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Ah yeah sterling silver will also just inherently bump up the cost, forming metal to look like plastic material flexed is non trivial.

It's a pretty clever bit of jewellery, but it 100% sits in that "first to think of it" zone, where it's only cool the first time around.

I actually like the art aspect of it. I'd never buy it, but it's honestly a genuinely clever bit of art trickery and makes you double take. "Is that a zip tie? It looks like one but not quite, is that silver? Wait a minute..."

I can appreciate the work that wouldve went into carefully replicating the look but in cast and polished metal.

It's like trying to compare a zip tie to a very realistic painting of a zip tie. The latter takes a lot of work to create a convincing replica but out of a different medium.