
This 14-karat yellow gold ring mounting features an open curved filigree design with a tube bezel setting that accommodates one 5mm round faceted stone. The open curves come together at the center of the ring, holding the tube setting atop the open design; stylized tapered shoulders complete the look.
Tube settings are literally cut from (or cast as) a tube with enough thickness to allow a seat for the gemstone to be cut into their interior walls. The setting is finished in roughly the same way as a bezel; the tube walls are pushed inward and burnished over the girdle of the stone to hold it securely in place.