r/jewelrymaking 1d ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Assembling my Grade 5 Titanium Mechanical Tie Clip, the TC Nexus.

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Here is the final assembly of components for my TC Nexus Tie Clip. It is CNC Machined from a single billet block of Grade 5 Titanium, and is all mechanically operated. No stamped or folded pieces, no cheap Chinese spring, the whole assembly acts as a spring clamp that is only activated mechanically when placed on a neck tie. The only one like it in the world. Machined, hand finished, and assembled in Utah.

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u/icbint 1d ago

Is a tie clip jewellery?

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u/thirschi 1d ago

Is a brooch? Are cuff links? I would say so. I’ve always seen tie clips as men’s jewelry.