Star Earring Settings, 18K White Gold
Product code: BT-11688
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A pair of 18K white gold earring settings sold without center stones: in the middle of each is a five-post-prong head left upright, surrounded by a five-point star rim of five square-cut natural diamonds pointing outward, alternating with five round stones set one step lower. On the back, a round base and a two-winged screw nut.
Jewelry details
An earring setting built as a five-point star: five square-cut natural diamonds pointing outward as the five points, with five round stones between them set one step lower. At the center are five post prongs standing upright on a still-empty head — not four, not six.
The listed price does NOT include the pair of center stones
The piece is sold as a setting: the gold and all twenty accent stones are already there, while the two center stones are not. Look between the five prongs and you'll see the base of the head and the light hole beneath — that spot is empty, and that's intentional.
Almost every stone setting uses four or six prongs. The number five here isn't for novelty — it completely changes how the center stone is seen.
Five prongs — an odd number, and a deliberate choice
What few people notice about even-numbered prong settings: every prong always has another prong directly in line with it across the center of the stone. Four prongs give two opposite pairs, six give three. And those pairs form straight lines across the face of the stone.
The practical result: with a four-prong head aligned vertically and horizontally, when someone looks straight at your ear there are always two prongs lying exactly on the horizontal line — covering both sides of the stone at once. With five prongs there are no pairs, so from any viewing direction only one prong falls at the edge of view.
The price is in the making: dividing a circle evenly into five parts can't be done by halving and halving again. A slight error doesn't spread evenly but collects in a single gap. While the head is still empty, look down from above and check the five spaces between the prongs — they should be equal.
Square and round must sit at two heights — and that's exactly what creates the star
On the rim, five square stones alternate with five round ones. At a glance the difference in height seems chosen for looks. In fact it's an unavoidable consequence of mixing two stone shapes that need two completely different ways of holding.
Square stones — must be raised
A square stone has four pointed corners, and corners chip most easily. It must sit on its own square base, with prongs gripping exactly the outer corners. That base by itself pushes the stone higher.
Round stones — can sit low
With no corners to protect, a bead shared with its neighbors is enough. No separate base needed, so it sits lower and closer to the center.
Put those two things together: five square stones high and reaching far, five round stones low and set back — the outline naturally becomes five protruding points with five hollows between them. The star isn't drawn by a gold frame; it's the result of how the two kinds of stone are held.
How to check: look from the side, almost level with the face of the earring. You should clearly see two steps — the square row above, the round row below, with the step equal at all five places. If the five square stones aren't at the same height, the star will look distorted head-on.
This head takes many center stone shapes, but truly suits only one
In size, this five-prong head can take a range. But the shape of the center stone is another matter, and here the setting has already given its own answer — since its rim already has both squares and circles.
A ROUND center stone — the best fit. A large circle in the middle, surrounded by five small circles and five small squares. The large circle at the center doesn't compete with the five square points outside; the two roles are distinct, and the star stays a star.
A SQUARE center stone — easily spoils the composition. Put a large square in the middle of five small squares and the eye starts comparing them, and the four corners of the center stone compete with the five star points. The whole piece loses its center.
OVAL, PEAR, MARQUISE center stones — not recommended. These shapes all have direction, while a five-point star radiates evenly in every direction. Put a directional shape in the middle of a non-directional one and two languages clash, and no rotation can save it.
This is worth settling before you go looking for stones, since it narrows the search a lot — and also makes it easier: round is the most common shape and the easiest to assemble into a well-matched pair.
Small square stones are rarer than round ones of the same size — and that will matter to you one day
Among accent stones, round ones are a commodity: every size available, always in stock, very easy to buy by the lot. Small square stones are not.
The reason lies in those four corners. At small sizes, cutting and polishing four pointed corners square is far harder than polishing a circle; the breakage rate during cutting is higher, and fewer stones per lot meet the standard. So:
What to ask and what to do
Ask whether the store keeps this square stone size in stock — if so, future repairs are quick. If not, ask how long ordering takes.
Run a fingertip around the five star points every few months — the five corner prongs at the tips are the outermost details of the whole piece, so they touch everything first. Caught early, it's just a matter of tightening.
Buy at Thảo Linh Jewelry
A pair of 18K white gold five-point star earring settings, twenty natural diamonds square alternating with round, with five-prong heads awaiting a pair of center stones. See them and try placing stones in person at our showroom, 120 Pham Thi Tanh, Chanh Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City — hotline 0945 006 001.
Advice on choosing a pair of center stones to fit the heads, and we set stones customers bring in.
12-month warranty, free lifetime polishing and ultrasonic cleaning.
An open buy-back and exchange policy at fixed rates, stated clearly at the time of purchase.
Visit the showroom and look straight into the empty head once — five equal spaces between the prongs are the surest sign that this five-part circle was divided correctly from the start.
Lab-grown diamonds that fit this setting
Round shape · 10 in stock
