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Record 1 2006-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
DEF

A setting style in which brilliant or step-cut gemstones of the same size are set girdle-to-girdle, with no metal between them, between two parallel outer metal walls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
CONT

Le serti invisible. Cette méthode consiste à paver des motifs de joaillerie de pierres de couleur [ou de diamants], sans laisser apparaître la moindre griffe. [...] On distingue ici deux grandes techniques : a) Le Lapido-Serti : on taille une encoche dans la pierre, juste en dessous du feuilletis [ou du rondiste dans le cas du diamant] et on y emboîte l'arête de la pierre qui la jouxte. On reproduit sur cette dernière la même opération pour en emboîter une autre et ainsi de suite. [...] b) Le Serti «Mystérieux» [...]

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