I previously worked with bronze and silver for my Ironclad Apple Watch covers but for that true Steampunk aesthetic this cover had to be copper.  I’ve been trying to get something made in copper ever since i.materialise started offering it as a material. Copper is a beautiful metal that gains character through use and is lustrous when polished so I really wanted to work with it. 

I liked the bright and shiny appearance, but I decided to give it a aged surface appearance. I put it in a solution of liver of sulphur and hot water.  The surface changed pretty much instantaneously from shiny coppery orange to a matte charcoal black. I used a Dremel to buff and distress the case.  The complete work is below. 

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