Abstract: A method of mounting stones for an improved appearance comprises providing a large stone having a circumferential edge, providing a plurality of first small stones having first circumferential edges, providing a plurality of second small stones having second circumferential edges, arranging the plurality of first small stones along a first perimeter and mounting them in a holder, mounting the large stone in the holder so that its center is approximately concentric with the first perimeter and so that its circumferential edge covers at least a portion of the first circumferential edges when viewed from a point, and arranging the plurality of second small stones along a second perimeter concentric with the center of the large stone and mounting them in the holder so that the second circumferential edges cover at least a portion of the circumferential edge of the large stone when viewed from the point.