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Class of 2026

Graduation Pendant

A Cast Sterling Silver Keepsake, Designed and Finished by Hand

Finished cast sterling silver pendant on a chain: two orbs and six for 26, engraved with the name Sebastian, photographed on a white background

Two orbs. Six orbs. 26, my graduation year, cast in silver.

Team
Solo project
Materials
Sterling silver
Milestone
Class of 2026
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The Journey

CAD → Wax Print → Cast → Finish

1

Wax 3D Print

The wax is lost, replaced with molten sterling silver. Raw silver is all that's left in the end.

Two wax 3D-printed patterns of the pendant design, still on their supports, before investment casting
2

Lost-Wax Casting

The wax is lost, replaced with molten sterling silver. Raw silver is all that's left.

Raw cast silver pendant straight out of the investment mold, before finishing
3

Hand-Finishing

Filed, sanded, and polished to a finish, entirely by hand.

Sebastian Esteva wearing the finished graduation pendant

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