A well made setting enhances many tungsten carbide rings overall beauty. Whether simple and elegant, or bold and elaborate, an attractive setting adds eye appeal to a tungsten ring.
But setting style is more than just a matter of eye appeal. A setting’s primary purpose is to hold gems securely. The main types of settings are:
- Prong setting
- Channel setting
- Bezel setting
- Bead setting
- Flush setting
- Invisible setting
Tungsten Ring
Example of a flush setting
Each setting style has its own associations for the owner. The prong setting, for example, is generally thought of as traditional and classic. When couples think of a traditional engagement ring, they might picture a prong set diamond solitaire. Or they might associate an innovative invisible setting in a diamond and ruby brooch with elegance and sophistication.
Some owners like the rich look of a pave setting. With its field of small gems set tightly together, it can give a ring, pendant, or brooch a look of sophistication and dazzle at the same time.
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