what is bezel setting in jewelry?
<answer> A strip of metal bent into the shape and size of the stone and then soldered to the piece of jewelry. <context> The earliest known technique of attaching stones to jewelry was bezel setting. A bezel is a strip of metal bent into the shape and size of the stone and then soldered to the piece of jewelry. Then the stone is inserted into the bezel and the metal rubbed over the stone, holding it in place.