Show us your bracelets collection.

[Lady_Disdain]

I've never had a box clasp come undone either and top quality ones have safety catches.

 

[BlackPearlDudeDC]

This is still by far my favorite Tahitian Pearl jewelry item:

This is the newest creature to be captured in pearl form.

The Tahitian pearls graduate from head to tail. 10.8 down to 8mm
It is a sterling silver (antiqued) head and tail.

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[Katbran]

Beatriz - could you photo the bracelet with the clasp closed please ?

Pattye, I agree , its all in the length of the bar. Too often to save money the bar is a bit shorter. I find that it works on a necklace, especially with heavy beads/pearls as the tension is there all the time. With a bracelet the tension releases whenever you rest your arm on a table or desk. So I do the same thing.. use a slightly longer bar and definitely the ball ends.

 

[jeg]

I’d love to see a picture of your clasp closed, too! I was trying to visualize it laying flat on the wrist.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

I don't have a wrist shot (no one needs to see my ugly arms) but here it is closed. The toggle will only enter the small loop area if it is turned 90 degrees (so that it lines up with the bracelet), so it doesn't accidentally open.

 

[jeg]

Oh, thank you! That makes sense now. I didn’t see the opening between the two loops in the original photo!

 

[Katbran]

Thanks for that ... I was trying to visualise what it looked like closed and how the turn in the bar part came into it.. good idea !!!

 

[JerseyPearl]

It is very clever... but I have to ask, has anyone ever had a toggle clasp on a bracelet come loose on its own? I haven't.

Me either, and I love a good toggle clasp!

 

[MSC]

I have had toggles come loose, quite a lot, enough to make me stop using toggles all together.

 

[Purranha]

I'm totally cheating here as I don't really have bracelets, but, I do love arm parties...

Here are a few bracelets:


Here are the arm parties!

 

[SunSeeker]

Great topic! I can't bring myself to wear an elastic bracelet and I'm skittish with toggles. Beatriz, the locking toggle is brilliant. I do prefer the orbits, but confess I find them difficult to open at times. ...the hunt continues! I did use a giant ballon clasp on a chain maille bracelet I made and love that it is secure and very easy to open with one hand.

 

[SunSeeker]

beautiful collections everyone!

 

[Marianne]

I am loving this thread. Beatriz, that toggle is wonderful!!!

 

[Katbran]

Great topic! I can't bring myself to wear an elastic bracelet and I'm skittish with toggles. Beatriz, the locking toggle is brilliant. I do prefer the orbits, but confess I find them difficult to open at times. ...the hunt continues! I did use a giant ballon clasp on a chain maille bracelet I made and love that it is secure and very easy to open with one hand.

I'd love to see a photo of the clasp SunSeeker ! ( did you mean Balloon clasp ?)

 

[BeadersSecret]

Gosh that is some serious eye candy wow!

Pareltje, that’s not a collection, that’s one serious obsession.....you are so lucky.

I have another suggestion regarding toggles, I shall put it in another thread as I do not want to hijack this wonderful thread.

 

[annie]

Beautiful bracelets everyone!

I have several. I love the look and ease of the toggle clasp on my one bracelet.

 

[Pareltje]

Thanks for the compliments, pearl peeps.
Jeg, annie you have a wonderful collection of pearl bracelets. I only have a few because I'm always afraid of banging my bracelet against something hard.

 

[baby nurse]

I love seeing everyone’s bracelets! Here are some of mine. They’re all stretch bracelets which I really like because they’re easy to put on. One has a magnetic clasp which I also find very convenient.

 

[CathyKeshi]

SIGH. SIGH. SIGH. All these bracelets everyone is posting are just so incredibly lovely!!! Every one. Baby Nurse, that golden bracelet is just dreamy! Is it GSS mixed with akoyas? Or all GSS? Thanks for sharing, everyone

 

[baby nurse]

Thank you, Cathy! The golden bracelet is all South Sea. I bought it during one of Pearl Paradise’s connoisseur sales a few years back. They had a gorgeous one with fabulous luster that i missed out on so they put this one together for me.