Settings Guide

Diamond settings are the platform, or stage where the diamond is displayed. Don't undermine the importance of the right setting. This is how you are going to show off your diamond to the world so think about how you want the diamond to be seen as well as fitting comfortably on your hand. Be sure to have a shape and size of the diamond you want to be setting when making this decision as certain settings work better with certain shapes to maximize brilliance and sparkle. A 4 Prong Setting is one of the most popular and widely used settings on the market today.

Pave Setting

A pave setting also call beads setting, looks like a continuous surface of diamonds, but is actually made up of small diamonds set side by side into little holes, their surfaces nearly level with the setting. Tiny beads are crafted from the surrounding metal to hold the diamonds in place. It's difficult to distinguish individual stones, so a pave setting makes you think the jewelry has more--and larger--diamonds than it truly does.
Micro Pave' Setting is a more delicate and precise job than the regular pave' setting and requires more attention to detail. The jeweler is working under a microscope and drills a tiny hole under each diamond so light can pass through the diamond for optimal brilliance. The next step is to set in place the beads of metal that will hold the diamonds in place. A micro pave' ring can hold hundreds of stones and can take sometimes more than a week to finish and the final product is an astonishing piece of jewelry.  

Bezel Setting

Diamonds and other gemstones are set in a bezel setting by a metal rim that encircles the sides of the stone and extends slightly above it. The rim, or collar as it is sometimes called, can stretch around the diamond's entire circumferance or around only a portion of it (known as a partial bezel setting). A bezel setting securely holds the diamond in place and having a low, protective profile makes a bezel setting a good choice for people with active lifestyles. A bezel setting also does a good job of protecting the edges of your diamond from chipping.

Channel Setting

Channel set diamonds are popular with buyers looking for engagement and wedding rings for its unique design and elegant style. For this style, diamonds or other gems are placed into a metal channel, which flow in a continuous row of diamonds. There is no metal is used as a separation between each stone. This setting works well as an engagement ring or as a shoulder accent to a wedding ring.

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 the stones will sit side-by-side, creating a solid surface of gems. The invisible setting technique is used to create the illusion of larger diamonds in engagement and wedding rings.

Prong Setting

Prong settings are the most popular setting used for engagement rings and other jewelry, but not all prong settings are alike. Six or 8 prongs are often used to secure larger stones, but four prongs per diamond allows more light to enter the diamond--and that produces extra sparkle to bounce back at the viewer.