Accent Diamond Setting Styles
With so many setting styles it can be difficult to know which one to select for a custom design! Our designers are experts at helping you create the perfect blend of setting styles to bring your ring together.
At Green Lake, we create each of our diamond settings by hand. One of the benefits of hand-crafted settings is that a graver blade cuts a clean finish for the stone to be seated. Diamonds appear sparklier and shinier because they are set upon this mirror finish. For mass-produced jewelry, this is not the case.
If a company only shares digital renderings, that often indicates they don’t want to show their finished jewelry up-close which would allow you to view the quality of their setting. We love sharing close-up photos so you can see the quality of our work in great detail! Let’s explore these hand-crafted setting styles.
Bead Setting
With bead setting, a seat is drilled for each accent gem, and tiny beads of metal are formed to secure the stone. This beading of the metal creates a sparkly appearance and is often a great accompaniment to the beaded look of milgrain finishes.
Bezel Setting
If you’re looking for a way to protect a more fragile gemstone in your ring, one of the safest settings to choose is bezel setting because the girdle is encircled in metal and protected from damage. Bezel settings look wonderful in both traditional ring styles and more flowing designs.
Channel Setting
If you wish to avoid prongs, channel setting is a wonderful option to highlight linear forms. Because channel setting doesn’t have metal separating each gemstone, you can better highlight the geometry of a halo.
Custom Setting
These unique settings are inspired by traditional settings, but with added artistic flourishes to make them incredible works of art. Blending an engraving into a setting, a leaf motif, or even a fine wave, can add a unique pattern to your ring design.
Fishtail Setting
Fishtail setting is known for its signature scalloped profile with prongs formed by splitting the metal profile. This ‘split’ is what gives this setting its signature fishtail name! We love fishtail settings for delicate halos. (And even as a subtle detail in an ocean-inspired ring.)
Flush Setting
Flush setting is wonderful for highlighting the geometry of an accent gem, or for creating a scattered sparkle effect upon the surface. For a modern ring design, flush-set diamonds are a natural choice.
French Setting
French setting is well known for its signature geometric cuts. When you look at a profile view of the setting you will see a precise zig-zag of metal created to form the seat for the accent stones. Clients like french setting because it removes metal from around the stone creating a light and airy appearance. Since we craft our settings by hand, those angular cuts have a mirror finish to add to the brightness and sparkle of each accent diamond.
Mixed Setting
This is where the true talents of Green Lake artists and designers come into play. The mixing of combinations of settings creates truly unique works of art and allows all the design details to flow together. Why have one style of setting when you can combine multiple styles for an incredible one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry? For example, you could mix a french set halo with channel set diamonds to accent the shoulders of the ring instead of using the same setting style throughout. (Like Design No. 131069) Often our designers will find new ways of combining settings to make a new style all together! (Like the half bezel and bead set style in Design No. 144511)
Pavée Setting
A pavée setting is the ticket to creating a full, sparkling surface of gemstones. Stones may be aligned in neat rows, arranged slightly offset from each other to fill gaps even further, or positioned with graduating sizes in more organic configurations. Our designers will help you find the perfect pavée for your dream ring.
Shared-Prong Setting
Using one prong to secure two gems is a very popular look. From the side view, there are many unique trellis patterns and configurations to arrange shared prong settings. Shared prongs are often preferred for halos or anniversary bands with larger accent gems, though the setting style can be scaled to smaller accent stones too.
