It is not known from which date had the earrings as a fashion accessory started its journey. Even in the ancient India as depicted in the epics, the practice of wearing earrings was quite common among the aristocratic class. In the modern age this was a popular practice among the soldiers of the Persian Empire. However, from the 20s of the last century, especially in the Western Europe this fashion got popularized among the women and among the men from the 1960s resulting from the notion piercing wearing of diamond ear stud became popular. These days wearing diamond ear stud is no longer a matter to be looked upon, but has been regarded as the most common type of earring of men.

However, it must be said that diamond ear stud is not any private dominion of the men rather they are also smartly worn by the women. However, the women need to know some well maintained secrets about the setting styles and how appropriate they are for fitting the ear, when they are determined to wear the diamond ear studs. It is for the knowledge of the interested women, that on the basis of the setting, a diamond stud can either droop downward, or sit smartly forward on the ear lob. Therefore, those who are interested to have diamond ear stud, must keep in concern that it is indeed a shame to invest in a pair of diamonds having a sloppy appearance when worn. So, what to do? The first and foremost task is to get rid of the smaller stones. Now if you are buying one half carat or less total weight, then just about any setting style will be fine because it happens to be of a very light weight. There are also several people who prefer to buy one carat, two carat or larger pair of earrings, in that case there is a growing need to consider the setting style! In that case, the basic need is to get acquainted with the three basic setting styles, that are imperative for the diamond ear stud. The first in this respect is the Crown style settings. It has been fund that by and large, most of the jewelers do sell a crown style setting that in its turn pushes the diamond forward. It is nothing but the heavy weight of this setting that will often cause the earring to droop downward in the ear lobe, resulting in an embarrassed and sloppy look. It has been opined by many that the crown style setting looks like a solid metal cup with oval cutouts extending into the four prongs, made especially for securing the diamond.
 
On the other hand the basket style settings and martini style settings happen to be quite difference. While in case of the former the better and prospective diamond studs are mounted deep in a basket setting, balancing the weight more evenly and resulting in an earring that in general displays more or less straight forward in the ear. But keep it in mind that the basket setting is by no means a solid metal. One of its significant traits is, it is lighter open wire and appears like a hoop at the bottom with four perpendicular prong wires, and a second hoop near the top. When any prospective purchaser moves with the intention of buying, he/she will found the diamond as set low in the basket with the basic intention of keeping the center of gravity in proximity to the ear lobe, for the sake of a proper fitting. While in the case of martini style settings the back of the diamond is stationed at the nearest point against the ear lobe. This indeed happens to be the best setting where, since the center of gravity is further backwards, the diamond rests straight forward in the ear lobe, for a neat, clean forward look. For this the people are best advised to have the martini style settings in case of having a pair of large diamond studs. Well, there are also other popular style settings that if used will also create an elegant look, elevating the personality of the user.