Made in the Czech Republic, the facets of these fire polished beads are first cut by machine. Then the surface is polished as they are fed through a red-hot oven. Our line of metallic colors have a reflective coating directly applied to the surface of the beads, creating affordable imitations of more expensive genuine and precious metal looks. Most of our inventory is temporarily strung. Please note that small imperfections will occur as part of the manufacturing process and size, shape and color may vary slightly from lot to lot.