I watched this youtube video and this person’s is also slightly not aligned. I think they might just all come like that since you have to press down on the screw side to open it.
Cartier thin small/Love bracelet thread
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Ok, this is going to sound super weird. I had a dream the other night and I was at a garden party sponsored by Cartier and I was trying on things. I tried on a small Cartier Love WG bracelet. My (dead for 20+ years) father was standing next to me in the dream, telling me he loved it, especially the locking mechanism.
Now I have been considering a YG LOVE cuff, and had been considering the YG small LOVE as well -- but well, it was a very vivid yes in the dream. The last time he showed up was when I was on the fence about my Rolex (he told me to buy it, and I did, and I've loved it).
My question I suppose is how does the WG small LOVE wear? Is it plated? Does it peel? A friend who had the cuff told me that their cuff peeled, so I want to avoid that.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Now I have been considering a YG LOVE cuff, and had been considering the YG small LOVE as well -- but well, it was a very vivid yes in the dream. The last time he showed up was when I was on the fence about my Rolex (he told me to buy it, and I did, and I've loved it).
My question I suppose is how does the WG small LOVE wear? Is it plated? Does it peel? A friend who had the cuff told me that their cuff peeled, so I want to avoid that.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
I think you should go for the YG small LOVE. I have both the YG and WG versions. I love them equally and they both wear well. They are super light and just fun to stack with other jewelry or to wear alone.
I would skip the cuff.
Peeled? I’ve never seen gold peel, or heard of it.
I have a small WG w diamonds and regular Loves with diamonds in yellow and rose. The white wears the worst imo.
I have a small WG w diamonds and regular Loves with diamonds in yellow and rose. The white wears the worst imo.
Gold is not naturally white. Gold is yellow. To turn it into a white color, they must add/coated jewelry with palladium or rhodium or both. However, the coating (palladium or rhodium) does wear off, which is what you meant by "peeling", and the jewelry will turn yellowish (because it has yellow gold as a base). That happens after years of wear (depending on many factors). You would need to have the jewelry re-coated with rhodium. For this reason, I prefer yellow gold or platinum only. Some might claim that their white gold jewelry never "turns" yellow, but it will eventually and subtly. There is no "peeling" in 18k gold because it is a precious metal and not "plated."
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Perhaps I wasn't clear. I know all that about gold. It's fairly obvious.
But my friend with the Cartier Love cuff in WG complained about "peeling." Now maybe they *meant* it wore off, but they used the word "peeling."
That was what my comment was referring to.
Based on how my WG Trinity ring has worn over time (not peeling, just dull), I probably will avoid WG.
Thanks all for the comments.
Hi just curious what your opinion of the brushed gold is now that you’ve had it for a bit? Can’t decide if I should go polished or brushed. This would be the only love bracelet I own for now. Thanks!
