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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1637894, member: 5833&quot;]Great photos.&nbsp; You can see that it&#039;s really a double lever system (who thought of this?)&nbsp; Pushing the top lever down pushes down the top end of another one, seesawing the bottom end of that one up.&nbsp; Does that slight inward bend of the pin stem mean pressure has to be applied to get the tip seated snugly enough?&nbsp; Here is kiko&#039;s:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img_5414-jpg.232318/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And bluumz&#039;s:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/8bb767a2-30f8-4616-a64c-b50e972cdeab-jpeg.233948/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A jeweller will have an idea whether the &#039;C&#039; is the shape it&#039;s supposed to be.&nbsp; If it&#039;s too open, it&#039;s not by much.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No.&nbsp; It&#039;s liable to open anyway unless lever really clicks into place.&nbsp; Might be best to have a large jump ring run through an opening at the top of the frame &amp; soldered for wear as a pendant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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