Help please: setting ideas for Precision Gem Star 80 stones

[misssoph]

Hi, I'm new to colored stones and seeking ideas. A while back I bought 2 of these stones, they are roughly round with 10 sides. One is a 7mm spess garnet, the other an 8 mm chrome green tourmaline. I think both are lovely and I am now looking at setting them, but the ideas I have are for round stones and Im not sure will look right with the 10 sides.
If anyone can point me towards any photos of these stones set I would be really grateful ( cant find any using the search function)
Cheers

 

[Kismet]

Re: Help please: setting ideas for Precision Gem Star 80 sto

I would think round settings would work just fine unless you wanted to emphasize the 10 sides. If that's the case then maybe a bezel setting would be better. However, we need to see some pictures of these lovely stones.

 

[cellentani]

Re: Help please: setting ideas for Precision Gem Star 80 sto

Gene's Star 80 cut is one of my favorites, and like Kismet said, you can treat it like a round. If you want to emphasize the 10 sides, then I'd stay away from halos, but a 4-prong round setting should work fine. I'd recommend placing the prongs on the flat sides, rather than the more delicate points.

I have several star 80 stones, and I've used round and cushion-shaped halos, as well as a simple, 4-prong basket setting - feel free to search my threads, or if you need pics, let me know and I'll post a few.

And yes, we NEED pics of your stones!!