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Channel Setting


Vintage earrings featuring garnet, citrine, peridot and amethyst channel set in 14K gold
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals
Channel setting requires a gem, or row of gems, set suspended between two parallel rows of metal.

The walls of the channel are usually just slightly more narrow than the width of the gems.  Notches are then cut into the channel walls, to fit the girdle of each gem.  The walls of the channel are then tightened, securing the gems.

Channel Setting gallery

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