invisible_setting

:: INVISIBLE SETTING ::
The purpose of setting to use smaller size good quality stone and set in multiple rows, that for the viewers eye is appear as one large stone of good quality. The setting of stone can be of any shape or form on changing levels.
A very delicate setting only few experience setter can set, very slow setting and only used on medium to upmarket jewelry. The stones are set side by side ( min of 4 stone ) in the square, but no limit of numbers. The open of the piece of jewelry , where the stone should be set is connected on the bottom by strong metal bridges in the

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Info	::	Picture
Prong	::	Prong
Bezel	::	Bezel
Gypsy	::	Gypsy
Channel	::	Channel
Pavee	::	Pavee
Invisible	::	Invisible
Tension	::	Tension

size of stones available.

There are 2 ways.
1. A certain size of stone (mostly square) is bought on the market to suit the piece. The stone should have proper cutting and be square, not to have any gap, if fixed next to each other. Some re - cutting is necessarily.
2.The stone are cut to the free open space, every stone have a different sizeand angle. Only few cutters can cut to this requirement.
When the stones are ready to the size to be set,
the cutter turn the stone around and cut a grove according

to the bridge beneath into the pavillion of the stone.The cut grove have to be very precise, because the stone not only sit on this bridge, he is hold in place and cannot move. Otherwise it will drop out when worn. When all the preperation work is done from the cutter, he put the stone in a plastilin according to his position in the ring.
The setter take each stone, set them under pressure on the bridge and when all stone are set. Each stone next to the metal surface is fixed additional, by bushing the metal over the lower crownfacets.After the metal is cleaned.
This pieces of jewelry need extra attention and care, and often the pieces have to be checked from the goldsmith.