Elsa Peretti Bone Cuff Decision/Discussion Thread

[BigAkoya]

Hi All! I see this very informative thread hasn't had much recent action. Hi hope someone might read this and offer some advise. I just purchased my small silver cuff yesterday. Long time coming, as I have wanted a bone cuff for so many years. I just noticing these 2 small redish specks at the outside opening of the cuff. I first thought, it must food from dinner, but it won't come off. Any thoughts?

Hi! If you purchased this from the NYC store, I would take it in to get cleaned or a get a new cuff. I have a bone cuff, and mine does not have any red specks. I am sure Tiffany can fix this, so no worries.

Congratulations on your bone cuff. It is one of my favorite pieces of jewelry! I know you will enjoy wearing yours!

 

[darkangel07760]

I should also add, I brought this from the store in NYC.

Hmmm. Can you exchange it for another one?

 

[unhly_msqurade]

Yesterday I picked up my order of the small silver cuff in size small. My kind SA adjusted the size a bit by heating it in the back, and it's a perfect fit. Once it was sized right, I didn't even know it was on. Superb piece and truly a work of art!

 

[diane278]

Yesterday I picked up my order of the small silver cuff in size small. My kind SA adjusted the size a bit by heating it in the back, and it's a perfect fit. Once it was sized right, I didn't even know it was on. Superb piece and truly a work of art!

Congratulations on your new cuff. how about a modeling pix or two?

 

[unhly_msqurade]

Congratulations on your new cuff. how about a modeling pix or two?

With pleasure!

 

[BigAkoya]

With pleasure!

This looks gorgeous on you. The Bone Cuff is one of my favorite pieces of jewelry of all time. Congratulations!

 

[darkangel07760]

With pleasure!

Looks great!

 

[farely]

Hi, An update: My SA didn't respond to me via email in a time frame I needed, I returned my bone cuff a couple of days after my post here. After I returned it, I did get an apologetic response and she would assist in exchanging it and inspect the newer piece with me. After a couple of weeks and close to my birthday, I decided to go back to Tiffany and buy a left side small bone cuff. My previous purchase was for the right, but after having this, I think left is better for my work. I have always wanted this to be an everyday piece. So, I love my cuff. I have been wearing it daily. It's gorgeous. However, I have scuffs on the rounded bone part. I love everything but I would like the scuffs removed. I am concerned about how it will retain it's luster. Any help of this?

I am adding photos. They don't show the scuffs. Just the beautiful piece it is.

 

[BigAkoya]

Hi, An update: My SA didn't respond to me via email in a time frame I needed, I returned my bone cuff a couple of days after my post here. After I returned it, I did get an apologetic response and she would assist in exchanging it and inspect the newer piece with me. After a couple of weeks and close to my birthday, I decided to go back to Tiffany and buy a left side small bone cuff. My previous purchase was for the right, but after having this, I think left is better for my work. I have always wanted this to be an everyday piece. So, I love my cuff. I have been wearing it daily. It's gorgeous. However, I have scuffs on the rounded bone part. I love everything but I would like the scuffs removed. I am concerned about how it will retain it's luster. Any help of this?

I am adding photos. They don't show the scuffs. Just the beautiful piece it is.

I have had my bone cuff for years. It has scratches and dings, and it's just part of the journey of the piece as it hangs out with me!
Silver will get dings and scuffs, it's just the nature of the metal. If it's not too bad, I would leave it. I would only polish it if you really need to.

When you polish a piece to remove scuffs, you are actually taking off metal. It's very tiny, but over time, if you over polish, the piece will lose it's detail and crispiness. Just FYI.

Your cuff looks gorgeous on you!

 

[diane278]

I have had my bone cuff for years. It has scratches and dings, and it's just part of the journey of the piece as it hangs out with me!
Silver will get dings and scuffs, it's just the nature of the metal. If it's not too bad, I would leave it. I would only polish it if you really need to.

When you polish a piece to remove scuffs, you are actually taking off metal. It's very tiny, but over time, if you over polish, the piece will lose it's detail and crispiness. Just FYI.

Your cuff looks gorgeous on you!

I agree. Mine is probably 30 years old. I love the patina.

 

[renee_nyc]

I got a bone cuff today, and I absolutely love it. I could use a little bit of advice. The SA in the store (SoHo, NYC) was lovely, but she did not think the cuff could be adjusted. Based on what I’ve read in this thread, I think it could be.

Does this look big to you? My wrists are pretty tiny and this is the size small of the small. When I was walking around with it, it spun around a little, and I felt like it might fall off. But I don’t want to make a big deal of it if that’s just the way they are supposed to fit. Here are a few examples.

 

[diane278]

I got a bone cuff today, and I absolutely love it. I could use a little bit of advice. The SA in the store (SoHo, NYC) was lovely, but she did not think the cuff could be adjusted. Based on what I’ve read in this thread, I think it could be.

Does this look big to you? My wrists are pretty tiny and this is the size small of the small. When I was walking around with it, it spun around a little, and I felt like it might fall off. But I don’t want to make a big deal of it if that’s just the way they are supposed to fit. Here are a few examples.



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Your bracelet looks a bit too large to me. I’m no expert but I’ve worn a medium sized cuff for probably 25-30 years. I don’t remember it being offered in sizes within the width Back when I purchased mine. I first had a small one like yours and then moved to the medium. Mine originally looked a bit loose like yours. My SA did squeeze it slightly at the time I bought it. I’ve never adjusted it since then. Mine does not slide around, although it’s not tight either. It slides on easily, but then pretty much stays put. I was told that it is actually two pieces of silver seamed smoothly together and that squeezing it too much could cause the two layers to separate. Again, I don’t know how accurate that was, but she was a long time SA and really seemed to know EP jewelry. Please forgive my veiny and wrinkled arms…..I’m 72.

 

[renee_nyc]

Thank you so much! You are confirming my suspicion. I think I will text SA tomorrow and ask her about it. I’m worried it will fly off although I was just shaking my arm around and it did not, which is a good sign, and I really want this to fit properly and it is the smallest size available (a small small).

And please do not be self-conscious, I think it’s easy for us to look at photos and think that we could look better when we see things in great detail. You are 72 years of amazing, and the cuff looks great on you! I can’t wait until mine has years of wear and wisdom on it. (Although I will continue to stare at it in its current extremely shiny state.)

Your bracelet looks a bit too large to me. I’m no expert but I’ve worn a medium sized cuff for probably 25-30 years. I don’t remember it being offered in sizes within the width Back when I purchased mine. I first had a small one like yours and then moved to the medium. Mine originally looked a bit loose like yours. My SA did squeeze it slightly at the time I bought it. I’ve never adjusted it since then. Mine does not slide around, although it’s not tight either. It slides on easily, but then pretty much stays put. I was told that it is actually two pieces of silver seamed smoothly together and that squeezing it too much could cause the two layers to separate. Again, I don’t know how accurate that was, but she was a long time SA and really seemed to know EP jewelry. Please forgive my veiny and wrinkled arms…..I’m 72.
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[farely]

I have had my bone cuff for years. It has scratches and dings, and it's just part of the journey of the piece as it hangs out with me!
Silver will get dings and scuffs, it's just the nature of the metal. If it's not too bad, I would leave it. I would only polish it if you really need to.

When you polish a piece to remove scuffs, you are actually taking off metal. It's very tiny, but over time, if you over polish, the piece will lose it's detail and crispiness. Just FYI.

Your cuff looks gorgeous on you!

Thank you!

 

[farely]

I got a bone cuff today, and I absolutely love it. I could use a little bit of advice. The SA in the store (SoHo, NYC) was lovely, but she did not think the cuff could be adjusted. Based on what I’ve read in this thread, I think it could be.

Does this look big to you? My wrists are pretty tiny and this is the size small of the small. When I was walking around with it, it spun around a little, and I felt like it might fall off. But I don’t want to make a big deal of it if that’s just the way they are supposed to fit. Here are a few examples.



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I purchased a small/ small in February. It is not as open in the back as yours. I wonder you really have a small/ small. Inside opening to inside opening, it measures about 4.5 inches. It's a bit tricky to remove. So, no fear of it coming off. It does shift a bit side to side and up and down my wrist.