Abstract: A jewelry swivel provides for the controlled orientation of an ornamental part of the jewelry in relation to a support. The jewelry swivel has a locking base with a locking rod, a receiving base with a plurality of receiving openings, and a bias spring. The bias spring urges the receiving base toward the locking base, causing the locking rod to engage with at least one of the plurality of receiving openings. The locking rod engages at least one of the plurality of receiving openings, where the engagement of the locking rod in a particular receiving opening determines the orientation of the receiving base relative to the locking base. The jewelry swivel is placed between the ornamental part and the support.