Three-stone setting
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One stone for the past, one for the present, one for the future — with the centre stone typically larger than the two beside it.
Properties
| Property | Value | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| How it holds the stone | A centre stone flanked by two side stones in a single mount. [1] | — |
| What to watch for | GIA records the arrangement and its meaning and says nothing about security, light or wear, so those columns stay empty. The setting is a composition, not a holding method — how the three stones are actually gripped depends on which of the styles on this page is used. [1] | — |
Sources
- GIA — Popular Setting Styles — Gemological Institute of America (GIA 4Cs, Popular Setting Styles (8 March 2011))