marks of making, the Strata Collection captures how surface becomes story. Each piece combines sculpted silver and warm bronze tones, occasionally accented with lab-grown diamonds, topaz, or pearls. The result is jewellery that feels tactile, expressive, and deeply wearable — a balance of raw form and refined craft.

Design Details

• Material: Golden bronze (frame) and solid sterling silver (front)

• Gemstone: 3 mm lab-grown diamond, flush-set

• Earring style: Small sterling-silver hoops with removable mixed-metal oval charms

• Charm length: 32 mm Charm width: 10 mm

• Weight: Approx. 6.6 g per pair (3.3 g each)

• Finish: Bronze frame with deep Strata texture; silver ovals hand-textured front and back in a sunburst pattern

• Origin: Handcrafted in Mt Eden, Auckland

About the Diamonds

Modern brilliance, consciously made.
Each lab-grown diamond in the HerbertandWilks Strata Collection is created using the same elemental process as natural diamonds — carbon, heat, and time — but without the environmental impact of mining.

For HerbertandWilks collectors, that matters. You’re drawn to jewellery that feels intentional, beautiful, and kind to the world. Lab-grown diamonds embody that balance:

• Sustainable choice — grown in controlled environments using renewable energy, leaving a lighter footprint on the planet.

• Pure and radiant — free from natural inclusions, they offer exceptional clarity and a soft, even sparkle that catches the light with quiet confidence.

• Modern simplicity — luminous, understated, timeless — diamonds that align with contemporary values.

For those who wear HerbertandWilks, these stones aren’t about replication — they’re about evolution.
A conscious way to carry light.

Custom Options

Prefer natural diamonds or 9 ct / 14ct / 18 ct gold?
Each pair can be crafted to order.
Please contact me directly for a quote and timeframe.

Why You’ll Love Them

For collectors who appreciate the balance of craft and light, these earrings capture quiet radiance. The sunburst texture catches light from every angle, while the warm bronze frame grounds the sparkle in something honest and handmade — sculptural, luminous, and unmistakably HerbertandWilks.

About the Maker

HerbertandWilks is the studio of Sally Herbert, a New Zealand contemporary designer and jewellery maker based in Mt Eden, Auckland.
From her workshop beneath Maungawhau / Mt Eden, Sally creates handcrafted pieces that celebrate texture, form, and the quiet marks of making. Each design blends traditional techniques with a modern, sculptural sensibility — jewellery that feels personal, wearable, and deeply connected to its maker.
Rooted in craft and story, HerbertandWilks offers small-batch collections made to be worn every day and treasured for a lifetime.