Large chunks of what once was the Berlin Wall in heavy graffito are being crushed and manufactured into sterling silver jewelry and comes with a certificate of authenticity, says Andreas Gerber of Tilo     J. Wunsch in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. With special samples for the American market. Tilo J. Wunsch’s production of the novelty is geared to tourists and likely to wind down after one year, when interest in the Wall wanes, Gerber said. “We just have to try. This is a typical gift article for the Americans with their historical sense. The mentality of the Germans is different; they just see it (the jewelry) as a piece of a wall. Maybe there is something that can be done in Asia.”

            Brooches, pendants, tie-pins and tie-clips all come with a single .001 –carat diamond, with prices from 25 U.S. dollars, Gerber said. Tilo J. Wunsch specializes in large scale production of small gold rings, pendants and ear-rings.

            “I feel it is a strong line,” he describes the Berlin Wall jewelry, which is mixed gravel, sand, cement and glue. A thin coat of lacquer holds the “wall material” down. The wall too was a symbol for tyranny and the division of the German nation, before the two Germanys were unified on October 3.