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When gemstones became the featured aspect of jewelry design, innovation in the way these stones were set became critical to a successful design. Advancements in gem-cutting technology and metallurgy processes facilitated new ways to highlight gemstones and maximize their potential beauty. Choose from the pictorial glossary on Jewelry Settings below to discover more.
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A basket mount is a fancy setting for a gemstone that is pierced to give the setting a lacy or basket look.
Bead setting is a method of securing a faceted stone. A small burr of metal is raised with a graver, worked at a 30-degree angle, and pushed to the edge of the stone....
A belcher ring has a flush setting, similar to a gypsy ring, whereby the prongs are cut into the mounting. The stone is placed within a recess created in the shank and secured by the carved-out...
A bezel setting is one where a ring or rim of metal, perpendicular to the surface of the item and surrounding the girdle of a stone, is used to hold the stone...
Channel setting is a style of gemstone setting that involves placing a line of stones girdle-to-girdle in a groove so that there is no metal between them. No prongs, beads or bezels are required to hold...
Claw setting is accomplished by cutting prongs into or soldering them to the outside of a collet or bezel. The stone sits on a metal band soldered inside the bezel and the prongs...
A clawed collet is a bezel (or collet) that has prongs incised into or soldered onto its sides for the purpose of securing a stone.
Closed settings are used when it is desirable to have metal behind the stone so that no part of the stone below the girdle is visible. Early rings were set this way. Sometimes foil or paint was put...
Previous Next A Collet setting is designed as a ring or rim of metal, rising perpendicular to the surface of the item and designed to encircle the girdle of a...
A coronet setting is a circular setting with high prongs that gets its name from its resemblance to a crown. Created to secure the stone, these settings are sawn to form a...
A crown setting is a pronged setting for a gemstone that in profile looks like a crown.