The world of Steampunk is currently enjoying a renaissance.
Out of all the strange and fascinating Steampunk accessories that go with this Neo- Victorian art form, my passion is for Steampunk Jewelry.
When I see someone wearing Steampunk Jewelry, it’s like a symbol, as recognisable as the compass and setsquare of the freemasons, the pentagram of the Wiccans or the Ankh of the Goths (and lets not forget Ancient Egyptians!).
In my mind there is so much more to Steampunk Jewelry than cogs and old watch parts glued to rings and pendants, with the repurposing of these components there is an intrinsic appreciation of the skill and artistry of the past.
Securing old watch parts has become no easy task, as enthusiasts are snapping up vintage timepieces and contemporary watches are comprised mainly of plastic, making them irrelevant.
Whilst there has always been a collectable market for wonderfully crafted timepieces
Sadly broken or less collectable watches were discarded, but with the Steampunk movement the intricate and beautiful objects of yesteryear have been given a new lease of life.
When you open the watches and clocks of yesteryear it’s like opening a treasure chest; you’ll often find rubies along with the elaborate and gorgeous movements.
With the resetting of these movements and rearrangement of the components these antiquated artefacts take on a fresh new relevance in this wonderful and intricate art form.
I’m working with a lot of color in my Steampunk Jewelry, maybe it’s the first hints of Spring and perhaps the last of Winters drear, a reappearance of crisp blue skies – or maybe I just like Swarovski crystals! I hope you do too!
This Steampunk Ring is designed from a Vintage Swiss Ruby Jeweled Watch Movement set with two soft, rose-pink Swarovski Crystals.
I love Vintage watch movements, each one is completely unique and quite often I leave them plain to show off the artistry of their makers, but sometimes the odd crystal here and there can enhance their unique beauty!
If you want to see more of these Steampunk treasures, you can view them at London Particulars!
Straight out of the labs of a mad inventor, comes a purely Neo-Victorian, Steampunk wonder.
It’s almost as if a Victorian inventor, with a finger or two on some future pulse, conjured a picture of a future device, designed purely for fun and pleasure.
A device for children who seek a diversion away from kites, hoops and throwing stones at drudgers and pleasure boats from bridges overlooking the Thames.
And then this inventor took a time capsule and placed it deep within the ground and a century later, we find the first prototype of the Gameboy, a thing of bronze and cogs, a modern marvel!
With Valentine’s Day coming, my focus for my Steampunk Jewelry is turning to cuff-links. Last year I found that cufflinks were a particularly hot item, the perfect gift to give your partner so that they may look truly steamy on the fourteenth of Feb!
This pair of perfectly paired Vintage Elgin Seventeen-Ruby Jeweled Watch Movements are set in a most unusual Oval Design with a pair of Silver Chrome-Plated Cuff links.
These cufflinks are completely individual; each watch movement carries a serial number insuring that they’re truly unique jewelry.
I’m adding more and more items through January, so please feel free to have a good rummage through my Steampunk Jewelry shop over on Etsy!
Firstly, and belatedly, I just want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year from my Steampunk Jewelry Blog!
I have loads of interesting Steamy projects this year and I’m still working hard to keep my Etsy shop well stocked, despite consignments and galleries and all sorts of brilliant mayhem!
I hope you like this; it’s one of my newer pieces, a Vintage Watch Movement Butterfly.
This piece is made from a Ruby Jeweled Watch Movement, accented with Pink Rose and Fuchsia Swarovski Crystals.
I then set this upon an intricate silver-plated filigree butterfly.
I’m going to be adding all sorts of new designs to my Steampunk Jewelry Shop so please bookmark this page and I sincerely hope you have a wonderful 2010!
I just want to thank everyone who has been visiting my Etsy Shop and choosing London Particulars for their Holiday Gifts!
Selling so much Steampunk Jewelry has been a great incentive to make plenty more new designs and I hope you enjoy my new creations!
It’s been a great year for London Particulars, with a feature in Bizarre Magazine, a Gallery appearance for Professor Thistlequick and my work now being sold in some really cool shops!
2010 looks set to be an interesting year with plenty of new projects planned!
Once again I just want to thank everyone and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!!!
This is one of my latest Steampunk Jewelry Rings and I love this piece and wish I didn’t have to sell it!
The top of the ring actually spins and turns the tiny gold and silver gears at the top of the piece.
I describe it as Kinetic Steampunk!
The actual Watch Movement is formed from a Vintage Seventeen Ruby-Jewelled piece mounted upon an antiqued Brass Ring which is also adjustable and is fashioned from a vintage tooling.
If you’re interested in purchasing this Steampunk Ring then please note it’s appropriate for sizes six to eight and a half but I am always happy to make any adjustments required – just let me know!
To see more offerings in my London Particulars range, please visit and browse through my Steampunk Jewelry Shop!
I have no doubt that these Cufflinks will fairly gleam upon your cuffs!
I made these striking Steampunk Jewelry cufflinks from a pair of gorgeous, perfectly matched Vintage Elgin 15 Ruby-Jewelled Watch Movements which came in a lovely and unusual oval design. I then set them onto a pair of Silver-Chrome-Plated Cufflinks.
I just love the craftsmanship which Watchmakers used to employ in their work! I can’t see digital watches ever making such interesting and elegant jewelry.
If you like the cut of these gleaming Steampunk Jewelry lovelies, then please visit my Etsy shop where you can find more Neo-Victorian goodness by clicking here!
Steampunk Jewelry or Kraken? Shiver me timbers and you might need a bottle of rum to deal with this dreadful monster, washed up from the shadowy depths of Atlantis and captured upon a silver net.
Where this about your person as both an adornment and guardian!
If a foe or fiend accosts you, who knows perhaps the Kraken will awaken and accost them with its fearsome tentacles!
This Neo-Victorian marvel is formed by a Silver Plated Brass Octopus Vintage Tooling caught upon a Double Silver Plated Chain.
To see more Steampunk Jewelry come and have a browse and rummage through my Etsy Shop!
