Made in the Czech Republic, these bicone diamond shape beads are first cut by machine. Then the surface is polished as they are fed through a red-hot oven. This creates a beautiful, smooth finish on the facets but with edges that are slightly less sharp than higher-priced machine cut crystals. 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.