Profession precious stone setter

Precious stone setters use tools to insert diamonds and other gemstones into jewellery settings according to specifications. The setting of the gemstone depends on its size and its shape.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Artistic

Knowledge

• Characteristics of diamonds

  Key characteristics of diamonds that affect their value: carat weight, cut, colour and clarity.

• Gemstones

  Types of minerals or petrified materials that are cut and polished for use in jewellery, classified according to type, characteristics, and value.

• Jewellery processes

  Materials and processes involved in creating jewellery items like earrings, necklaces, rings, brackets, etc.

• Manufacturing of jewellery

  The manufacturing of different type of jewellery such as rings or necklaces out of various metal types such as silver, gold, diamond and other precious stones.

• Characteristics of precious metals

  Variations of precious metals according to density, corrossion resistance, electrical conductivity, light reflectivity and quality.

Skills

• Record jewel weight

  Record the weight of finished jewellery pieces.

• Mount stones in jewels

  Mount gemstones in pieces of jewellery closely following design specifications. Place, set and mount gemstones and metal parts.

• Use jewellery equipment

  Handle, modify, or repair jewellery-making equipment such as jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.

• Attend to detail regarding jewellery creation

  Perform great attention to all steps in the design, creation and finishing of jewellery.

• Use precision tools

  Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.

• Examine gems

  Closely examine gemstone surfaces using polariscopes or other optical instruments.

• Ensure conformance to jewel design specifications

  Examine finished jewellery products to ensure that they meet quality standards and design specifications. Use magnifying glasses, polariscopes or other optical instruments.

• Assemble jewellery parts

  Assemble and thread different jewellery parts together such as pearls, locks, wire, and chains by soldering, clamping, welding or lacing the materials.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB