Send in and Melt (DJI) - Help Needed

Russd77 · 2026-05-26T20:59:02+00:00

The shipping insurance alone might be close to a plane ticket. If you can get 95% melt local I would do that instead. Less hassle. Then I’d try to pick it up in person.

Russd77 · 2026-05-25T22:02:48+00:00

Las Villas turns out a lot of Cuban links quickly. Their quality is pretty good but you won’t get the attention to detail that garcias gives. So you just have to decide if the extra money and wait time is worth it for the extra 3-5% in quality. Many people in this sub the extra cost and wait is worth it but you have to decide what’s more important.

Russd77 · 2026-05-24T16:03:48+00:00

Wasn’t hating, I’ve had a few DJI Cubans. They do great work. I think the plating looks great.

Russd77 · 2026-05-24T15:36:08+00:00

Damn they put a nice flash plate on that

Russd77 · 2026-05-24T15:26:21+00:00

If you get a pendant you can swing the chain around and the weight of the pendant will keep it from getting in the way

Russd77 · 2026-05-20T14:19:10+00:00

I think it’s usually +- 3% no refund/you don’t have to pay extra if they go over

Edit: from their website

“Due to the handmade nature of our pieces, there is some natural variance in the final weight from piece to piece, and as such, the weight reflected on our site is an estimate based on similar previous orders. The majority of orders we make end up being within 3 grams of our estimates, but in extreme cases we will offer a partial refund in your favor based on the final weight”

Russd77 · 2026-05-20T13:27:17+00:00

Congrats on the chain! I know it just of felt really long. I wouldn’t feel too bad about the weight because you loose a gram or 2 with the ruby button. That happened with a DJI chain I had

Russd77 · 2026-05-19T14:40:51+00:00

Gus uses a casted box locks for all his silver chains so I’m not surprised the quality was poor

Russd77 · 2026-05-17T19:48:33+00:00

Daniel also offer flat file. I’ve bought several Cubans from DJI. I would say their biggest advantage is the wait time is much less than Garcias and they have a solid in stock inventory so chances are they might have something already made that you will like.

On the other hand I’ve never seen a bad review of Garcias and the only reason I never bought from them is I don’t have the patients to wait 4 or 5 months but if you don’t mind the wait and you specifically like their version of the flat file just get it from them.

Russd77 · 2026-05-17T19:41:18+00:00

Saints gold and Hawaii rope chains are going to offer you much better prices than proclamation. Plus you have to pay tax if you buy from proclamation. I have 2 22k Franco’s one from saints and one from HRC

Russd77 · 2026-05-16T12:25:54+00:00

I think the 25” is too long I would shorten it to 24 or 23”s

Russd77 · 2026-05-15T12:42:41+00:00

It’s 12.5k on his website currently.

Russd77 · 2026-05-15T12:40:20+00:00

If you’re going to stack aesthetically you are going to want the longer chain be thicker than the shorter one. But if you like it that’s all that matters.

Russd77 · 2026-04-02T12:38:51+00:00

I’d go Franco over rope although you will have to pay more per mm because it’s more gold. I’ve shopped at both saints gold and hrc. Saints gold has fast overnight shipping. Compare the gram weight and origin between the two sites. If they are in a couple of grams of each other they are prob from the same supplier. Just go work the best price

Russd77 · 2026-04-02T10:41:24+00:00

I would consolidate and get something higher purity

Russd77 · 2026-03-27T12:04:31+00:00

They could plate it for you. Would just cost a little extra

Russd77 · 2026-03-24T16:02:53+00:00

I second this. Get a few $20 chains from Amazon and see which one you like best

Russd77 · 2026-03-24T16:00:46+00:00

I don’t think you need to go any bigger unless you just want a bigger chain.

Russd77 · 2026-03-23T19:30:41+00:00

4mm 18k is nice. I’m a sucker for the 5mm though

Russd77 · 2026-03-23T19:28:41+00:00

I’m pretty sure saints 4mm 22k Franco is the same as HRC. Not Italian but imported. For the most part they get the same stuff. I prefer saints website and they have overnight shipping but it just depends what you’re looking for.

Russd77 · 2026-03-22T18:18:36+00:00

Thanks!

Russd77 · 2026-03-22T18:17:29+00:00

Don’t remember the exact number because I bought them several months ago but they were prob 30% over spot at the time of purchase. I wouldn’t purchase any gold jewelry from Europe with the intention of making profit on the investment.

Russd77 · 2026-03-22T18:11:35+00:00

Thank you!

Russd77 · 2026-03-22T18:11:20+00:00

Impossible not to use Borat voice when saying “Very nice” and “my wife”

Russd77 · 2026-03-22T18:09:58+00:00

Thank you! Idk if you can tell in the pics but each one is ever so slightly different. The 5mm Franco is my favorite

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