The photographs to the right show a bezel setting from the front, side, and back. The face-up view shows that the frame is rounded, with a subdued look that fully emphasizes the appearance of the diamond. From the side, the diamond’s pavilion forms a large, even triangle. The back of the pendant is wide open, clearly showing the pavilion of the diamond.

Setting a diamond in a round bezel setting is a task that requires a great deal of skill. It is done by grinding the inside of the top of the mounting so that the diamond fits snugly, then folding over the metal a bit at a time to secure the stone in place. Though the completed piece looks as though the diamond had been there from the start, this is the result of the painstaking handiwork of highly skilled artisans. It is rare for a diamond to be perfectly round, so the stone-setting process involves countless minute adjustments and careful finishing. Diamonds are creations of nature. Since rough material varies in shape and each stone is polished by hand, there are literally no two identical diamonds in the world.