Douglas Magnus Belt Buckles

Magnus Ranger Belt Buckles in Silver & Gold

Pianki has partnered with Douglas Magnus Studios to offer one of the finest, most exquisite collections of handcrafted sterling silver belt buckles and silver belt buckle sets available. Magnus Studios has handcrafted fine sterling silver belt buckles, as well as gold belt buckles and turquoise belt buckles, for over 25 years! Trendsetting from the beginning, Douglas Magnus has redefined the belt buckle industry.  Since 1978 the Magnus Studios have been a premiere American jewelry design house, offering the finest in wearable art silver belt buckles.  These original design, heirloom quality sterling silver belt buckles and solid silver belt buckle sets have been worn by royalty, presidents, sports figures, movie stars, and people of the finest taste everywhere.  Magnus luxury silver belt buckles are considered some of the finest luxury gifts for men and women.  The Magnus Studios is proud to be one of the last American craft manufacturers.  Each of these sterling silver belt buckle sets are designed and made in the USA.  All of these luxury silver belt buckles are handcrafted by shrinking breed of skilled silver belt buckle craftsmen and craftswomen.  For totally unique solid sterling silver belt buckles with a look that is contemporary and stylish, buy silver belt buckles and sterling silver belt buckle sets from the Douglas Magnus sterling silver belt buckle collection.  We even offer custom silver belt buckles.  Nobody puts it together like Magnus!

Buy, both, an exotic leather belt and one of our sterling silver belt buckle sets and we will put the buckle on the belt for free.  Be sure to select a belt size that matches the buckle size  (example: 1 inch belt with 1 inch sterling silver belt buckle). Specify at check out if you want the tip (metal piece on end of belt) on or off.  In either case, you will receive your buckle tip. Custom Buckle Sizing May Be Available.  Contact if you have any questions. 

The making of Douglas Magnus Luxury Sterling Silver Belt Buckles & Gold Belt Buckles

Each sterling silver buckle by Douglas Magnus starts with a two-dimensional drawing on paper. From here, one of his jewelers makes the prototype by hand, actually carve or build the piece out of silver.

A rubber mold is then made of the prototype; one mold for the silver buckle, one mold for the keeper, and one mold for the tip. Then wax is shot into the rubber mold, resulting in a wax replica. This "wax" is then set in a special type of plaster, called "investment". Once the plaster is dry it is put into a oven and heated to very high temperatures. This process vaporizes the wax, leaving a cavity inside the plaster in the shape of the silver buckle. This plaster mold is put in a centrifugal casting machine. Sterling silver is then heated to specific molten temperatures. At a precise moment the centrifugal force is released, the molten silver is thrust into the plaster mold through a channel, hopefully filling the cavity completely. The plaster mold is then removed and immediately dunked into a bucket of water, the plaster is broken off - voila! a very raw sterling silver buckle appears.

This first model is sent back to Doug for final adjustments, then returned to the casters for the final model-making process. One interesting factoid is that during the molding, waxing, casting process, the resulting buckle shrinks slightly. Through years of experience, Doug knows how to compensate for for this in the original design by making the first prototype  larger, heavier, wider than it will eventually come out to be.

All our silver buckles including the turquoise belt buckles and engraved belt buckles are then finished out by hand. The shape is refined by hand, the lines are deepened and straightened by hand, the final machine-like polish by hand.  Most of the gold accents are handmade, some are cast, and then hand-soldered to the sterling silver buckle.