Cartier Love Bracelet Sizing Thread!

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#181
I have a tiny wrist so I would've gotten a size 16 had i bought one for myself. Fortunately & very lucky, mine was a big surprise! I was given a 17 & I left it as is since there was a sweet, engraved message inside. It's a bit loose but still looks lovely :-) especially when I stack it. I moved mine to my right wrist, away from my watch.
 
#182
My wrist are 5.5 inches and I have a size 16 rose gold Love bracelet. I can push it about 2.5 inches past my wrist bone. It's not too snug but definitely not loose - its more like how its supposed to be worn if that makes sense (more like a bracelet than a loose bangle).

Hermes clic clacs in the PM size definitely fit more like a bangle to me - I can push them far up my arm.
 
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#184
Just wanted to share my experience... I was given the LOVE bracelet for Christmas and really struggled with the fit. The Cartier SAs all said I'm a 17 which will give me a fairly loose fit since I'm technically a borderline 16/17. The 16 would have been a very very snug fit which she didn't recommend (but just to illustrate that I could technically fit a size 16).

Since I wanted me to fit loose, I opted for a size 18 (which the SA was very against). The weird thing is, the size 18 doesn't go up my arm that much more than the size 17. Neither one will allow me to take them off without screws but I thought the size 18 would slide much further up in arm.

I then realized that my arm is fairly round and the 18 (and 17) goes about 2.5 inches up my arm. But on the size 18, there are room on both sides of the bracelet. So I'm exchanging it for the 17.
 
#186
It is meant to fit more snug according to the SA's I have talked to and being more fitted is better for the bracelet because if it is very loose it is more likely to bang around a lot esp. with the bracelet being oval. However, a lot of people wear them very loose and prefer that to a more snug fit. I think the word "tight" may not be the best way to describe the more traditional fit because it shouldn't fit "tight" were it is pinching your wrist or uncomfortable. Maybe a traditional fit or comfortably snug is a more accurate description. My wrist is a bit under 5" so I am definitely a 16 and love the fit.
 
#187
kohl_mascara said:
Too bad we both engraved our bracelets; there's no going back now! :laugh:
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I know! I hope it fits one of my girls one day! SA pushed me up one size when I said I might wear it on my right hand sometimes... but so far have only worn it on my left. I like it loose but one size smaller probably would have been perfect. Oh well! I still love it of course and the special names/meaning inside!
 
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#188
My wrist is just under 14.5 and I wear a size 16 Love. I wish it was a bit smaller to be honest. My Hermes gold CDC is about 15.5 cm in diameter and I love how it fits.
 
#189
surfergirljen said:
I know! I hope it fits one of my girls one day! SA pushed me up one size when I said I might wear it on my right hand sometimes... but so far have only worn it on my left. I like it loose but one size smaller probably would have been perfect. Oh well! I still love it of course and the special names/meaning inside!
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Can I ask you ladies what makes you exactly wish you went for the tighter fit ? Since I am in the camp of maybe should have gone one size up ? I think I am maybe a 5.75/6" wrist and got a size 17.
I do appreciate the snug fit when I am being active/sporty but I also constantly wonder if a looser fit would be more glam or flattering .
 
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#191
chanel-girl said:
It is meant to fit more snug according to the SA's I have talked to and being more fitted is better for the bracelet because if it is very loose it is more likely to bang around a lot esp. with the bracelet being oval. However, a lot of people wear them very loose and prefer that to a more snug fit. I think the word "tight" may not be the best way to describe the more traditional fit because it shouldn't fit "tight" were it is pinching your wrist or uncomfortable. Maybe a traditional fit or comfortably snug is a more accurate description. My wrist is a bit under 5" so I am definitely a 16 and love the fit.
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I totally agree.. "Tight" is not the correct word at all! Thanks for chiming in :)
 
#192
My wrist is about 5.9" and I wear a size 17 cuff. I do like the fit as loose bracelets drive me crazy! (I got all of my bracelets shortened including the baby love and the sweet VCA). I do worry sometimes that it might become tight if I gained weight in the future :p but I couldn't go a size bigger because size 18 turns easily and might slip off, plus I thought, that's a very good reason for me NOT to gain weight! :laugh:
 
#193
babybumpkins said:
Can I ask you ladies what makes you exactly wish you went for the tighter fit ? Since I am in the camp of maybe should have gone one size up ? I think I am maybe a 5.75/6" wrist and got a size 17.
I do appreciate the snug fit when I am being active/sporty but I also constantly wonder if a looser fit would be more glam or flattering .
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I have the same wrist size and the same Love size. I do think a looser fit would look a little prettier, but when you wear something 24x7 like the Love, it HAS to be comfortable and not in the way, and that is what the "tighter" fit gets you.

I went through the same thing, wishing I had perhaps gone one size larger, but now I'm totally happy with my size.
 
#194
I have often struggled with this- I feel like mine is too loose !

I have a 6.5 inch wrist- I felt that the 17 fit but the SA kept saying it is the same price to go up to the 18 and you'll be safer with more room.

So I ended up with the 18 - it slides and moves and twists on my wrist and I wish I had gotten the 17 !

It can move 3 inches past my wrist bone up my arm - too big !

I am thinking that I should get a 17 to wear with the 18 to keep it from moving up my arm.:smile1:
 
#195
BudgetBabe(BB) said:
I have often struggled with this- I feel like mine is too loose !

I have a 6.5 inch wrist- I felt that the 17 fit but the SA kept saying it is the same price to go up to the 18 and you'll be safer with more room.

So I ended up with the 18 - it slides and moves and twists on my wrist and I wish I had gotten the 17 !

It can move 3 inches past my wrist bone up my arm - too big !

I am thinking that I should get a 17 to wear with the 18 to keep it from moving up my arm.:smile1:
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That's wierd. Cartier SAs usually recommend the "tighter" fit, they say that's how the bracelet was designed to fit. But I totally agree with the some of the posters here that the looser fit looks nice. Now you have an excuse to get another one for the "comfort" and wear yours for the "look"! :p
 
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