Jewelry Stone Settings
This article explores different types of handmade jewelry stone settings, where skilled craftsmen carefully secure each stone. Unlike machine methods, the handmade process ensures precision, durability, and a firm lock for every piece.
In fact, there are many more types of stone settings, but I choose only the most popular 5 types, Please read below.
Prong Setting
Typically, there are at least three stems holding a stone, and the tip of each stem must press firmly to the stone.
Pros: As the most popular setting, the Prong setting is often used for fine jewelry because this kind of setting allows light to pass through clear stones, making the stones transparent.
Cons: edges of the stems may attach hair or clothes.
Bezel Setting
A craftsman will make the metal edge higher than a stone, the edge completely encircling a stone.
Pros: Considered a safe setting, the bezel setting won’t let a stone easily fall down. Additionally, it doesn’t have any stems to attach to your hair or clothes.
Cons: Unlike a prong setting, this method doesn’t let much light pass through, making a stone look less sparkly.
Channel Setting
Several stones will be arranged to be a long line. There is no barrier between each stone.
Pros: This setting doesn’t have any stems to attach your hair or clothes.
Cons: This process needs a skillful craftsman, or else stones will fall down. Additionally, changing jewelry sizes, whether expanding or reducing, may cause all stones to drop.
Pave Setting
Several small stones aligning on a panel are locked by small stems beside.
Pros: because of a panel containing several stones, jewelry will look very shiny and sparkling.
Cons: This process is considered the least safe because there are many small stems that require a very skillful craftsman to set up each small stone. Setting by a machine will save much more labor cost for this method but the chance of stone falling may increase.
Flush Setting
This process is similar to a bezel setting, but the metal edge will be approximately equal to a stone.
Pros: Because metal surrounds a stone, a stone is safe and doesn't fall off.
Cons: This method requires accuracy and proper force to press a stone without any fractures.