Omega chain

An omega chain or omega necklace is a pseudo-chain made by assembling metallic plates on a wire or woven mesh. The plates give the appearance of links in a chain. The embedded wire provides the strength, so the plates can be designed to please the eye. ^[1]

References

↑ "Jewelry Chains". Retrieved 2011-06-12.

Jewellery

Forms

Making

People	Bench jeweler Clockmaker Goldsmith Silversmith Jewelry designer Lapidary Watchmaker

Processes	Carving Casting centrifugal lost-wax vacuum Enameling Engraving Filigree Cannetille Kazaziye Metal clay Plating Polishing Repoussé and chasing Soldering Stonesetting Wire sculpture Wire wrapped jewelry

Tools	Draw plate File Hammer Mandrel Pliers

Materials

Precious metals	Gold Palladium Platinum Rhodium Silver

Precious metal alloys	Britannia silver Colored gold Crown gold Electrum Shakudō Shibuichi Sterling silver Tumbaga

Base metals	Brass Bronze Copper Mokume-gane Pewter Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten

Mineral gemstones	Aventurine Agate Amethyst Beryl Carnelian Chrysoberyl Diamond Diopside Emerald Garnet Jade Jasper Lapis lazuli Larimar Malachite Marcasite Moonstone Obsidian Onyx Opal Peridot Prasiolite Quartz Ruby Sapphire Serendibite Sodalite Spinel Sunstone Tanzanite Tiger's eye Topaz Tourmaline Turquoise Zircon

Organic gemstones	Abalone Amber Ammolite Copal Coral Ivory Jet Pearl Nacre

Other natural objects	Bog-wood Hair Shell jewelry Toadstone

Terms

Related topics: Body piercing
Fashion
Gemology
Phaleristics
Metalworking
Wearable art

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Omega chain

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