Gemstone settings are a key attribute of jewelry. The stone setting determines how efficiently a gem reflects light. In addition, it strongly impacts the look and feel of a particular piece of jewelry. However, your personal taste primarily chooses the setting for you.
Let us talk through the aesthetic of some fashionable jewelry gemstone settings:
Prong Gemstone Settings:
This setting typically has four or six prongs bent like claws at the ends. The prongs shape a basket-like edifice under the stone while holding the stone neatly and firmly.
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Prong Setting utilizes very little metal to hold the gemstone in place. It mounts the stone high on the jewelry piece. Most of the stone is amply exposed to light which passes freely through the stone. Consequently, the stone reflects the best part of the incident light adding a lot of sparkle. Therefore, jewelry lovers favor this gemstone setting a lot. The setting is particularly suitable for displaying Solitaire Engagement Rings in all their glory.
Channel Gemstone Settings:
Channel setting is popularly used as a design for wedding rings. The setting employs two bars of precious metal to secure the stones in place. The space between the bars is deliberately narrower than the gemstones to root them in place. Some designers mold the bars to be narrower at one end as a style statement.
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On the other hand, some designs feature bars running completely parallel all around the ring. The gemstones nestle snugly between the bars. Channel settings make the stones seem to be attached to each other without any metal in between. But this is not the case if the parallel bars hold them in place on each side. The array of smaller stones aligns flush with the band. This setting imparts an avant-garde look to the stones.
Pavé Gemstone Settings:
The name of this setting is pronounced as “pa-vay”. The setting uses several small stones to cover a wider surface of a jewelry piece. The gemstones are closely packed together without any space in between. This creates the effect of one solid piece.
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The jeweler makes numerous indentations on the surface of the metal to hold the gemstones. He then draws small bead-like prongs out of the metal which covertly holds the gems in place. As a result, little or no metal remains visible and reflective dynamics of the stone are magnified.
Illusion setting:
The name says it all. An illusion setting creates the illusion of a larger diamond when the diamond is actually smaller.
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The effect is achieved by placing the stone in the band of very highly polished metal. The edges of the metal are sculpted around the stone to mimic the facets of the stone. As s result, the metal seems to be a part of the gemstone.
This setting is especially used to augment the apparent size of a small diamond. Also, it is highly preferred for engagement rings for obvious reasons.
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Bezel setting:
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The bezel setting is widely used for setting cabochon-shaped stones. A precious metal of choice envelops the gemstone to achieve this setting. It is probably the oldermost technique of affixing a gemstone to a metal. Jewelry pieces with this setting conjure a very traditional image in the mind. And yet, the prevalent use of this setting in bezel set necklaces even today testifies to the staying power of this design.
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Tension setting:
This is a highly unconventional setting which is what also makes it very unique.
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A tension setting is created using a partial band of metal. The circle is not quite completed. A gap just wide enough for the intended band is kept between the two open ends of the metallic band. The gem stays in place under pressure from the holding ends of metal. The metal is spring-loaded to exert pressure.
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Tension set jewelry pieces are only fabricated after they are sold. This is because they are very difficult if not impossible to resize. Resizing eliminates the spring-load effect and tension is lost. Also, the gap between the metal ends is very precisely measured to accommodate the coveted gemstone. This can be perfected only after a buyer has selected the gemstone of his choice.
It is pertinent to note that only gemstones hard enough to sustain this pressure can be set in this particular setting. Only gems such as diamonds, rubies, moissanite, and sapphires can be set under tension.
Benefits of Tension Setting:The gemstone appears to be floating between the two ends of metal. This imparts a neat, clean, and futuristic look to your jewelry. The setting allows almost all of the incident light to pass through the gemstone. It adds a lot of zest and sparkle to the gemstone.
Burnish Setting: Also Known as Flush Setting or Gypsy Gemstone Settings.
The burnish setting is often seen in modernistic wedding band designs. Diamond bands with burnish setting display a remarkable look with the limited amount of light reflected by the diamond. This happens because the jeweler sinks the stone into the band. Only the surface of the gem remains visible.
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This setting entails drilling a hole on the band surface. The diamond perches in this hole flush with the band. That is to say that it does not protrude in any way. The drilling is done using a number of tools such as the graver, the drill, the bud burr, the setting bur, and finally the carbide burnishing tool to finally burnish the diamond flush with the band.
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Burnish settings are particularly popular for crafting male wedding bands. This setting confers a lot of protection to the gemstone as there are no protruding parts.
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