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About 40 cm. The most popular length, suitable for both formal and casual occasions. |
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About 60 cm. The usual length for daytime wear. |
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About 80 cm. The most common length for formal wear--may consist of two strings. |
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About 120 cm. There are a number of variations, including two strings, three strings, and knots. |
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The metal piece that closes the necklace. |
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Knots that are placed between the pearls in a pearl necklace. |
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Several cut stones of the same size lined up next to each other without metal separating them. |
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This type has gems of the same cut and size around the entire circumference of the ring to symbolize eternal unchanging feelings. Rings with only a half circle of stones are called 'half eternity' rings. |
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A ring that is worn on the little finger. |
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A ring with only one stone, such as a diamond, mounted in it. |
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Designs that dangle below the ears. They are also called 'drop' earrings. |
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A circular design. |
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A screw-like fitting. It is set in place by turning the screw behind the earlobe. |
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A metal fitting that holds the earring in place by pinching the earlobe. |
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The post on a pierced earring. |
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The metal fitting that takes in the post of a pierced earring. |
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A fitting that holds a chain together. The chain is opened and closed by operating the tab. |
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This is a fitting for a chain, and it refers to the fitting that pulls on the spring ring. |
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A component that adjusts the length of a chain. |
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A brooch consisting of decorations on one side of a long pin, held with a fitting on the other side. |
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A type of brooch with a small ornament on the tip of a short needle. The metal fitting for the tip of the needle is called the stopper. |
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A round or elliptical bracelet. |
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A technique for setting jewels with a hook-shaped piece of metal. |
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A technique for setting jewels by surrounding them with a thin, flat piece of metal. |
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A technique for taking small cut stones and setting them between two strips of metal without any space between them. |
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A setting technique that involves taking stones known as melee and laying them right up against one another like paving stones. |
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A technique for using a chisel to produce continuous fine granular relief patterns on the edge of the base metal. |
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A technique for creating a pattern by inserting openings with a jeweller's saw . |
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A technique for finishing the surface of a metal so that it gives off no lustre. |
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