The jewelers of the Middle Ages popularized bezel settings as the settings that could not only hold softer stones but also prevent the chipping and cracking of these softer stones. In the Renaissance, jewelry with bezel settings became extremely popular among royalty, nobles, and other affluent classes. If you dive deep into linguistics, you will find that the word “bezel” originates from French, and roughly translates to “a stone with two angles”.
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