Setting of small diamonds

[pyramid]

When small diamonds are set or pave type diamonds also are there seats cut in the prongs or are they just bent in towards the stone to hold it?

 

[strmrdr]

Iv seen them both ways...
Depends on the maker...

 

[oldminer]

Every setting method has a seat cut to fit the girdle and a small edge of the pavilion. Prongs have cuts which also conform a little edge of the crown, too.

 

[valeria101]

There would typically be beads to hold the stones or just small bits of metal pushed over the edge of the stone with a special graver

The setting method varies with the size of the stones, but the essentials (tiny bits of metal just covering the girdle) seems to be always the same for pave. Their "seats" are either carved into the setting or formed as a lattice to start with. At least, as far as I know.

If prongs are used, that is no longer "pave". Sometimes larger stones are assembled using prongs, but "pave" reffers to the above, as far as I know.

 

[oldminer]

Pave' setting has a seat cut into the metal under the diamond. The diamond is a very tight fit inot the hole where it will sit. Then the beads are brought up by a pointed tool and lots of manual pressure and raised above the stone's girdle. Then they are bent over the edge of the girdle onto the crown. There is a lot more to it after that part is done, but that's the basics.

 

[Brian Knox]

In a prong, seats should be cut for the stone.

This is a area where poorly done set jobs are obvious.

If not seated correctly the prong may not hold the stone securely.

The stone should be snuggly in the seat without spaces above or below.

After proper seating, then the prong should be carefully burnished (smoothed down & formed into a uniform looking prong) over the stone.

This is also frequently not done in the quick & dirty job.

 

[pyramid]

Thank you everyone for this information.