How are pearls
and other gemstones mounted on jewelry settings?
Peg Setting
- The way how pearls are mounted in.
Prong Setting
The most often used setting in jewelry making.
Metal Channel
Gemstone settings are nearly always named a term that describes their method of holding the diamonds or other stones, and the term channel setting is no exception. To achieve this setting method, diamonds or other gems are placed into a metal channel. They flow in a continuous row of diamonds, because no metal is used as a separation between them.
Channel set diamonds are popular with buyers looking for engagement and wedding rings, so you'll see the technique often when you shop for wedding jewelry. The wedding band on this page has seven round diamonds in a channel setting.
Invisible Setting
The invisible setting technique was developed in France more than two centuries ago. Grooves in each stone's girdle slip into a metal framework below the surface, but the metal cannot be seen, so stones sit side-by-side, creating a solid surface of gems.
Jewelry designers use invisible setting techniques to create the illusion of larger diamonds in engagement rings and wedding rings. The ring below has a prong set, round brilliant cut center diamond that's surrounded on the sides by princess cut diamonds in an invisible setting
Bezel Setting
Diamonds and other gems are held in a bezel setting by a metal rim that encircles the sides of the stone and extends slightly above it. The rim, or collar, can stretch around the diamond's entire circumferance, like the ring above, or around only a portion of it.
Peg Setting- The way how pearls are mounted in.
Prong SettingThe most often used setting in jewelry making.
Metal ChannelGemstone settings are nearly always named a term that describes their method of holding the diamonds or other stones, and the term channel setting is no exception. To achieve this setting method, diamonds or other gems are placed into a metal channel. They flow in a continuous row of diamonds, because no metal is used as a separation between them.
Channel set diamonds are popular with buyers looking for engagement and wedding rings, so you'll see the technique often when you shop for wedding jewelry. The wedding band on this page has seven round diamonds in a channel setting.
Invisible SettingThe invisible setting technique was developed in France more than two centuries ago. Grooves in each stone's girdle slip into a metal framework below the surface, but the metal cannot be seen, so stones sit side-by-side, creating a solid surface of gems.
Jewelry designers use invisible setting techniques to create the illusion of larger diamonds in engagement rings and wedding rings. The ring below has a prong set, round brilliant cut center diamond that's surrounded on the sides by princess cut diamonds in an invisible setting
Bezel Setting
Diamonds and other gems are held in a bezel setting by a metal rim that encircles the sides of the stone and extends slightly above it. The rim, or collar, can stretch around the diamond's entire circumferance, like the ring above, or around only a portion of it.