Elsa Peretti Bone Cuff Decision/Discussion Thread

[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

And one more.



So there is a gap - it's not tight - but it's much more comfortable if it's not too too tight. However - 1/2 inch further down (towards my hand) and mine looks just like yours. Just that tiny little bit made all the difference. It's still over my bone - but not as far as I originally thought it should go. You really notice it when I turn my hand over and you look at the back - but it looks like it fits perfect from the top - which is where you want it to - just that tiny bit. At first I thought I was wearing it completely wrong. I thought it should be way far down too, but than I realized my bone was still in the sweet spot and it looked pretty and felt wonderful.

I hope it works for you too! Your cuff is gorgeous! I liked the silver on you VERY much too though. I'm wondering if the silver is easier to work with in terms of bending it very slightly in comparison to the ruthenium and black ones. The silver was very easy for me to work with. I don't know if I could have made the ones you're trying work because my wrists are small. I hope it works. Again - I do love the silver on you. I actually think it's gorgeous with your skin tone.

 

[diane278]

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.

I think your bracelets look great on you! I am posting a pix of the three I still have: small ruthenium (R), medium silver (R) and large silver (L) . This is an old photo I took for a book I made online one night when I couldn't sleep a few years ago. It was all about EP. I'm her oldest groupie! The ruthenium looks darker in regular light. I may have posted this photo somewhere on this forum previously. Sorry if this is a repeat.....

 

[charleston-mom]

I think your bracelets look great on you! I am posting a pix of the three I still have: small ruthenium (R), medium silver (R) and large silver (L) . This is an old photo I took for a book I made online one night when I couldn't sleep a few years ago. It was all about EP. I'm her oldest groupie! The ruthenium looks darker in regular light. I may have posted this photo somewhere on this forum previously. Sorry if this is a repeat.....

What a fun picture!

 

[CobaltBlu]

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So there is a gap - it's not tight - but it's much more comfortable if it's not too too tight. However - 1/2 inch further down (towards my hand) and mine looks just like yours. Just that tiny little bit made all the difference. It's still over my bone - but not as far as I originally thought it should go. You really notice it when I turn my hand over and you look at the back - but it looks like it fits perfect from the top - which is where you want it to - just that tiny bit. At first I thought I was wearing it completely wrong. I thought it should be way far down too, but than I realized my bone was still in the sweet spot and it looked pretty and felt wonderful.

I hope it works for you too! Your cuff is gorgeous! I liked the silver on you VERY much too though. I'm wondering if the silver is easier to work with in terms of bending it very slightly in comparison to the ruthenium and black ones. The silver was very easy for me to work with. I don't know if I could have made the ones you're trying work because my wrists are small. I hope it works. Again - I do love the silver on you. I actually think it's gorgeous with your skin tone.

sorry, is yours the small or the medium?

By the way, there is a gold one on ebay right now...

 

[minerva2000]

And one more.

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So there is a gap - it's not tight - but it's much more comfortable if it's not too too tight. However - 1/2 inch further down (towards my hand) and mine looks just like yours. Just that tiny little bit made all the difference. It's still over my bone - but not as far as I originally thought it should go. You really notice it when I turn my hand over and you look at the back - but it looks like it fits perfect from the top - which is where you want it to - just that tiny bit. At first I thought I was wearing it completely wrong. I thought it should be way far down too, but than I realized my bone was still in the sweet spot and it looked pretty and felt wonderful.

I hope it works for you too! Your cuff is gorgeous! I liked the silver on you VERY much too though. I'm wondering if the silver is easier to work with in terms of bending it very slightly in comparison to the ruthenium and black ones. The silver was very easy for me to work with. I don't know if I could have made the ones you're trying work because my wrists are small. I hope it works. Again - I do love the silver on you. I actually think it's gorgeous with your skin tone.

I see what you mean. I'll try and play with it and see, I'm just worried it won't sit on wrist bone properly (mine sticks out and arms are short--you can see in the pic, everything quickly narrows at my wrist and my wrist is pretty much just a jutting bone, then forearm muscles quickly start on my short arms) and it's already hard to get on and off, so I'm also worried about being able to get it on and off with a many minute struggle.

By the way, my small one is the ruthenium (gun metal) one, not silver!

 

[skyqueen]

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

Can you tweak it a bit? Does look a bit big. I'm not familiar with the carbon cuff but the SS cuff can be adjusted...a bit.

I think your bracelets look great on you! I am posting a pix of the three I still have: small ruthenium (R), medium silver (R) and large silver (L) . This is an old photo I took for a book I made online one night when I couldn't sleep a few years ago. It was all about EP. I'm her oldest groupie! The ruthenium looks darker in regular light. I may have posted this photo somewhere on this forum previously. Sorry if this is a repeat.....

What a family!

By the way, there is a gold one on ebay right now...

Shoot me!

 

[diane278]

Can you tweak it a bit? Does look a bit big. I'm not familiar with the carbon cuff but the SS cuff can be adjusted...a bit.


What a family!


Shoot me![/QUOTE


I'm a silver girl at heart. It started with my hippie college days in the early 70's when I wore Native American jewelry. I've never wavered in my love of silver. If I had crossed over to gold, I'd probably be broke. A gold cuff is probably a house payment! I know most people prefer gold, but I've always been a bit of an odd duck.

 

[MissFluffyCat]

I also have the small ruthenium - love seeing it in pix, & wish I had wrists big enough to wear the medium too!

 

[diane278]

I also have the small ruthenium - love seeing it in pix, & wish I had wrists big enough to wear the medium too!

It surprised me years ago to learn that the size of the small and medium are in with width (depth) of the bracelets. The circumference of them is the same.

 

[TravelBug]

I love wearing my small ruthenium cuff. It's so chic, simple and elegant. But I've had quite a lot of scratches on it How am I suppose to care for it? Does anybody have one that's 'aged' with scratches and perhaps patina? I love the shine but I am afraid it's going to be gone soon. What is the 'timeless' look for the ruthenium - I don't suppose you can polish it?

 

[diane278]

I love wearing my small ruthenium cuff. It's so chic, simple and elegant. But I've had quite a lot of scratches on it How am I suppose to care for it? Does anybody have one that's 'aged' with scratches and perhaps patina? I love the shine but I am afraid it's going to be gone soon. What is the 'timeless' look for the ruthenium - I don't suppose you can polish it?

I polish my small ruthenium, just like I do with my silver ones. and I accept scratches as patina. If I do get a really deep scrape on a piece, I have the store buff it for me. I do admit that I rarely wear it as I usually wear my silver medium.

 

[swee7bebe]

I just got a black carbon bone cuff today from my favorite consignment store for a great price - $195. It's a size small I believe for the right arm but I like it better on my left wrist. It fits better on that wrist. Does it look strange?

 

[brae]

I just got a black carbon bone cuff today from my favorite consignment store for a great price - $195. It's a size small I believe for the right arm but I like it better on my left wrist. It fits better on that wrist. Does it look strange?

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As long as the bump in the bracelet goes over your wrist bone then it looks good to me... Which is what it looks like in the picture from what I can tell.

Awesome find.

 

[skyqueen]

I just got a black carbon bone cuff today from my favorite consignment store for a great price - $195. It's a size small I believe for the right arm but I like it better on my left wrist. It fits better on that wrist. Does it look strange?

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As long as the bump in the bracelet goes over your wrist bone then it looks good to me... Which is what it looks like in the picture from what I can tell.

Awesome find.

I agree...this is how it should be worn. The "bump" goes over the wrist bone.
Awesome find, swee7bebe!!!

 

[BigAkoya]

Hi. It looks wrong, like you bought a bone cuff but didn't know there are different ones for each hand. The bone bump on yours is on the wrong place so it looks goofy. I would return it an get one that fits. It's a statement piece.