A lapidary studies a rough stone's shape and its flaws before choosing a cut. Round, pear, heart, and emerald are among the names a cutter can choose. The choice has a cost. It can run to half the stone's original weight.
Gold-tone bead chain
Five clear-stone charms clustered at the base of the throat, each on its own gold-tone bail
Cuts, left to right: round bezel, pear prong, heart bezel, round prong, emerald-cut bezel
