What is the basket setting?

The basket setting is a type of tip adjustment that is used to hold stones on site. Setting the spikes is extremely popular for rings, bracelets, necklaces and brooches and the basket setting is a particularly common style. This setting is designed to maintain a stone cozy in place while allowing to flow enough light and around the stone and create a rich interplay of light and texture. Thanks to this characteristic, it is particularly popular with diamond jewelry because diamonds benefit from an environment that allows a lot of light through the stone. Two small rings are used to stabilize the stone at the bottom of the settings, which run parallel to the upper aspect and provide support for four to six spikes that curl over the top of the stone and hold it firmly in the settings. Light can flow freely on the bottom of the stone and on the sides of the setting. There is a small stem in the basket known as the martini setting that increases the setting over the rest of the jewelry.

There are problems with the basket settings. The setting creates a number of corners and skulls that can accumulate fat and dirt, and is also not ideally suitable for fragile stones because it does not offer much protection against hard knocks and elements. If the settings are not perfectly dimensioned on the stone, it also tends to be relaxed, which can lead to a loss of stone and damage to the spikes can also lead to a loss.

The stones in the basket settings should be regularly checked for stamps that the settings are weakening, and it is also a good idea to plan regular cleaning of stones that are often worn. Cleaning in jewelry stores does not last too long and removes covered dirt, grease and other materials that could damage the stone or interfere with light through the settings.

Not all stones can be displayed in the basket settings. Weaker stones such as lapis benefit from a frame that ovates and protects the stone while opaque non -nosakové stones do not lookIn the basket more exciting than in the frame environment, because the light cannot pass through the stone. The jeweler can explore the stone and determine whether it is a candidate for this type of setting, in the case of people who want to set free stones or convert existing jewelry.