FGF develops and manufactures unplated pieces for brands, wholesalers and retailers. Ready stock from the FGF line or a collection of your own, with clear lead times from the first conversation.
The shine comes later, at your brand's plating shop. The origin is FGF's job.
Frequent buyers find the FGF line ready to order. Brands that want their own collection develop it with the team. Both routes get the same care.
Finished pieceplated by a partnerNew pieces for your display without waiting for a development cycle. A curated selection by style, category and restocking needs.
Finished pieceplated by a partnerPieces only your brand will have, from the brief to the approved pilot run, with launch or permanent exclusivity.
Unplated jewelry castings are pieces cast in metal, such as brass, that leave the factory before plating. The brand or retailer buys the raw piece and hires a plating shop for gold, silver or rhodium plating and the finish.
FGF Fundidos Especiais has made unplated jewelry castings in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil, since 1998, for brands, wholesalers and retailers.
Every FGF launch goes through eight steps before it is released for sale. This is how a reference becomes a piece with its own design language.
Jewelry stores in Brazil and abroad, along with a trend consultancy, show what is moving in the market.
Decision · FGF studies the market before drawing.
From the references, FGF keeps what fits the market and the FGF product language.
Decision · Selection made by the FGF designer.
The reference becomes an original sketch, with proportions planned for the collection.
Decision · In custom development, you approve the drawing.
Volume, thickness and fittings defined on the computer, before any metal.
Decision · Changes are still inexpensive at this point.
The piece printed in resin so you can see it, hold it and adjust it.
Decision · You approve the physical prototype.
The master that makes it possible to repeat the model in casting.
Decision · The model is ready to scale.
The first cast pieces are inspected.
Decision · Validation of what goes into production.
The piece is released for production and for sale.
Decision · The production lead time starts counting.
FGF works with everyone from small repeat buyers to large wholesale projects. Choose the situation closest to yours.
FGF recommends
Start with the FGF line: a curated selection by style and category, with scheduled production in 30 to 40 days.
Each option has its own lead time. Knowing this from the start helps you plan the launch, the plating and restocking.
Approximate minimum for custom development: 100 to 150 pieces per model.
| Situation | Lead time |
|---|---|
| Piece from the line, already developed | 30 to 40 days |
| New development, until approval | about 30 days |
| Production after approval | 30 to 40 days |
| Full development cycle | 60 to 70 days |
| Ready stock | subject to stock |
NoteFGF delivers the piece unplated. Plating, finishing and the time until the finished jewelry depend on the plating shop and the steps your brand hires.
Curation separates what is continuity from what is redundancy and suggests new pieces that work with what already sells.
Split what comes from ready stock and what goes into scheduled production. The plating time is part of the plan from the start.
Launch exclusivity lasts for an agreed period. Permanent exclusivity is for commissioned original projects.
Pieces with their own design language give your display reasons to buy beyond price.
Whoever wears this jewelry may never know where it began. But whoever brought it into the world knows the value of caring for its origin.
FGF. Before it shines, a piece of jewelry has to be born right.
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