| Have you ever wondered what goes into making | | | | materials, using items such as photo's and |
| of our Rembrandt charms? You may ask, why is | | | | sketches as a guide. The original sculpture is then |
| a Rembrandt Charm more expensive than | | | | used to make a rubber or metal master mold of |
| another charm you may find online? Its easy to | | | | the charm. This master mold is used to male |
| tell you - The quality you will find in an original | | | | quantities of "waxes". |
| Rembrandt Charm or charm bracelet will be a | | | | The waxes are then soldered to a base which |
| quality that is unmatched to any other piece of | | | | forms a wax tree. This wax tree is then inserted |
| charm jewelry. Hold a Rembrandt Charm in your | | | | into a cylindrical flask called an investment flask. |
| hands and experience the feel and craftsmanship. | | | | The cylindrical flask is filled with a very fine |
| There is so much detail on each charm. You will | | | | smooth plaster. This fills in all the spaces left |
| always find the RQC quality stamp on each and | | | | around the waxes. The flask is then baked at a |
| every Rembrandt Original charm, along with the | | | | very high temperature, which causes the wax to |
| metal markings (14K, 10K or 925) It takes 40 | | | | vaporize. This is how "lost wax casting" got its |
| artisans to create each miniature work of art. | | | | name! The spaces that are left when the wax |
| Rembrandt employs over 100 employees in their | | | | melts create numerous replicas of the original |
| factory in New York. Rembrandt is a fully | | | | master mold. These spaces re then filled with |
| integrated jewelry manufacturer with a complete | | | | melted pellets of gold or silver and allowed to |
| tool and die facility with in house designing and | | | | harden. When the plaster is washed away, the |
| model making on site. Here's how it works when | | | | raw charm castings are exposed. These castings |
| Rembrandt creates a new charm: It all starts with | | | | then undergo hours of hand finishing and polishing, |
| a model created by hand in the model area by | | | | to create the finely detailed charms that make up |
| skilled artisans. They are miniature works of art | | | | the Rembrandt Charm Collection. |
| created out of metal, wood or other modeling | | | | |