Real diamond iced-out Rolex Datejust

Rolex is the greatest watch model in the environment, and the most well known a single all over the world. Among the the many legendary rolex watches made up to now, the Oyster Perpetual Datejust is just one of the most acknowledged and looked right after.

Rolex watches are identified for keeping their worth about time and quite a few rolex house owners and look at enthusiasts like to personalize their luxurious check out to their have style.

In the situation of this undertaking, we had to customize our client’s Oyster Perpetual Datejust model that experienced by now been personnalized in the earlier, as described under.

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 View of the Datejust Rolex design after customization with a manufacturer new 18k gold bracelet paved with 66 diamonds of 1,5 mm in diameter with a overall diamond fat of ,8 carat for the bracelet alone

Also, discover our publication about a tailor made 14k gold bracelet built for a 5054 Patek Phillip, and our do the job about a custom made 18k gold dial for a French enjoy model: Sartory Billard.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust

This rolex model arrived to us with a rolex datejust diamond dial in 18k gold, established with 1,7 millimeters diamonds and a stainless steel bracelet upgraded with a 14k yellow gold chain inbound links, as demonstrated in the photograph. This gold bracelet was not first from Rolex and was showing indications of breaking up before long.

 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust ahead of customization

The in general point out of the look at was a standard put on obvious on the gold bracelet and stainless steel, deformed chain inbound links with room between them saying a potential failure of the bracelet in the coming months.

Our mission from our shopper was as stick to:

• Alter the 14k gold backlinks by 18k yellow gold links
• Set 1,5 millimeters diamonds on each individual one-way links of the bracelet (66 diamonds in complete)
• Adjust the stainless steel clasps by a new a single produced of 18k yellow gold
• Polish as new the entire check out

Genuine gold observe bracelet generating

As 18k gold is more malleable than 14k gold, and mainly because we essential to set diamonds on each hyperlink of the bracelet, it was important to make new gold inbound links, thicker than the aged ones.

The 1st procedure consisted in disassembling the bracelet from the rolex watch and examining the thickness of the gold back links.

Previously mentioned, you can see the gold hyperlinks of the gold bracelet, compared to the new 1 in the photograph below. The new 18k gold links are 80% thicker than the outdated 14k gold links.

  Rolex look at in spare areas with some new 18k gold hyperlinks

The primary back links of the bracelet designed of stainless metal are then weighted to be ready to determine the last gold pounds of the bracelet.

The earning of these a gold bracelet is monotonous as each of the 68 backlinks (66 moreover the 2 significant back links situated on the check out case) have to be manufactured a single by 1 and also be assembled a person by one.

We already had the experience of a personalized 14k white gold bracelet designed for 5054 Patek Phillip watch, but this time the position was thoroughly diverse.

For the making of the new 18k gold links, a gold bar is laminated, then reduce in parts and each 1 of this pieces is adjusted and polished one particular by one particular just before beginning the assembly onto the stainless metal back links.

 You can see every 18k gold backlinks with its relative stainless metal link before assembly

Then, diamond areas are pointed out on each individual gold link in advance of the setting, as revealed down below.

Check the gold inbound links prior to assembly and the gold inbound links the moment joined with the stainless steel backlinks with the locatioon of the diamond pointed out.

Diamonds are then established on to the gold backlinks with claws and the gold links are adorned with bogus claws to give a improved end and shinier component. The two lines on the website link aid to preserve the symetry of the environment and decoration.

 Shut up look at of the gold connection set with real diamonds. You can see the 4 prongs close to heach diamond and the ornamental prongs about made as a decoration

Just about every website link when finished and set with a diamond is then polished separately ahead of assembling on the look at bracelet. This is a prolonged procedure in advance of materializing the assembled bracelet.

 Here is a look at of a gold website link established with a diamond getting polished ahead of assembly

 After sprucing, each and every team of 3 hyperlinks are set on to the stainless metal backlinks to assemble the total view bracelet. We can then weigh the finished bracelet to get the real fat of 18k gold utilized for the creating. In the scenario of this wath, we have utilized 21 grams of 18k yellow gold for the earning of the sole bracelet.

After the bracelet finished, we however have to make the gold clasp of the bracelet, reproducing the sizing and mechanic of the authentic a person designed of stainless metal.

Gold Clasp Making

The making of the gold clasp is straighforward after the monotonous earning of the godl & diamond bracelet. We used laminated sheets of 18k yellow gold to reduce and solder them to replicate the original stainless metal clasp of the rolex observe.

 As you can see, this good piece of gold is fairly little but is rather major. You can see the perforations on the aspect for the length adjustement of the bracelet. The gold clasp is finished with an component of brushed gold to preserve it more ressistant to dress in so it will not present noticeable scratches in the futur (even when acquiring scratches).

We can appreciate the diamond iced-out rolex observe, as soon as the real gold bracelet assembled with the gold clasp and the watch.

 This watch displays the rolex enjoy with total diamond setting on the authentic gold bracelet and the rolex dial. The full diamond excess weight set on the bracelet is ,8 carat.

This see demonstrates the 18k gold clasp and diamond environment of the rolex look at

 Detailed watch of the diamond environment on the rolex gold bracelet

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