Set into wraptight or cinchmount mountings, they show the most stone for the least expense in gold.  The idea is to showcase your Garnets -- not droop your earlobes to your shoulders in the process. 

The best, cleanest AAA Red Garnets, mined in Mozambique, Africa. I can't stand murky Garnets, or prune juice colored, or just yucky ugly wannabe stones.  I'm really picky about my garnets -- generally a not TOO dark red (you just have to have light be able to get into the stone and bounce back out!), and leaning toward Pyrope or Rhodolite in color if I can.