LOST-WAX-TECHNIQUE

MANUFACTURING

HERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT MAKES YOUR TIMEPIECE SO SPECIAL AND UNIQUE. UNLIKE THE SAND-CASTING PROCESS, THE MODEL IS MELTED AWAY. THIS MEANS, THAT THE JEWELRY WILL NEVER BE MADE THE SAME AGAIN...

STEP 1

WAX-MODEL

AFTER YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER, I FIRST CARVE THE WAX-MODEL TO THE RIGHT SIZE. THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE RING IS PERFECTLY ADJUSTED TO YOUR FINGER

STEP 2

TEXTURE

THEN, I CAREFULLY HAND-MILL THE UNIQUE TEXTURE INTO THE SURFACE. EACH RING HAS ITS OWN PATTERN, WHICH EXISTS ONLY ONCE IN THE WORLD

STEP 3

MOLD

NOW I NEED TO CREATE A PLASTER MOLD THAT WILL BE CAST AROUND THE MODEL. THIS ALL HAPPENS UNDER VACUUM TO PREVENT AIR BUBBLES FROM FORMING

STEP 4

ALLOY

BEFORE CASTING, I NEED TO WEIGH THE MATERIAL. DID YOU KNOW THAT A 925 STERLING SILVER ALLOY CONSISTS OF 7% COPPER AND 93% FINE SILVER? I ONLY USE 6% COPPER FOR BETTER QUALITY

STEP 5

MELT OUT

IN THE OVEN, THE WAX-MODEL IS NOW MELTED OUT AT 1000 DEGREES SO THAT IT DISAPPEARS COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY RESIDUES

STEP 6

CAST

THE SILVER IS HEATED IN MY CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE UNTIL IT`S LIQUID AND THEN POURED INTO THE MOLD WITH A LOT OF MOMENTUM USING A COUNTERWEIGHT OUTSIDE THE CENTER

STEP 7

FINISH

IN THE END, THE RING IS REMOVED FROM THE MOLD AND FINISHED. THIS MEANS THE CASTING TREE IS REMOVED, THE HOLES ARE MILLED AND SANDBLASTED, THE SILVER IS OXIDIZED, ETC. AFTER THAT, THE SURFACE IS POLISHED, AND THEN YOUR BRUDERJAKOB ORIGINAL IS COMPLETE

ORIGINAL

CERTIFICATE

EACH OF MY PIECES OF JEWELRY COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE, WHICH YOU HAVE TO KEEP SAFE

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RECORDINGS

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