The choice between a cuff and a chain bracelet is not really about style. It is about whether you want the piece to stay where you put it.
A cuff holds its position
A rigid cuff keeps its decorated face pointing up, which is why a design with a clear front works best in this shape. Four Heart Crystal Open Cuff Bracelet puts four hearts across the top of the wrist and they stay there. Crystal Infinity Hinged Cuff Bracelet opens on a hinge, so it goes on without forcing the band. Layered Bar Open Cuff Bracelet is the most minimal of the three - stacked bars, no stones, reads well beside a watch.
A chain bracelet moves
Chain styles rotate on the wrist, so the design has to look right from every angle. Purple Pink Stone Vine Bracelet solves that by running coloured stones the whole way round, and Ribbon Bow Charm Chain Bracelet keeps its charms small enough that rotation does not matter.
Wearing one with a watch
Put the bracelet on the opposite wrist if it has height. If you want both on the same wrist, a flat profile is the only thing that works - Two-Tone Openwork Disc Cuff Bangle lies close enough to the skin to sit beside a strap without stacking awkwardly.
Getting the fit right
- A cuff should clear the wrist bone, not rest on it.
- A chain bracelet wants roughly one finger of slack, no more.
- Do not open and close a rigid cuff repeatedly to adjust it - that is what fatigues the metal.
Compare the full range on the bracelets page.
