my son gave me a nice flat piece of Turquoise that looks like it would lend itself well to a wrist cuff. right now i am trying to figure out the best way to mount it on the leather cuff. I have googled some pics and seen some who have made a leather bezel and some who have used a metal bezel to hold it it place. I am shying away from gluing it because I am not sure if it will hurt the stone. it is an odd shaped piece but pretty flat, about the size of a 50 cent piece.
any thoughts on how to best mount this stone?
does turquoise need to breath (leave the back open) like some other minerals do such as when mounted in a ring setting with an open back?