Precious Stone Setter Handicraft & Printing Workers
SaveWhat Does a Precious Stone Setter Do?
Precious stone setters use tools to insert diamonds and other gemstones into jewellery settings according to specifications. The setting of the gemstone depends on its size and its shape.
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Where Do I Start?
Jewellery Processes
Materials and processes involved in creating jewellery items like earrings, necklaces, rings, brackets, etc.
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These are common skills for this role. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box — use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become a Precious Stone Setter
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialJewellery Processes knowledge
Materials and processes involved in creating jewellery items like earrings, necklaces, rings, brackets, etc.
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EssentialManufacturing Of Jewellery knowledge
The manufacturing of different type of jewellery such as rings or necklaces out of various metal types such as silver, gold, diamond and other precious stones.
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EssentialCharacteristics Of Diamonds knowledge
Key characteristics of diamonds that affect their value: carat weight, cut, colour and clarity.
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EssentialCharacteristics Of Precious Metals knowledge
Variations of precious metals according to density, corrossion resistance, electrical conductivity, light reflectivity and quality.
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EssentialGemstones knowledge
Types of minerals or petrified materials that are cut and polished for use in jewellery, classified according to type, characteristics, and value.
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EssentialEnsure Conformance To Jewel Design Specifications skill
Examine finished jewellery products to ensure that they meet quality standards and design specifications. Use magnifying glasses, polariscopes or other optical instruments.
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EssentialUse Jewellery Equipment skill
Handle, modify, or repair jewellery-making equipment such as jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
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EssentialUse Precision Tools skill
Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.
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EssentialAssemble Jewellery Parts skill
Assemble and thread different jewellery parts together such as pearls, locks, wire, and chains by soldering, clamping, welding or lacing the materials.
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EssentialAttend To Detail Regarding Jewellery Creation skill
Perform great attention to all steps in the design, creation and finishing of jewellery.
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EssentialExamine Gems skill
Closely examine gemstone surfaces using polariscopes or other optical instruments.
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EssentialMount Stones In Jewels skill
Mount gemstones in pieces of jewellery closely following design specifications. Place, set and mount gemstones and metal parts.
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EssentialRecord Jewel Weight skill
Record the weight of finished jewellery pieces.
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OptionalWatches And Jewellery Products knowledge
The offered watches and jewellery products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
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OptionalCultured Pearls knowledge
The process of creating pearls by inserting a piece of tissue in the centre of the oyster to help create pearls under controlled conditions, instead of the accidentally occurring natural …
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OptionalAdjust Jewellery skill
Reshape jewellery mountings.
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OptionalClean Jewellery Pieces skill
Clean and polish metal items and pieces of jewellery; handle mechanical jewellery-making tools such as polishing wheels.
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OptionalCreate Jewellery skill
Create pieces of jewellery using precious materials such as silver and gold.
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OptionalCut Metal Products skill
Operate cutting and measuring instruments in order to cut/shape pieces of metal into given dimensions.
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OptionalDevelop Jewellery Designs skill
Develop new jewellery designs and products, and modify existing designs.
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OptionalHeat Jewellery Metals skill
Heat, melt and shape metals for jewellery making.
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OptionalRepair Jewellery skill
Make jewellery repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewellery back together, and replacing broken or worn-out clasps and mountings.
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OptionalSelect Gems For Jewellery skill
Select and purchase gems to use in jewellery pieces and designs.
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OptionalSelect Metals For Jewellery skill
Select and purchase precious metals and alloys to use in jewellery pieces
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OptionalDetect Product Defects skill
Report in case the product arrives with a defect from previous processes. Understand the type of defect and send it to the right person.
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OptionalExercise Patience skill
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OptionalOperate Microscope skill
Operate a microscope, an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye to see.
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OptionalRecord Jewel Processing Time skill
Record the amount of time it took to process an item of jewellery.
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OptionalThink Creatively About Jewellery skill
Generate innovative and creative ideas to design and decorate jewellery.
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OptionalUse Specialised Equipment skill
Use specialised equipment such as electron microscope, telemetry, digital imaging analysis, global positioning systems, and computer modelling in studies and analyses of production methodology.
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