Can you help me identify what type of setting I''m looking for?

[jenniebean]

It''s cupped from underneath like the sidestones on this ring:

http://shopping.schubachstore.com/site/images/products/moissanite-tension-set.jpg

Thank you!

(I''m shopping for my engagement ring btw!!)

 

[jenniebean]

Oh, I guess I can''t post pics...sorry for the link.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

For posting pictures, save the file on your computer and then use the attach file button.

From what I could see (very small picture!), it seems like a variant of a tension set. In this type of setting, a stone is held in place not by a prong or a bezel, but from the pressure of the ring on each side. Usually, a tension setting won''t have any materialunder the stone, but, in the ring you posted, the designer made a "mini tension" for each stone, instead of using the pressure from the ring structure. I think that this may not be quite as secure, since there is less metal on the lowest side of the setting (which is what determines the tension, and not the metal closer to the stone) and, so, it may be weaker.

 

[jenniebean]

Hmm, I can't seem to figure it out...I'll try tomorrow. But, the ring I've tentatively picked out is a solitaire brilliant cut diamond with that "u" cupping it underneath, it's got a thick wide band...hmm, I guess I'll try to take pics tomorrow & show you guys.

Thank you.

 

[jenniebean]

http://images.shopnbc.com/is/image/ShopNBC/j202831?DefaultImage=1&$140x140_jpg$

here''s a pic of something similar, the band it not quite as thick/high - it is a wide band though...really sorry I can''t figure out how to post the pic.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Is it a U prong? Like this:
http://www.whiteflash.com/Wedding_Bands/-SKYE--Five-Stone-U-Prong-Ring_1213.htm#

 

[jenniebean]

It is U shaped, but not a prong!! Ahh, I can''t find it anywhere.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Bar set maybe?