Abstract: A jewelry setting that includes an inner plate securing a gem and a second plate physically secured to the inner plate is disclosed. The inner plate includes an outer wall that protrudes down from an outer edge of an upper surface of the inner plate to meet an upper surface of the second plate, such that an inner perimeter of the upper surface of the second plate abuts the first outer wall. The inner plate holds the gem such that a bottom of the gem extends no lower than half way down with respect to a height of the second plate. The upper surface of the second plate may be positioned lower than, and substantially parallel to, the upper surface of the inner plate. The plates may be secured together using prongs, and the prongs may project up from a securing plate positioned below the second plate.