Jewelry Craftmanship

Pay attention to the mounting and setting if you want your jewelry to last and hold gems securely.
Mountings:
* Select sturdy mountings for everyday jewelry.
* Avoid hollow ring and chains.
* The jewelry must be well finished on the back and underneath.
* Make sure the clasp works if there is one.
* Ask if the jewelry is well crafted and find out why it is or isn't.
Settings:
* Determine if there's enough metal holding the stone.
* Make sure the edge of the stone is flat against the seat,there shouldn't be space between the prongs and the stones.
* Verify that you can see most of the stone.
* Get hand fabricated or machine made settings for everyday prong style rings.
* Ask the jeweler to show you some examples of good quality settings so you'll have a basic for comparison.