I prefer a snug fit. My wrist measures 6 inch and I wear size 17. At the beginning I thought it was kind of tight. So I went back to the store trying to exchange for size 18. But size 18 was so huge on me that it can turn easily around my wrist. So I kept my size 17 and got used to it.
Cartier Love Bracelet Sizing Thread!
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The bracelet can naturally move about 2cm below my wristbone. I am OK with that, as that is the area where I want my bracelet to sit. Any size would leave screw mark as you push the bracelets to the lowest end ( or highest? I mean towards the shoulder direction). It really depends on how wide "movable range" you are trying to have. To me, I would rather trade off the "range" for a more "taylored look" around wrist bone and less banging into other objects.
I don't have a Love bracelet, but I had a dragon/phoenix gold wedding bangle that came so close to my wrist that it was up against my pulse point. As beautiful as it was, feeling the pulse point drove me nuts. If this is what you're kind of feeling, get the larger one.
First, so sorry for all of my typos...darn auto-correct on the iphone! LOL!
No, it's not tight on my pulse point. I think my wrist is really just between a 16 and 17. It's 14.5 at the smallest point and 14.75cm at the largest point. i do want it to be a more tailored look and it drives me bananas to wear bangles that slide up my arm (like the Hermes clic clac in PM). Like I said, the 16 would be *perfect* if those screws didn't stick out so much! I have no problem with it's range of motion, i can even turn the bracelet completely on my wrist, it's just my bone sticks out in a way that leaves only about a .5mm of space between my wrist and the screw at the largest point. I think I'll get used to it and if not, will have to go with the 17, but I think my wrist is the smallest possible size that would be okay with the 17 and I think that might be too big for my liking. I'm going to give this a week or two and see where I'm at. If i'm not *thinking* about the bracelet I don't tend to notice it, but when I'm driving or turn my wrist a strange way, the screws tend to poke me a little. I wonder if it's kind of like the 'sizing beads' that are put in rings to make them smaller. It takes a while to get used to them and then you don't even notice them.
I did find that all of the SAs who helped me, and who wore the Loves, wore them on the snug side. The manager helped me the other day and she had 2 with the older 6 diamonds and she hadn't taken them off in 12 years!! She told me to give it some time.
Love the bracelet though, can't stop staring at it! So pretty when it's so shiny...wish it would stay like that!
Thank you all so much for your feedback! It's been very helpful!
No, it's not tight on my pulse point. I think my wrist is really just between a 16 and 17. It's 14.5 at the smallest point and 14.75cm at the largest point. i do want it to be a more tailored look and it drives me bananas to wear bangles that slide up my arm (like the Hermes clic clac in PM). Like I said, the 16 would be *perfect* if those screws didn't stick out so much! I have no problem with it's range of motion, i can even turn the bracelet completely on my wrist, it's just my bone sticks out in a way that leaves only about a .5mm of space between my wrist and the screw at the largest point. I think I'll get used to it and if not, will have to go with the 17, but I think my wrist is the smallest possible size that would be okay with the 17 and I think that might be too big for my liking. I'm going to give this a week or two and see where I'm at. If i'm not *thinking* about the bracelet I don't tend to notice it, but when I'm driving or turn my wrist a strange way, the screws tend to poke me a little. I wonder if it's kind of like the 'sizing beads' that are put in rings to make them smaller. It takes a while to get used to them and then you don't even notice them.
I did find that all of the SAs who helped me, and who wore the Loves, wore them on the snug side. The manager helped me the other day and she had 2 with the older 6 diamonds and she hadn't taken them off in 12 years!! She told me to give it some time.
Love the bracelet though, can't stop staring at it! So pretty when it's so shiny...wish it would stay like that!
Thank you all so much for your feedback! It's been very helpful!
Thank you! Me too! In fact, I'm wearing my H- Clic Clac PM on my other wrist and it's driving me nuts sliding up and down my arm constantly! Like I said, I'm starting to hardly notice it, it's just when I do i get worried. Also worried...what if I gain weight?? My weight hasn't fluxuated more than 5lbs in the last 10 years, but who knows! LOL! Maybe I'm being ridiculous?!
Thanks again! Glad to hear Im' not the only one out there who likes it snug!
I worry about that weight-gain point too. I guess wrist size doesn't change that much unless there is a significant weight gain.
I think it's best to buy what fits you now. And even if you gain weight and it does not fit anymore, you could still sell it and buy a new one in a bigger size? That's what I would probably do. I think the Loves hold their value quite well.
I wouldn't worry about the weight issue since you haven't fluctuated much in the past few years..
Great! Glad I'm not the only one! I do like it snug. When I was wearing my clic clac it was making me c-r-a-z-y and made me realize how much i like the fit of the Love. When it turns a certain way it does feel uncomfortable, but I think it's just the newness of it!
Many thanks, I'll give it some time!
Love looking at it tho!
I am a skinny guy looking to buy myself a Cartier Love Bracelet. Do you think I should have a looser fit so it travels down the wrist by 2-3 inches? What do you all think would make a guy work it so it looks attractive?
Alright. Thanks for your advice.
I'm actually scared of getting one now that I read reports that many of the newer system has the LOVE bracelet loosening up and falling off frequently :/ I'm quite careful with my belongings, but I want my screwed on bracelet, to stay screwed on...
coolb0yalex said:
I've only been wearing mine a few days but my DH screwed it in pretty tightly and I keep checking and the screws haven't budged at all. I think in the first few weeks you can just use the screwdriver and tighten a little every few days to be sure. I was nervous too but I really wanted it and decided they are isolate incidents! Good luck!