Stone setting process for jewelry and jewelry formed by the same process

Abstract

A process of manufacturing a piece of jewelry by drilling holes through a piece of metal form a back surface thereon, forming a seat within each drilled hole, resting a peripheral surface of a crown side of a stone on each seat, forming partially drilled holes into a front surface of the piece of metal and setting a cutlet side of a stone into the partially drilled holes such that the crowns of the stones are viewable at different heights from the front surface of the piece of jewelry, and a piece of jewelry formed by the same process.

1 . A process for making a piece of jewelry, comprising:
 drilling at least one hole through a piece of metal from a back surface thereof;   forming a seat within each hole to receive an outer periphery of a crown of a stone thereon;   setting a stone within each hole such that the crown of each stone rests on the corresponding seat and is viewable through the corresponding hole from a front surface of the piece of metal;   securing each stone within the corresponding hole;   forming at least one partially drilled hole through the front surface of the piece of metal;   setting a cutlet of a stone into each partially drilled hole such that a crown of each stone is facing upward with respect to the front surface of the piece of metal; and   securing each stone in the at least one partially drilled hole.   
     
     
         2 . The process according to  claim 1 , wherein the steps of drilling at least one hole through a piece of metal from a back surface thereof and forming a seat within each hole is performed by a burnish setting process. 
     
     
         3 . The process according to  claim 1 , wherein the steps of drilling at least one hole through a piece of metal from a back surface thereof and forming a seat within each hole is performed by a bead setting process. 
     
     
         4 . The process according to  claim 1 , wherein the steps of drilling at least one hole through a piece of metal from a back surface thereof and forming a seat within each hole is performed by a hammer setting process. 
     
     
         5 . The process according to  claim 1 , wherein the steps of drilling at least one hole through a piece of metal from a back surface thereof and forming a seat within each hole is performed by the steps of drilling the least one hole with a drill bit and then forming the seat within the corresponding hole using a bur tool. 
     
     
         6 . The process according to  claim 1 , wherein the steps of forming at least one partial drilled hole through the front surface of the piece of metal and setting a cutlet of a stone into each partial drilled hole is performed by a pave setting process. 
     
     
         7 . A piece of jewelry, comprising:
 a piece of metal including:   at least one stone set therein by a process of drilling at least one hole through the piece of metal from a back surface thereof, forming a seat within each hole to receive an outer periphery of a crown of the stone thereon, and setting the stone within each hole such that the crown of each stone rests on the corresponding seat and is viewable through the corresponding hole from a front surface of the piece of metal, and   at least one stone set within a front surface of the piece of metal by a process of forming at least one partially drilled hole through the front surface of the piece of metal, setting a cutlet side of the stone into each partially drilled hole such that a crown side of each stone is facing upward with respect to the front surface of the piece of metal and securing each stone in the at least one partially drilled hole.   
     
     
         8 . The piece of jewelry according to  claim 7 , wherein the crown side of the at least one stone resting on a corresponding seat within the piece of metal is set below the front surface of the piece of metal. 
     
     
         9 . The piece of jewelry according to  claim 7 , wherein the crown side of the at least one stone resting on a corresponding seat within the piece of metal is set at the same level as the front surface of the piece of metal. 
     
     
         10 . The piece of jewelry according to  claim 7 , wherein the crown side of the at least one stone set within the front surface of the piece of metal is set at the same level as the front surface of the piece of metal. 
     
     
         11 . The piece of jewelry according to  claim 7 , wherein the crown side of the at least one stone set within the front surface of the piece of metal is set higher than the front surface of the piece of metal.