.....that "illusion set" and "invisible set" are 2 different things!!!! I have lost count of the number of times I have heard an item of jewellery being described wrongly.
I, like so many of you, have left the fold having been a loyal and regular customer previously. However, I do still have a look from time to time and this mistake is becoming more and more common.
Unless I am very much mistaken, "illusion set" gems are built up with a surrounding of reflective white metal to create the illusion of a larger stone. "Invisible set" gems are placed close to each other with no visible claws giving the effect of a larger single stone when in fact it is made up of several smaller stones. So, with "invisible" what you see is all gemstone whereas with "illusion" a large part is actually metal. Rant over!
I, like so many of you, have left the fold having been a loyal and regular customer previously. However, I do still have a look from time to time and this mistake is becoming more and more common.
Unless I am very much mistaken, "illusion set" gems are built up with a surrounding of reflective white metal to create the illusion of a larger stone. "Invisible set" gems are placed close to each other with no visible claws giving the effect of a larger single stone when in fact it is made up of several smaller stones. So, with "invisible" what you see is all gemstone whereas with "illusion" a large part is actually metal. Rant over!