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  2. Oscar Massin - Wikipedia

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    Among his exquisite creations: a three-dimensional rose pavé-set with diamonds, as well as a diamond-set belt and a tiara paired with diamond briolettes. For more than two decades Massin continued to design and create for prominent jewelers, including Baugrand, Fontana, Sandoz and Rouvenat, Boucheron, Mellerio, Chaumet, and Tiffany.

  3. Cut (gems) - Wikipedia

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    The diamond cut planning stage is a complex process that requires the cutter to work with unique rough stones. Very often, the location of the inclusions in a rough stone will determine the type of shape to which a diamond may be cut.

  4. Stonesetting - Wikipedia

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    Example of bead set diamonds Example of pavé set diamonds "Bead setting" is a generic term for setting a stone directly into metal using gravers, also called burins, which are essentially tiny chisels. A hole is drilled directly into the surface of the metal, before a ball burr is used to make a concave depression the size of the stone.

  5. Prong setting - Wikipedia

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    A prong set diamond in a gold ring.. Prong setting or prong mount refers to the use of metal projections or tines, called "prongs", to secure a gemstone to a piece of jewelry.A prong setting is one component of what is known to jewelers as a head, a claw-shaped type of binding (typically three, four, or six individual prongs per head) that is welded or soldered to a jewelry item to mount (or ...

  6. Move over diamonds, these little-known gemstones are heating up

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    In 2016, jeweler Olivia Young of Ouroboros sold a red spinel ring for £6,000 ($7,700). Last year, the client’s insurance company paid out £30,000 ($38,400) to replace it.

  7. Hierarchy of precious substances - Wikipedia

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    The measurement of sales of popular music starts high relative to the wedding anniversary scale, concentrating on gold and platinum (see gold album).Likewise, credit card companies usually have a "gold card" and a "platinum card" (many formerly had a "silver card" then followed by a "gold card", but due to similarity in appearance between silver and platinum these were often discontinued with ...

  8. See Nina Dobrev's 5-Carat Diamond Engagement Ring from ... - AOL

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    The sparkler is an oval-shaped solitaire diamond set on a yellow-gold band. "I went into shock," Dobrev told the outlet of the surprise. "I just froze and stared at him." Later in the night, the ...

  9. Jerkin - Wikipedia

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    A jerkin is a man's short close-fitting jacket, made usually of light-coloured leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries. The term is also applied to a similar sleeveless garment worn by the British Army in the 20th century. A buff jerkin is an oiled oxhide jerkin, as worn by soldiers.