Does anyone of you have a 5 motifs bracelet reduced by 3 links to a size of 17.5 cm?

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Does anyone of you have a bracelet with 5 motifs reduced by 3 links to a size of 17.5 cm?
I have a sweet Alhambra 6 motif bracelet and the length suits me. Although it is much more delicate and I don't know if the same length will match my classic 5 motifs.
My wrist is 16.5 cm. I wear a small Love 18 bracelet and a small JUC 17 bracelet from Cartier.
I didn't know you could change the size by an odd number of links, but I received this information: "Your iconic bracelet can be adjusted for you by a maximum of +/- 3 cm, in 0.5 cm increments" .
Since one link (two single links) is approximately 0.5 cm, in the case of a 17.5 bracelet there will be 3 links to remove, which means that there will be uneven spaces between the motifs.
Please help me with your experiences.
 

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Yes! My hammered gold 5 motif was shortened to 17.5. To be honest, I didn’t even realize until recently that the spaces between the motifs is uneven. You can’t tell at all when it’s on.
 
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The 5 motif has the tendency to flip and cause the chain to twist, making it feel slightly tighter than the bangle style bracelet like your love and JUC. I think you're best to resize it by 2 pairs of links/4 links, it'll be around 18 cm. That 0.5 cm will actually make it much more comfortable without looking/feeling loose. Since your wrist is 16.5 cm, 3 links/17.5 cm would be too tight on you. My wrist is 13 cm and I had mine resized to 15 cm/8 pairs (16 links), with the 2 cm difference it's still on the snug side. I have the sweet 6 motif resized to 15.5 cm and it feels much more comfortable, especially in the warmer months.

Here's a post and photo of the bracelet removed at 6 pairs of links vs 4 pairs. If you remove 2 pairs of links, it'll look similar to the 6 pairs where the distance/links between the motif aren't even. 6 pairs = 2-3-3-2, 4 pairs = 3-3-3-3, 2 pairs = 3-4-4-3...but you won't really notice it once you have it on your arm though.

Length of VA bracelet with links removed

I find it crazy that NY won't do this. I think it looks far worse to have an uneven number of links between motifs! So happy for you that you got yours lengthened as you wished! I cannot understand either why they don't do this (how can this vary so much between service centers?). Hope that it...
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