Ok I can finally chime in on this thread! Treated myself to a Love Classic after a small career milestone. Bought a 16 in Paris on Day 1, had to exchange to a 17 on Day 3. Here's my experience in sizing
A few premises:
- My wrist right below the bone measures 14.5cm - 15cm
- I like all my jewelries/ watches snug on me - I don't like them dangling around and moving up and down my wrists when I move
- I also much prefer the aesthetics of the love bracelet sitting right around the wrist bone, not like 1/3-1/2 down the arm
Now after a lot of internal and external struggling (went to the store in Paris 5 times... deep appreciation for all the patient SAs), I bought the 16 but in the end exchanged for the 17 after 2 days and never looked back. Here are the reasons:
- Yes I was annoyed with the looser fit of 17 and the movement that comes with it, but I HATED when the 16 was stuck to my wrist - it felt like a tight handcuff and left marks all over my wrist (I counted 7 circles after half a day in the Louvre...)
- To further the point above, and to my surprise, people's wrists expand in Many occasions: when I walked around Paris in perfectly cool weather, when I took a hot shower, when I was being pushed around by thousands of tourists at museum, and even after a couple of glasses of wine...
- SA told me don't think about losing weight to have a better fit for you LOVE bracelet... it is indeed motivational, but you will need to lose 5-10kg to really downsize by 1
TLDR: if you're in between sizes, unfortunately there just won't be a perfect fit for you. But even for a person who prefers snug fit like myself, I just wanted to get rid of the bracelet at the end of the day when I wore the 16. Yes I was annoyed with the larger size LOVE dangling around my wrist every now and then, but with the smaller size I simply lost interest in wearing the bracelet altogether after 2 days. I was Very careful when I wore the 16 hence there was not even hairline scratches, but the SAs were also being very generous for exchanging for me after 2 days - that might not happen at every store so take your time when purchasing! Sorry for the long essay, hope this helps anyone who's deciding between sizes!