Check Out These Vintage Bracelets We Adore!

Worn around the wrist, bracelets have been staples of jewelry collections since time immemorial. Ancient Egyptians and even older cultures are known to have used them for female as well as male adornment. Although materials vary greatly, these jewels have always been forms of dressing up a slender wrist. Styles you are probably familiar with include charm bracelets, bangles, bead or link bracelets and sports bracelets. Here, at Peter Suchy Jewelers, we have a fine collection of vintage bracelets that we absolutely adore.

Gold Hinged Bangle Bamboo Bracelet 

 

Made of 14k yellow gold, this bangle bracelet dates back to the 1960s. Its metal is worked to resemble the look of bamboo. Hinged for comfortable wear, it maintains a slightly oval shape. This is a great accessory item for Chinese jewelry or for yellow gold pieces.

Two-tone Gold Diamond Hinged Bracelet

 

This bangle is made of solid 18k yellow gold. The metal is worked to showcase a two-tone texture. Sixteen full-cut diamonds provide magnificent accent pieces to the tune of .42cts. This is a Buchellatti-style piece. Although it is open at the bottom, one portion hinges away to allow your wrist easy access. This is a great main piece that calls for yellow gold accessories.

Cultured Pearl Bracelet 

 

The setting is made of 14k solid white gold. This three-row strand of Japanese cultured Akoya pearls delights with its exceptional luster. A diamond connector ensures proper closure while you are wearing the piece. Spacers include 18 round diamonds weighing in at .10cts.

David Yurman Bangle Bracelet

 

The rope jewelry of David Yurman is legendary. Own a piece of his collection by choosing this cable bracelet made of silver with diamonds. There are in fact 40 full-cut diamonds that weigh in at .55cts. The end caps are made of 18k white gold as setting material. Accentuate the beauty of this piece with other rope jewelry by Yurman.

Persian Turquoise Hinged Link Bracelet 

 

Dated to Italy’s fashion scene of 1945, this piece features 64 Persian turquoise beads. They are accentuated by 32 rubies. Neither stone is treated. The setting material is 16k yellow gold. The hinged bracelet looks great on the wrist and is a sure conversation starter.

If you share your affection for vintage bracelets, we invite you to visit our showroom located at 1137 High Ridge Road in Stamford CT. There is only so much room on our favorites list, and we have not even begun to talk about the great multi-stone and Art Deco pieces we just got in!

You can also head on over to our top-rated PowerSeller eBay store where you’ll find all the vintage bracelets you see here. If you find a listing has ended, please email us at info@petersuchyjewelers.com as we may still have the bracelet in stock.

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The Bracelet: A History of One of Our Favorite Bobbles!

Worn around the arm, the bracelet is quite possibly one of the oldest pieces of jewelry invented by mankind. Archaeologists have been able to determine this as long as 7,000 years ago. Humans wore bracelets made of twigs, bones and shells. What else will a history of the bracelet reveal?

2000 BC and later:Egyptian and Sumerian women were known to regard bracelets as status symbols. The more bracelets a woman owned, the wealthier her husband was thought to be. If the wear of numerous bracelets was combined with the wear of other jewelry items, she would be considered a member of the ruling class or at least aspiring to this status. Common materials included leather, silver and gold. In China, nobles wore cuffs as well as bangles carved from jade. A favorite motif was the mythical dragon and other animals.

1300 BC and later:While bracelets continued to be status symbols, the ready availability of African gemstones now altered the size and shape of the jewelry. Skilled artisans began experimenting with inlays and durable settings. Men, too, became enamored with the wear of this jewelry item. Bracelets now became popular items that would be passed on to the next generation of wearers in a family.

476 AD and later:Greeks were famous for the cuff bracelets that men and women would wear. These items were worn on the upper as well as the lower arms. While soldiers used these cuffs as protection against sword cuts to the wrists, women relied on them to accessorize their wardrobes. During this time, the gold bangle also came into fashion. Due to the Greeks’ fascination with snakes, plenty of bangles were fashioned to resemble snakes coiled around a wearer’s arm. Chinese artisans engraved nature scenes on their bangles.

1601 and later:European royals favored satin ribbon bracelets that would hold precious stones. Before long, charm bracelets came into style. This style continued on and found heavy influences from the Victorian Era, when mourning jewelry, royal jewelry and bracelet styles intertwined.

1920 and later:Bracelets were now in the domain of the common woman. It no longer mattered if she was rich, had a wealthy husband, belonged to the upper classes or had to perform menial labor. The ability to mass produce these jewelry pieces opened up this fashion accessory to virtually anyone. Since that time, bracelets were influenced by changing styles and fashion fads. There were the clean lines of the Art Deco era and the plastic bangles for tweens. There were the wide plastic pieces of the 1980s and the slap-on bracelets that were little more than a metal strip covered with fabric. Nowadays, connoisseurs enjoy the more refined slimmer items made of titanium, platinum and tungsten.

Of course, if you give it enough time, the styles and looks will change once more. That said, the bracelet itself is here to stay and will never go out of style.

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