Prong, bezel, pavé, channel, bar? Do these terms ring a bell?

If so, bravo 👏🏻, and if not… we invite you to learn all about the most commonly used setting types below.

✨ Prong Setting

Our favorite… and the one we use 😉

A prong setting consists of holding a stone with a minimum of 3 prongs. The most classic settings include 4 to 6 prongs, but can go up to 8 or more prongs for some jewelry!

Beware! No, the number of prongs does not guarantee the quality of the setting: what matters is also their positioning, and the skill of the jeweler who works them and folds the metal over the stones. For small stones, 3 well-positioned prongs ensure a good setting.

Secure and among the most discreet and aesthetic, the prong setting is the most widely used in jewelry, especially for wedding bands and engagement rings.

It is particularly suitable for diamonds: it allows a lot of light to pass through the stone, thus maximizing its brilliance.

⤷ When designing our 3D jewelry, we are extremely careful to minimize the number of prongs while ensuring the robustness of the piece.

⤷ Our goal is to minimize metal as much as possible.

⤷ Robust yet minimalist, our prongs have a very particular shape: they are small, round, "beaded," and worked with a triangular file to form the most discreet possible small gold bead.

✨ Bezel Setting

The bezel setting is a relatively simple technique: it involves surrounding the stone with a thin band of metal. Very solid, it is a timeless classic in the world of jewelry.

Since it creates a structure around the stone that is wider than the stone itself, it can help create an impression of volume. 💍

It should be avoided for smaller stones: the risk would be to overwhelm the stone with metal (as a minimum thickness of gold is necessary for good long-term hold) and prevent it from catching the light.

✨ Pavé Setting

A pavé setting, also known as "grain setting," involves securing stones together with small beads of metal taken directly from the jewelry piece itself.

The setter drills into the metal to secure the diamonds, then raises "grains" that are then folded over the stones embedded in the mounting.

It is often used to set several small stones in a line or side-by-side.

A more technical setting: the goal is to obtain regular grains of the correct size so that the jewelry holds up over time! 🔨

✨ Channel and Bar Settings

The channel setting, which is very robust, involves juxtaposing several small diamonds by placing the stones between two metal rails.

This setting gives the jewelry a rather classic and minimalist style and is widely used for simple diamond wedding bands.

The bar setting is a variation of the channel setting: the precious stones are encased between two parallel walls that reveal the upper part of the diamonds.

The bars hold the stones in place. 💎😍

See you next week!