Elsa Peretti Bone Cuff Decision/Discussion Thread

[diane278]

Not the best pic but you get the idea....................

Wow! It looks like it was designed for you! The proportion between the bracelet length and your arm length is just perfect.

Since your arms are long, can you loan me a couple of inches? And, if you happen to have long legs, I could use several inches there too. My sister genetically hogged both appendage lengths and I didn't get my share!

 

[skyqueen]

Wow! It looks like it was designed for you! The proportion between the bracelet length and your arm length is just perfect.

Since your arms are long, can you loan me a couple of inches? And, if you happen to have long legs, I could use several inches there too. My sister genetically hogged both appendage lengths and I didn't get my share!

LOL! Thanks, Diane!
JMHO...I think you need a long thin arm to wear this cuff, especially long between the wrist/elbow. This bracelet makes a big statement, literally. Love it/hate it...definitely a conversation piece.
Yes, long legs, too but murder as a kid trying to find pants long enough! NOT cheerleader material...too tall. Everyone has a cross to bear!

 

[minerva2000]

I have both the right ruthenium in small and right black carbon in medium. , for those who want to see comparisons. Both are shiny. The ruthenium is sort of a gun metal color and the black carbon is like a black metal, but also almost deep brownish, if that makes sense (where the shine is).
I have tiny, bony wrists (about 5.5") and they fit fine--I was told I could squeeze them down to fit perfectly (I'm small, but strong... Squeezing them isn't an issue, but opening them while on my wrists is, so I have them just at the point where it's a struggle to get them on and off).
I also feel that the medium is a bit big on my short arms (I'm muscular, so, combined with my tiny wrists , short arms, and strong forearms, my arms are NOT straight and the medium isn't flush from top to bottom), but I LOVE the medium's look. If it would fit, I'd get the large, but that's impossible with my arms.
Here are some pics. I found the silver to be too flashy for me (bc of how big it looks on my arms), but I took a pic next to a white gold ring so you can see color. The last image, where the ruthenium looks silver is much lighter than it is in person, just so you can see detail between the two.

 

[minerva2000]

Ok, for some reason, it only lets me post one image at a time. So, above is the ruthenium, same as here

 

[minerva2000]

Next, the black carbon

 

[minerva2000]

And again.
You can see here what I mean by it looks big.

 

[minerva2000]

The two next to each other on a white background (with white gold as a reference)

 

[minerva2000]

On a black background

 

[minerva2000]

And the image where you can see them in more detail (remember, here the colors are lightened, so the ruthenium looks almost silver and the black carbon looks almost the color of the ruthenium).
Another note: the medium can be placed like this and it will stay, but the small rolls over onto its side, which is why I have it looped on the scarf.

Not sure why it wouldn't let me post the pics in one post, but maybe it's a new account restriction.

 

[xwilson]

And again.
You can see here what I mean by it looks big.

You're kidding right? There is no way that looks big at all!! It looks AWESOME! I do have the large though, and my husband has the large 1837 cuff, both in silver. I should post some pics too

 

[minerva2000]

You're kidding right? There is no way that looks big at all!! It looks AWESOME! I do have the large though, and my husband has the large 1837 cuff, both in silver. I should post some pics too

Thanks, that's reassuring
It's hard to take pictures of my own arm, so maybe it doesn't look that big in them. It just seems to me that everyone else's sits flush and there is a considerable gap at the ends on mine. Plus, myself and my arms are short. If I hold it upright, it's more obvious. Plus if I squeeze it enough to sit better....well, let's just say there was a minor scare session where I thought it would be permanently on my arm or they'd have to remove it by either cutting the bracelet or the arm!

Maybe is will make more sense. It's closed enough so it doesn't slide down, but open enough to (barely) get on and off

 

[minerva2000]

And how it looks from the top.
I've purposely tried to get the worst angle views, to show the size gap.
Bc my wrist tapers in so much so quickly, it would be perfect if I could squeeze in just the bottom part, but it doesn't work like that (which was why I thought the small looked better)

Unless it actually does this on everyone and we only see the good angles in photos! (It WAS hard to get a bad angle in the pictures, based on camera/wrist)

 

[minerva2000]

This is what I meant by the space at the top. Ignore the dirty/dusty mirror just being stored in my guest room, it's right by natural light, so best place to take a picture and easiest way for me to take that angle

 

[charleston-mom]

And how it looks from the top.

I've purposely tried to get the worst angle views, to show the size gap.

Bc my wrist tapers in so much so quickly, it would be perfect if I could squeeze in just the bottom part, but it doesn't work like that (which was why I thought the small looked better)



Unless it actually does this on everyone and we only see the good angles in photos! (It WAS hard to get a bad angle in the pictures, based on camera/wrist)

I think it's just a tiny bit too far down into your hand. Try pushing it back up your arm about 1/4 to 1/2 inch and then gently squeeze it. I'll try to take a picture of mine. I kind of had to play with it to get a sweet spot.

 

[charleston-mom]

This is what I meant by the space at the top. Ignore the dirty/dusty mirror just being stored in my guest room, it's right by natural light, so best place to take a picture and easiest way for me to take that angle

I'm hoping this helps. Mine has a little gap too. I found that when I push it too far down, it's not as comfortable. I had to gently bend and it actually took me about 7 tries on and off till I got it to where I don't even notice it's on. It was like put on, bend a little, nope - not that way, bend the other side, oops too much - just patiently working with it (you don't want to bend too much), but just gentle. I also warmed it a little so I could bend it a little without hurting it. The hardest part was getting it to fit perfect on the top as you look at it, without it pressing into my skin or making a fold on my skin on the back (inside) of my wrist.

I actually did bend the bottom a little more than the top - but in baby steps - if that makes sense.

Here's some pictures: