Knowing how to make steampunk jewelry is not the end, for some handcrafts lovers, it’s just a beginning. Now as many of us has been deeply influence by the fashion of retro flavor of steampunk jewelry, the demand for these special art projects surged.
Where to buy gears for steampunk fashion jewelry? Now many jewelry making supplies wholesalers have added watch parts into their product category. Firemountaingems, American’s biggest beads and jewelry making supplier may have taken the lead.
All the parts we need to make steampunk jewelry comes from antique watches, while not all parts of the antique watches could be useful to you. Sometimes we only need the gears, or the innard plate or the watch hands.
Before we make a decision how to buy watch parts for our steampunk project, we should make a good comparison. Compare the price of course.
First choice: Yard sale.
Nearly all of the brass gears used in steampunk projects comes from wristwatches, pocket watches, and clocks of all sizes. Look for yard sale broken clocks that cost second to nothing. Second hand stores would a great source of cheap or broken and free alarm clocks and similar pieces.
Followed by: Cheap Antique Steampunk Pocket Watch
To finish the endless searching for the unique watch parts for your steampunk design, cheap antique watch face and finished pocket watch jewelry from China supplier would be a good way. Though the watch is still in use, it is very cheap. Thus it would be fine to tear it apart for gears to make jewelry.
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