Platinum 950 Pave Pendant Setting

The pavé style used in this custom made pendant setting employs a dense array of melee stones set with minimal metal showing, creating a continuous scintillation that frames and magnifies the optical output of the center gem. Each tiny pavé diamond or gemstone is selected for matching size uniformity and color consistency, typically in the 0.01 ct to 0.03 ct range to maintain an even surface, and they are secured with hand formed beads or precision micro prongs, depending on the chosen finish. The setting anatomy includes a pavé set bail, executed with lateral alignment control to ensure each stone sits flush, and a four prong oval basket to cradle an oval center stone, allowing optimized light entry from the pavilion and crown facets. Faceting styles of the center stone are accommodated by the open gallery and low profile basket, permitting the full benefit of standard brilliant cuts, mixed cuts, and emerald cuts, while the pavé surround is calibrated to complement the center stone color grade and refractive index, for example selecting near colorless pavé for high dispersion sapphires to avoid masking, and slightly warmer melee for rose gold mountings to harmonize hue. Craftsmanship techniques include laser soldering for seamless joints, hand beading for secure seat formation, meticulous stone mapping to prevent girdle interference, and final hand polishing to satin or high gloss depending on the metal selection.

The pendant is available in 14K rose gold, 14K white gold, 18K white gold, 14K yellow gold, 18K yellow gold, and platinum 950, each metal offering distinct mechanical and optical properties, for example 18K gold options offer a richer alloy color and better surface depth for high color center stones, while platinum 950 provides superior hardness and long term prong integrity for heavier carats. For colored center stones such as sapphire, ruby, and emerald, prong geometry is adapted, with thicker crown prongs and protective wings for emeralds that may have internal treatments, and narrower, more refined claws for sapphire and ruby to maximize exposed table area. The pavé bail and upper gallery create a ribbon of continuous sparkle that visually enlarges the center gem, producing the joyous effect of a larger perceived size and constant movement of light against the skin. This piece is engineered for both beauty and durability, with options for rhodium plating on white gold, burnished beadwork to lock melee stones, and custom fit galleries to match specific center stone proportions, ensuring the wearer experiences both the emotional uplift of enhanced gemstone presence and the technical confidence of meticulous, gemological grade craftsmanship.