Small Gray “Egg” Fordite Cuff – for a 5 and 3/4″ wrist – #760

This cuff was built around a very unique piece of gray Fordite that has been cut in a high-domed egg shape. The rest of the cuff is made of a single heavy half-round silver wire with a smaller gauge of round silver wire arching behind the Fordite “egg”. The inside of the cuff reveals a cutaway behind the stone to show the completely different pattern – a true bullseye – on the underside of the Fordite.

This cuff features a piece of Fordite. Fordite is a “stone” comprised of many layers of automotive paint that used to build up on the rails in automotive plants. Cars are not painted in the same way today so “new” Fordite is not available. Parts would be sprayed with paint, then baked, then that was repeated over and over and layers of paint built up on the rails that held the parts. Eventually, the build-up became too thick and it was chipped off. Some clever person realized that if you cut and shaped it like a cabochon gemstone, you could reveal the layers of paint colors in swirls that looked similar to the patterns in agates and get a nice high polish on it like you would a gemstone or the surface of a recently-waxed car. Therefore, this material is also called “Detroit agate”. The information card pictured in this listing will be included with this cuff.

No two pieces of Fordite are ever the same, so this is truly a one of a kind piece. I really love the dramatic and bright red pattern over metallic gray.

This Fordite was polished by a professional stone cutter and I made the setting.

The Fordite is attached to the silver cuff with a traditional bezel setting.

The width of this cuff at its widest point is 1″.

This cuff fits a SMALLER WRIST – it will fit a 5 and 3/4″ to 6″ circumference wrist. There is minimal adjustment in this design, so please be sure of your wrist size before ordering. I could not photograph the cuff on since my own wrist is 7 inches.

Fordite CAN chip with a sharp impact on something pointed. It is best not to wear this cuff if you are doing heavy work of any kind.

This silver of the cuff has a bright tumble-polished finish. If it tarnishes, it can be brightened with a polishing cloth.

Price includes USPS Priority Mail shipping inside the U.S.