Hi Kevin
Those are nice pieces- about 8.5" long? And the photos are classy too.
Men are rougher on jewelry and bracelets get knocked around a lot more than necklaces so I would wonder about stringing the bracelet on silk at all. The drapy-ness of silk knotting is not needed in this piece and it will need to be restrung regularly, if it is worn much- and men aren't great about that. I fear it would end up in a dresser box, forgotten, when the thread breaks.
Cliclasp of this forum has a fascinating stringing solution I think would work for a men's bracelet. It is pricey, but with Tahitians it might not matter, since they are too.
For a less pricey, very durable, solution for men's bracelets I would even consider soft flex and longish crimp tubes.
Don't freak at me- I use them all the time for stringing my costume jewelry CFWP. (I cover the ends with french wire, ho,ho, ho!)And I have yet to have one break- unless it wasn't crimped properly.
You know, I would even try large black-dyed off-shaped CFWP in a "sports jewelry" piece, to market research the the idea on the young men I know, because you could encourage young men to be tough on FWP as opposed to the care the Tahitians would need. Such a CFWP bracelet could even be worn during sports activities- and on the beach- without concern- cause it is not pricey. And the nacre won't break in a spontaneous game of touch football on the lawn at the family gathering.