Method of Mounting Stones for Improved Appearance

Abstract

A method of mounting stones for an improved appearance comprises providing a large stone having a circumferential edge, providing a plurality of first small stones having first circumferential edges, providing a plurality of second small stones having second circumferential edges, arranging the plurality of first small stones along a first perimeter and mounting them in a holder, mounting the large stone in the holder so that its center is approximately concentric with the first perimeter and so that its circumferential edge covers at least a portion of the first circumferential edges when viewed from a point, and arranging the plurality of second small stones along a second perimeter concentric with the center of the large stone and mounting them in the holder so that the second circumferential edges cover at least a portion of the circumferential edge of the large stone when viewed from the point.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of mounting stones for an improved appearance, comprising:
 providing a large stone having a circumferential edge;   providing a plurality of first small stones having first circumferential edges;   providing a plurality of second small stones having second circumferential edges;   arranging the plurality of first small stones along a first perimeter and mounting them in a holder;   mounting the large stone in the holder so that its center is approximately concentric with the first perimeter and so that its circumferential edge covers at least a portion of the first circumferential edges when viewed from a point along a line perpendicular to the first perimeter and passing through the center of the large stone; and   arranging the plurality of second small stones along a second perimeter concentric with the center of the large stone and mounting them in the holder so that the second circumferential edges cover at least a portion of the circumferential edge of the large stone when viewed from the point.   
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising providing and mounting filler elements between the stones to cover gaps between the stones when viewed from the point. 
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first small stones is located lower than the plurality of second stones relative to the large stone. 
     
     
         4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the step of arranging the plurality of first small stones comprises equally spacing the plurality of first small stones along the first perimeter. 
     
     
         5 . The method as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the step of arranging the plurality of second small stones comprises equally spacing the plurality of second small stones along the second perimeter. 
     
     
         6 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second concentric perimeters have substantially equal radii. 
     
     
         7 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising providing the holder, the holder comprising a plurality of approximately circular cups connected to each other, a first set of the plurality of cups having a first height and a second set of the plurality of cups having a second height different from the first height, the first and second sets staggered so that each adjacent cups has a different height. 
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the stones comprise diamonds. 
     
     
         9 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second small stones have approximately equal sizes.