Making the 18K Gold Cuban Chain That Left Wife Speechless

[roadwarrior]

Making the 18K Gold Cuban Chain That Left Wife Speechless​

CRM Jewelers
Feb 6, 2024 MIAMI

In this Cuban chain making video, we include insane close-ups and the ASMR-type sounds associated with the complete manufacturing process. Oh, and the best part is my wife’s reaction at the end!

She never expected this gift! Watch how we make an 18K gold Cuban link chain for my wife!

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Main steps to making the chain (see below):

00:00 Weighing 24K gold pellets and alloy to make the 18K chain.
00:13 Melting the gold in the crucible to make the 18K gold bar.
00:50 Scanning bar with Niton XL2 XRF Analyzer to show the metallic elements in the mix.
00:58 Stretching the gold bar through rolling mills, presses, and drawplate machine to form the correct gauge wire.
03:02 Rolling the gold wire onto a copper rod to form a coil.
04:06 Cutting the gold coil to form the individual links.
04:59 Joining and soldering the links together to make the raw chain.
06:39 Twisting chain to align links using an industrial twisting machine before they're filed down.
07:42 Gluing the chain down with Shelac glue and filing the links down to give the chain a flat look.
09:07 Affixing and welding the box clasp to the chain.
10:34 Polishing and cleaning the chain.
11:32 Final weigh in (approx 143.6 grams of 18-karat gold).
11:52 Gifting the gold chain to my precious wife!

Final chain length: 20 inches
Final chain thickness: 9 mm

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[daycoo2]

Thanks for posting this one up, Mike.