Bar-channel setting
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A channel opened up by bars of metal between the stones, trading some enclosure for light.
Properties
| Property | Value | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| How it holds the stone | Side stones sit between bars of metal rather than inside a continuous channel wall. [1] | — |
| Light access | Allows more light to enter the side stones than a standard channel setting. [1] | — |
| What to watch for | GIA names the light advantage over a plain channel and does not restate the durability claim it makes for the channel — so the security and daily-wear columns are blank here rather than inherited. Less enclosing metal is not obviously as protective, and this site does not publish the obvious inference as a fact. [1] | — |
Sources
- GIA — Popular Setting Styles — Gemological Institute of America (GIA 4Cs, Popular Setting Styles (8 March 2011))