A multi-stone setting having twelve gemstones or diamonds, comprising:
- a) a rectangular-shaped setting having a first lower crossbar extending in a first direction;
- a second lower crossbar being parallel and in the same plane to said first lower crossbar and also extending in said first direction;
- and a third lower crossbar being parallel and in the same plane to said first and second lower crossbars and also extending in said first direction;
- b) said rectangular-shaped setting also having a first upper crossbar having first insert means extending in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction and a second upper crossbar having second insert means being parallel and in the same plane to said first upper crossbar and also extending in said second direction;
- said first, second and third lower crossbars being located in a different plane than said first and second upper crossbars;
- c) said first, second and third lower crossbars and said first and second upper crossbars forming twelve seats each for receiving one of twelve gemstones or diamonds;
- said first, second and third lower crossbars and said first and second upper crossbars defining two outer rows of seats to form eight outer seats and one inner row of four seats for receiving said twelve gemstones, said eight outer seats having four outer corner seats, to form a first outer row of gemstones, a second outer row of gemstones, and an inner row of gemstones, and said first and second outer rows of gemstones forming four outer corner gemstones, each of said four outer corner gemstones having side walls;
- d) said first outer row of gemstones having a first set of inner side walls for engaging said first upper crossbar, said first set of inner side walls having grooves formed therein for seating said first outer row of gemstones on said first insert means of said first upper crossbar;
- e) said second outer row of gemstones having a second set of inner side walls for engaging said second upper crossbar, said second set of inner side walls having grooves formed therein for seating said second outer row of gemstones on said second insert means of said second upper crossbar;
- f) said inner row of gemstones having first inner side walls for engaging said first upper crossbar and second inner side walls for engaging said second upper crossbar;
- said first and second inner side walls having grooves formed therein for seating said inner row of gemstones on said first and said second insert means of said first and second upper crossbars, respectively;
- g) said setting having four corners with four corner prongs mounted on said four corners, respectively;
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- h) each of said four corner prongs having a V-shaped configuration forming a right angle for engaging two side walls of one of said four outer gemstones in said first and second outer rows of gemstones;
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- i) said four V-shaped corner prongs engaging said four outer corner gemstones respectively to keep said four outer corner gemstones seated within said four outer corner seats of said setting.