Vintage Coro Real Compass Earrings Miniature Working Germany Screwback
Silver Tone Pair of Compasses
Mechanical Jewelry
Sailor Navigation
Designer Signed Non-Pierced
Sun Ray Design

This is an unusual and hard to find pair of earrings that were made by Coro using real miniature compasses. The glass topped compass is mounted into a silvertone base. Each earring is signed Coro on the round top end of the screw back and each one is marked “Germany” on the compass itself. They measure approximately 1 1/8 of an inch in diameter.

These earrings are in good vintage condition, but under magnification show some finish wear and a slight loss of the silver finish to the sun ray tip ends in a few spots as you can see by the enlarged photographs. They look great when worn on the ears and you don't notice the finish wear without the magnification.

The tips aren't all the same, I think the bases may be plastic and made from a mold and then coated in silver because some are sharper edged than others and have little tags like you see on the old plastic. None of them are broken off, just shaped differently. The silver metal edge of the actual compass shows some wear, but I believe that is because the miniature compasses used for the earrings were used and not new, especially being marked Germany (I would imagine these were made post WWII). The silver portion is topped with a gold or brass toned highlight at the top. There is also some yellowing of the glue from age. I have tried to describe these the best I can, but please look carefully at the pictures as they are part of the description.

Although each compass needle rotates and moves easily, they are not accurate and are often in different directions when the compass is faced to North. Please don't plan on using them for finding your way if you are lost, they are for fun and conversation starters only.

This would be a great pair of earrings for anyone who likes to travel. Perfect for the adventurer in your life and fun to wear on a cruise or your next vacation.

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