{"product_id":"black-cz-bat-wing-earrings","title":"Black CZ Bat Wing Stud Earrings — Gothic .925 Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.05em; line-height:1.8; color:#2c2c2c; margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eA black cubic zirconia on an oxidized silver wing reads as one dark shape from across a room. Move closer and the stone separates out — faceted and glassy, catching the light that the blackened membrane panels absorb. Each earring is a single bat wing in solid .925 sterling silver, 16mm long and 8mm tall, with the stone held by four prongs at the narrow end. The pair is made as a mirrored left and right, so the wings arc outward in opposite directions when you wear them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eBuilt For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; border-inline-start:4px solid #c8a96e; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:12px; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eIf you want the stone to read as shadow, not colour\u003c\/strong\u003e — A black CZ does not add a second colour to the earring. The whole piece stays silver and dark, and the only thing that reflects is the facet edges of the stone and the polished ribs on the wing. The oxidized panels between those ribs absorb light instead of returning it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; border-inline-start:4px solid #c8a96e; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:12px; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eIf you wear gunmetal, steel or black leather\u003c\/strong\u003e — There is no warm tone anywhere on this earring to coordinate around. Silver, black stone, blackened recesses. It sits with a steel watch or a black cuff without the colour clash a red or green stone would create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; border-inline-start:4px solid #c8a96e; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:12px; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eIf you're buying your first pair of studs\u003c\/strong\u003e — At about 1.3 grams an ear there is nothing pulling on the piercing. The wing lies flat at 8mm tall, the post is a plain cylinder, and the bullet clutch pushes straight on. Nothing here needs a technique to put in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eThe Honest Take\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eA black stone behaves differently from a coloured one. Light does not pass through it and come back tinted — it bounces off the facet surfaces instead. So what you see is a set of small white flashes moving across a dark field as your head turns. Under a lamp the effect is sharp. In flat daylight the stone reads almost matte, closer to a piece of polished jet than a gem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#fff8f0; border-inline-start:4px solid #a04f2e; padding:12px 16px; margin:16px 0; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#a04f2e;\"\u003eHeads up:\u003c\/strong\u003e A black stone shows skin oil and dust far more than a red or clear one. A film that would be invisible on the red version of this earring turns a black CZ grey and kills the sparkle completely. Ten seconds with a dry cloth across the top of the stone brings it straight back — but you will need to do it more often than you expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe wing itself is finished two ways at once. The membrane panels between the ribs are darkened and slightly granular under a fingertip. The ribs and the long leading edge along the top stay polished. Put a lamp above it and you get one thin bright line running the length of the wing, with everything below it sitting in shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe post is cylindrical rather than flat, and it sits toward the broad end of the wing rather than under the stone. That means you can turn each stud to whatever angle you like — tip up, tip level, tip dropped toward the jaw — and the friction clutch holds it there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eThe Details That Matter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#f8f6f2; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e⚙️ Material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003eSolid \u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e.925 sterling silver\u003c\/strong\u003e throughout — wing, post and clutch. The polished back of each wing carries a 925 hallmark you can read without a loupe.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#ffffff; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e📏 Dimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e16mm x 8mm\u003c\/strong\u003e per earring — about 5\/8 inch by 5\/16 inch. Long enough to show the whole wing profile, short enough to stay a stud.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#f8f6f2; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e⚖️ Weight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e2.6 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e for the pair — roughly 1.3 grams on each ear. Light enough that you stop noticing it by mid-morning.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#ffffff; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e💎 Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOne \u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eround faceted black cubic zirconia\u003c\/strong\u003e per earring, held in an open four-prong basket. The basket is cut away at the side, so light reaches the stone from underneath as well as the front.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#f8f6f2; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e🌡️ Finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eOxidized membrane panels\u003c\/strong\u003e against polished ribs and a polished leading edge. Oxidized means those recesses were darkened on purpose, so the wing anatomy still reads from arm’s length.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#ffffff; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e🔧 Fastening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA standard \u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003epost with a bullet clutch\u003c\/strong\u003e — a friction fitting that pushes on and pulls off. Both clutches are sterling, and the cylindrical post lets the wing rotate to any angle.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eBefore You Buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: Is the black stone onyx or cubic zirconia?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003eIt is cubic zirconia, not onyx. Each earring holds one round brilliant-cut black CZ in a four-prong basket. Onyx is opaque and usually cut as a smooth dome or a flat panel, so it reads as solid colour. This stone is faceted, which is why it throws small white sparks when it moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: Will the black on the wings rub off over time?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003eNo. The dark areas are oxidation, not paint or plating. The silver surface itself was chemically darkened, and it sits down in the recessed membrane panels between the raised ribs. A polishing cloth only reaches the high points, so the contrast between bright ribs and dark panels survives normal wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: Can I wear these if plated earrings irritate my ears?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003eProbably, though nobody can promise it. There is no plating anywhere on this pair — the wing, the post and the bullet clutch are all solid .925 sterling silver. That means no nickel-bearing base metal sitting under a coating, waiting to reach your skin once the coating wears through. Sterling is alloyed with copper, not nickel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: Is there a meaning behind the bat wing?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003eIt depends entirely on which tradition you ask. In European folklore the bat belongs to vampires and night, which is the reading this design plays to. In Chinese decorative art it means the opposite: the word for bat sounds like the word for good fortune, and a group of five bats stands for the Five Blessings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto; margin:1.5em 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:0; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(26,58,107,0.10); font-size:0.98em;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a3a6b 0%,#2d5aa0 100%); color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:14px 18px; text-align:start; font-weight:700;\"\u003eTechnical Detail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:14px 18px; text-align:start; font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat It Actually Does for You\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e.925 sterling silver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eHallmarked 925 on the reverse of each wing. No plating to wear through at the post.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e16mm x 8mm each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eStays inside the outline of an average earlobe. A stud, not an ear climber.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e2.6 grams the pair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eAbout 1.3 grams an ear — no drag on the piercing across a full day.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eRound black cubic zirconia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eOne per earring in an open four-prong basket. Reads as shadow at a distance, faceted up close.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eOxidized panels, polished ribs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eThe darkening sits in the recesses, so polishing the high points never flattens the contrast.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003ePost and bullet clutch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eFriction fitting on a cylindrical post — turn the wing to any angle and it stays there.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eSold as a pair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eTwo earrings, a mirrored left and right, each with its own sterling clutch.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; padding:18px 20px; border-radius:8px; margin-top:24px; border:1px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.15em; color:#1a3a6b; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:12px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eYou Might Also Want\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eSame casting, one colour warmer: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bat-wing-stud-earrings-925-silver\" style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:600; text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px;\"\u003ebat wing studs with a red CZ\u003c\/a\u003e put a single point of colour where this pair keeps a dark facet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eWant the whole animal instead of one wing? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bat-ring\" style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:600; text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px;\"\u003esolid silver vampire bat ring\u003c\/a\u003e carries the full spread-wing shape on a finger, at a scale a 16mm stud cannot reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eEvery stud, hoop and drop we make sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/earrings\" style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:600; text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px;\"\u003eour sterling silver earring range\u003c\/a\u003e, and the darker designs gather on \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gothic-jewelry\" style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:600; text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px;\"\u003ethe gothic jewelry side of the catalogue\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bikerringshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42856127561808,"sku":"3951","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2573\/2878\/files\/black-cz-bat-wing-earrings-front-pair.jpg?v=1787211748","url":"https:\/\/www.bikerringshop.com\/products\/black-cz-bat-wing-earrings","provider":"Bikerringshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}