A diamond bracelet is a cornerstone of any capsule jewellery collection, so if you are looking for a staple design to add to your collection or you are starting from scratch, this is the piece to invest in. If there is one piece of jewellery I couldn’t live without, it’s my diamond bracelet. Rather than hundreds of bracelets, I’d always rather have a small selection of truly beautiful investment pieces. Mine was a gift for my first mother’s day and it’s the only piece of jewellery I wear every day. These are the features you should look for when choosing your own diamond bracelet.
Choose a Dazzling yet Delicate Design
A diamond bracelet tends to consist of a single line of individually mounted small diamonds all in a row, and it is estimated that they can contain up to 55 individual diamonds. Unless you are a multimillionaire, you are unlikely to opt for serious carat-weight in each diamond, so it is generally accepted that tennis bracelet diamonds are permissibly slightly more flawed than those that would be bought individually, for setting in, for example, an engagement ring.
If you are having your diamond bracelet made for you, you should look for uniformity rather than the high-individual value when choosing your diamonds. Rather than one or two high-value diamonds – which will get lost amongst the other stones, as well as giving it a rather uneven appearance to diamond experts, opt for reasonable quality diamonds that are very evenly matched. Browse loose diamonds here: www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/search/ to source fairly priced eye-clean diamonds for your bracelet.
‘Eye clean’ refers to diamonds that look good to the naked eye, even if they have flaws and inclusions that are easily visible at 10x magnification.
How to Fit Your Bracelet
Diamond bracelets have a certain style to them, and they should not be restrictively tight, but then, nor should they be loose and dangle away from your wrist. Instead, measure your wrist, just beneath the thumb, and then add half an inch. This is how your diamond bracelet should fit: secure enough to not move, without being tight enough to leave marks on your skin.
The great thing about a delicate design is that you can wear it every day. The small stones are usually securely mounted, and thus protected from damage from vigorous exercise or activity, and a high-quality diamond bracelet fits so well that it will not impede your movements, no matter what you do.
Diamond bracelets look lovely with evening dress, offsetting the shimmer of the formal dress and they can easily be teamed with diamond pendants, earrings, and even rings for those truly fabulous events.
But the beauty of such a simple design is that it also looks good when teamed with jeans and a blouse for the school run or popping to the shops to pick up some groceries!
Whichever occasion you wear your diamond bracelet for, do ensure that the clasp is securely fastened!
Is a diamond bracelet on your wish list this christmas?
*This was a collaborative post but my love of diamonds is 100% my own.
