Est. 1986

Forty years
of one obsession.

Al Beres began in 1986 with the conviction that a belt buckle should be considered a piece of fine jewelry, an ornament to make a statement.

Every piece begins as a hand-carved wax. It is cast in solid .925 sterling, finished by file and burnisher, and when called for bathed in 18kt gold vermeil.

Our buckles are worn from the cobbled lanes of Andalusia and the rooftops of the Levant to the working ranches of Texas and the Wyoming high plains. They are an inheritance — designed to outlast the hands that fasten them.

The Method

Lost-wax casting. The way it was done a thousand years ago.

  • I.

    Sculpt

    Each design is hand-carved in jeweler's wax.

  • II.

    Cast

    Solid .925 sterling, poured in our American foundry.

  • III.

    Finish

    Hand-filed, burnished, and carefully crafted to perfection.

  • IV.

    Inherit

    Polished, re-passed, and worn for generations.