This is such epic BS. They use the most basic smithing skills to charge $80K for a damn non-pure gold chain? Come on. Marketing at its worst.

Anyone remember the lotus silk vid? Now compare these dude "14 hour of blood sweat and tear", to the lady who labor for 2 months+, making silk by hand cm after cm, to create a scarf that charge for less than a 10th of this chain.

"It's become, in a way, like a status symbol." Jewelry has been that for literally thousands of years lol

This video actually does a good job of convincing me why these chains are overpriced.

Those guys are making it seem harder than it really is

The reason they're so expensive is because people will buy something expensive in order to tell the world (and themselves), "I'm so successful that I can buy something expensive".

"Your wearing someone's blood sweat and tears" makes me want to use alcohol hand gel after touching it.

So, the hardest part is to solder a chain shut. What was I paying for again?

It's crazy how the meaning of simple words like "handmade,Craftsmanship, labor intensive and skill...." can change from one country to another

“You are wearing someone’s blood, sweat, and tears” Heard of the sweatshop workers in Asia that make products like shoes, clothes, and a variety of other textile products?

I truly considered spending almost 8k$ for iced Cuban chain (How stupid could I be), after digging deep I found the best online factory in China that made these chains (Not solid gold though and not real diamonds), I thought to give it a try since it was super cheaper, about 70$ directly from the factory compared 300$ from GLD, the quality was so high in quality, it has been almost two years and it looks as new, save your money and spend it on travelling around the world instead.

Never stop dreaming. Be hungry and never stop believing in your dreams. If someone can do it, you can do it. Be strong

The Ferrari example made me laugh, I'm fine with the one off the lot. They're really trying to justify these prices.

*It takes 5 men to make a cuban chain* Bobby White: Fine, I'll do it myself.

i made these chains as kid when i was learning to make jewellery at my grand father's shop. I am a 10th generation jeweller from india and these chains are some of the easiest to make. His soder metal is not right that is why it kept on breaking. He should lessen the zinc by 1% copper by 4%and increase the silver by 5% gold remains the same in the sodering metal.

Talks about how dangerous this is Doesn't weare any glasses, gloves or protections

You're also wearing someone's blood sweat in tears buying new clothes from Gap, Walmart and target lol

This video makes people with even the most basic tools skills look like a professional. Soldering isn't that hard, you're not going to lose a finger to a roller unless you're braindead, and your oxyacetylene torch only heats the thing you point it at.

Those that determine to be wealthy plays the money game to win while the poor people plays the money game to lose.

That guy makes it seem like hes making an authentic samurai katana "literally only a handful of people around the world can do this and it takes us the grand total of 14 hours" 🤣

He works with a flame? Omg 😱 a flame! Wow my hero!!

Cuban link chains are actually very easy to make compared to other jewellery. Their value is in the gold content. They are some of the most basic jewellery to make from an effort and skill pov.

“This is reason why it cost so much, if any one of these links breaks, you’re gonna have to take it ALL THE WAY back to the soldering table… re-solder it.. and bring it back here and turn it again.”

" why are Cuban link chains so expensive?" "Just cuz"

“People have lost fingers in this business” almost every mechanics fear buddy and I charge 1/10 of what this costs.

As the UK rapper called Dave said "They see a Cuban and a whip, I see a house deposit"

"you are wearing 14 hours of someone life" Japanese katana master: "weaks"

I want to know what wire they're actually bending in those jigs, and what metal they're "soldering" together. Pure gold, or jewelry grade alloys, don't require nearly that level of effort to bend. Or solder. Sure, it's tricky but so is glassblowing. Once you learn the technique it's second nature. I've worked with metal, many types of metal and I felt like what I was watching was steel or even copper wire links being formed, brazed together, twisted, ground, etc. And then gold plated. But get real, the wire they're working with in this video, it's not gold. And the "that's not dirt on my hands, that's gold!" statement is funny. Tin, lead, bronze, copper, steel, and aluminum are just a few metals that will leave black oxide as a residue, which leads even more to this story smelling fishy. These guys have skills, don't get me wrong. But these guys are making this process seem like arduous labor that only a few people in the world have the skills to do. Anyone who's worked with real gold is laughing at the iron work and forging going on. "Guys have lost their fingers doing this!". So have chefs, blacksmiths, assembly line workers, iron workers, leather crafters, firefighters, the list goes on and on. Stop the soap opera of trying to sell yourself off as some kind of hero. Look, you spend some time making gold plated chain for overpriced thugs with more money than brains. Count yourself lucky that you can make oodles of cash doing semi-skilled labor producing a way overpriced product that's a "must have bling" for rappers to feel legit. But jeez, stop the superman act. The ego in that shop is about on par with their super star customers, LMAO.

Literally one of the easiest pieces of handmade jewellery out there... It's a chain... No set gems, no inlays, no variation in size. Dangerous?? Try working in any other type of metal fabrication, this is not dangerous, you are using an oxy torch and a shrinker/stretcher

"Just a few people in the world can do what we do" dafuk? Does he thinks he's making a katana, painting a Mona Lisa or some shit? It's just a chain. You ain't that's special.

“Polished by hand” Shows machine polishing

Working online. Has become the source of my wealth. during this period of pandemic. Actually. I don't really know what kind of job. I could have done that yet all these amount of money within a period of time. With the help of Mr George Wright.

I feel the guy who said polishing is their favourite task, mostly because it means the job is finished. 😂

Everybody acts like these guys are doing open heart surgery or something..... 12 hours to make a chain..... Well I guess that wouldn't be a bad day for me since I work 16-hour shifts....geeze

0:39 dude doesn't even know what metals he's working with, shows the level of skill in that workshop

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It costs so much because some people have too much money and think they are buying bling. Rats have always been attracted to shiny things. If you can solder it, it isn't worth it.

They really try to push the idea that is dangerous and hard, ThIs Is WhY sO eXPppeNsIvE pLs PaY tHE PRiCe

"To legitimize yourself as a rapper, you have to have jewelry." What a f*cking joke!!!!

My dad is a welder and he saw this video and said that it's complete BS. To prove it, he and I made one these chains in our spare time. We used a rusty old chain that we used to lock the workshop and did the process like they did. It's almost identical to what they did and it barely costed us anything for the weekend that we made it on. Like you can probably add up the resources we used to about $50 or something on the equipment and electricity. People who spend this much money on this is getting scammed, I asked for quote on a Pawnshop on the chain that we did and they offered us like 1k for something that we did on our spare time lmao.

These men are sooooooo over the top dramatic. QUEENS!

If it were so dangerous they would use PPE, and they could definitely use a bigger drill for those big chains, i can't believe these a holes are ripping people off with these prices.

Theses guys really made all this look pretty dramatic but it is hard work to be able to master this craft, I'm gonna be making my first Cuban link chain as soon as I can get my hands on silver wire and I gotta say it's probably the easiest possible chain to make out there which is why it'll be my first project. In the jewelry game it's all about how you market yourself and the intricate details in your pieces that seperate you from the rest. I can't wait to be part of this business and create my own jewelry empire, for now I'm sitting at 161 subs but I just can't wait to see where I'll be at in 5 years!

Great content, thanks for sharing

"Here is where the passion of the jeweler comes into play, into how beautiful he can make it" Cuts to man brutally filing the chain

"My job is so hard. Take me seriously."

Hard work ♥️

Gus: “To legitimize yourself as a rapper, you have to have -“ Me: “bars?” Gus: “jewelry.” Me: “oh…”

The reason there are only a handful of people that can do this is because it’s sooooo dangerous. I can’t even tell you the death count from making These necklaces. 😂 blôw me

If you want to justify high prices of jewelry by labor intensive processes, look into watchmaking... THAT requires skill, not the most basic blacksmithing techniques

"To legitimize your self as a rapper you have to have jewelry" Last time I checked you needed actual skill

If filing a chain costs that much imagine how much forging a sword would cost.

"To legitimize yourself as a rapper you need to have jewelry " Eminem 🤔🤔🤔

Interesting here that "higher end" doesn't necessarily mean "higher quality", it just means "higher priced".

At the beginning the guy talking about how you're wearing their blood sweat and tears, like, my $4 Walmart shirt from a sweatshop also has someone's blood sweat and tears on it too.

Workers:-"These are totally hand made yo" Machines in the background:-"are we a joke to you bro?"

This guy explains soldering as if it is brain surgery, when it is more comparable to glueing

*_"It becomes, in a way like a status symbol"_* They've always been a status symbol

Amazing

Well explained, thanks. Greetings from Peru.

I have a bong that took more than 30hrs of hot, careful craftsmanship to create.

13 hours that it , they be scamming peoples

I was wondering how they do it ! Thanks.

Couldn’t agree more with the last advice tip. Suppliers are key to your business.

You guys really over exaggerated the difficulty, it’s literally not that hard. You guys are pushing it.

I’ve never asked this question to myself, but my mind suddenly wants to know the answer.

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

2:07 Oooo I'm shaking lmao

I've seen jewelers in Guadalajara at work, these guys are medieval, but they probably charging as if they were swiss.

1:57 Really? I didn't know that's how skills worked.

"1000 degree flames" lol ok its a regular welding torch lmao 🤣

Why is it so expensive?... 2kg of gold: Am I a joke to you??

Made with an adjustable wrench and visegrips. Classy. lol

This just looks like basic metal work but gold instead of steel

watched hundreds of these cuban link vids... this Business insider video is definitely the most detailed!

I had no idea these chains are only gold plated iron.

This may sound arrogant but honestly, I see zero reason to make this chain "so expensive"

"Somebody had to literally take 14 hours of their day running hot steel through machinery to then turn it by hand,..." What the hell does that mean? So they're just gold-filled. They start out as steel and they are coated with gold. It's a plumbing job. Complete bs.

I found one at beach one time. Three types of gold, yellow, rose and white. It changed my life.

This is just another day in the workshop for a jeweler that knows his craft and won't put his fingers through the rolling machine

2:24 lucky hes got safety glasses on then aye

Making money is the plan and with Bitcoin Investment your plans can be fulfilled💯. No stress.

"To legitimize yourself as a rapper, you have to have jewelry." 😂

Lol why this guy tryna make it sound so deep, they just bending metal n heating it hahahahahah not tryna be a hater but mans acting like he’s building a rocket xD

"Not all Cuban link chains are made equal, some are more equal than others"

I cannot believe that after realizing why that expensive, it was a recompense for them.🙏🏻

AWESOME VIDEO! Where can I find an oval mandrel/copper rod for crafting these links? Are there any stores you know of that sell them, or is it something that needs to be custom-made?

It's pretty hilarious hearing these guys talk about how hard this basic stuff is.

Steel mill and metal foundry workers work way more dangerous and in some cases difficult conditions and it seems like the shit they make isn’t worth nearly as much.

The best way to flex is to say " This isn't dirt on my hands, its gold"

This video actually is very good 👍

...because people are willing to pay that much.

There is some skill in the craftsmanship, the dangers are pathetic. The price is nothing more than fashion where label is everything.

So hard to make even Raekwon only managed to build just four of them.

14 hours straight? without break damn

Now imagine the amount of work and knowledge it takes to make a microprocessor and compare about how much you got charged for compared to these artifacts... let alone the usefulness

Soldering is so tough. He literally said you have to re solder 😂 What a shit episode.

This channel would make a video like “why macaroni art is so expensive” and have five year olds just glueing macaroni together

Yeah I'm gonna stick to my stainless steel chain that I picked up at some corner store for $35

This is just a whole lot of hype for something that can be mechanized and made more precise with machinery.