Monday, January 5, 2009

How Pearls Are Mounted On Naked Silver Rings

hey come in various sizes, types, colors and shapes. They can be threaded to make necklaces, set with gemstones to make mind blowing earrings and mounted on rings to bond people together. The rings are set in metals like gold, platinum and silver.Sterling silver is one of the mixtures of silver. The advantage of this is that it does not get tarnished and hence maintains the jewellery in its shining form. Pearls are drilled half way and then the hole thus created is inserted with the setting bar and then glue is used to cement it to the metal.A variation of this is the bar setting in which bars are used instead of prongs to hold the gem.The band of metal encircles the pearl and is the only binding between the gemstone and the metal. If these settings are resized then they might lose their strength needed to protect the gemstone. Channel settings use more than one gemstone. The bezel setting is unique and popular because in this the pearl is held in place by a circular metal band very securely. This setting is slightly more expensive than the prong setting but is definitely more durable. The flush setting sees the pearl set in the hole surrounded by metal that is pressed around its rim.The stones are set into channels in the ring band. The channels have narrow strips of metal on either side to hold them in place.The most elegant and beautiful setting is that of the pave setting. Ideally used for diamonds the ring is studded completely with stones in minute depressions with prongs. These rings are very expensive.

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