Gold Design Gold Jewelry Settings 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which stone setting uses a thin metal rim that wraps completely around a gemstone to secure it?
- Prong setting
- Bezel setting (Correct answer)
- Channel setting
- Pavé setting
Correct answer: Bezel setting
A bezel setting uses a custom-fitted metal collar that encircles the entire circumference of a gemstone.
Question 2: What type of setting holds a gemstone using multiple small metal claws that grip the stone's girdle?
- Bezel setting
- Tension setting
- Prong setting (Correct answer)
- Flush setting
Correct answer: Prong setting
A prong setting uses pointed metal projections (typically 4 or 6) that grip the stone's girdle and hold it elevated above the mounting.
Question 3: Which setting style positions stones side-by-side within a metal channel with no metal between them?
- Pavé setting
- Channel setting (Correct answer)
- Bar setting
- Invisible setting
Correct answer: Channel setting
A channel setting secures a row of identically sized stones within two parallel metal rails without prongs between stones.
Question 4: What setting covers the entire band surface with small diamonds held by tiny shared beads of metal?
- Cluster setting
- Pavé setting (Correct answer)
- Eternity setting
- Invisible setting
Correct answer: Pavé setting
Pavé setting features small stones set very closely together, held by tiny metal beads, covering the surface like cobblestones.
Question 5: Which setting makes a gemstone appear to float with no visible metal support by using pressure between two metal plates?
- Bezel setting
- Flush setting
- Tension setting (Correct answer)
- Gypsy setting
Correct answer: Tension setting
A tension setting holds the stone using the spring tension of the metal band, with the stone appearing to float unsupported.
Question 6: What setting recesses a gemstone directly into the metal surface so the stone sits flush with or below the surface?
- Gypsy setting (Correct answer)
- Pavé setting
- Crown setting
- Gallery setting
Correct answer: Gypsy setting
A gypsy (or flush) setting recesses the stone directly into the metal so its table is level with or below the surrounding surface.
Gold Design Gold Jewelry Settings 1
Which stone setting uses a thin metal rim that wraps completely around a gemstone to secure it?