How Our Products Are Made: Prong Setting | Pandora

At Pandora, we design and craft charms, bracelets, rings, earrings, lockets, necklaces and pendants. The prong setting style features narrow metal supports called prongs or claws which hold the stone in place. The raised setting emphasises the stone, allowing the maximum amount of light to enter it. However, it also leaves the stone exposed with little support of its edges. This setting requires regular check-ups to ensure it remains secure. Prong setting is used in teardrop-shaped stones, which require a 6-prong setting to support the point. A perfectly symmetrical hybrid of an oval and marquise shape, the teardrop shape tapers to a point in perfect alignment with the peak of its rounded end.