Pave and Micro Pave

[Peggs]

When does pave become micro pave?

[Yosef]

This is very debatable. Pave tends to be slightly larger stones and can vary in size. Micro pave generally is stones under 0.01ct and all calibrated in size.

Even pave work varies greatly. Good pave costs quite a bit of money. All the metal is cut by hand, all stones are set straight and flush and the beadwork holding the stones in is minimal but strong.

Poor pave often has the jewelry cast with the holes already cut and sometimes the diamonds are even cast with the ring in the wax. Obviously this is not the best way to do pave and stones will fall out.

Unfortunately the term micro pave has been abused by lesser quality and cheaper knock off type jewelry. True micro pave takes a lot of skill and is very delicate/beautiful when done correctly.

[Peggs]

Thanks!!!

Maybe micro pave is easier to spot than small pave. I saw it on some rings but usually i see it on other jewelry like earrings or necklaces.

You know..... I never saw gems done in mico pave, only diamonds. I wonder why that is.

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[Mervyn L. Cohn ASA]

Thanks!!!

Maybe micro pave is easier to spot than small pave. I saw it on some rings but usually i see it on other jewelry like earrings or necklaces.

You know..... I never saw gems done in mico pave, only diamonds. I wonder why that is.

peg

Since colored stones depend on their color for their beauty and the depth or thickness of the stones enhance it, cutting them so small that they would fit as pave stones would be defeating the effort. Diamonds on the other hand depends on what they do to the ambient light, so they are not subject to the above deterrent. By the way, fine micro pave' should look more like frost on a fence post than anything. You know when the bright winter sun hits it!