Question for Cartier LOVE bracelet wearers: Has yours given you any trouble (screws coming undone)?

Has your new screw system LOVE given you trouble with coming undone?

  • Yes, always needs tightening/it has actually flown off my wrist!

    Votes: 82 40.4%

  • No, stays good and tight without worry!

    Votes: 121 59.6%
  • Total voters
    203

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#46
Mine is 5 years old and I have had no issues. However when I was on vacation last week i noticed for the first time the screws were in a different line so i tightened with my finger nail. When I got home I took it off and had my husband rescrew it on. SO now for the first time I am on high alert!
 
#48
I got my bracelet in 2016 at the Cartier store in Hamburg Germany so I assume it is the 'latest' version. Unfortunately my screws come lose all the time. It has flown off my wrist twice now and thank goodness I realized it. it is very stressful and not acceptable that a bracelet of this price does this. I will travel to Paris next week and will go to Cartier with my original receipt and see what they will do. I would expect for they should replace the screws if not the entire bracelet. Lets see.......
 
#49
Storm Spirit said:
My rainbow Love was purchased in October 2015 and screwed on by the SA. I was wary of the screws becoming loose after reading horror stories on the forums, so I checked them obsessively at the start and even took photos of the exact positions of the screws. Since then I've never taken the bracelet off or touched the screws, and they haven't budged. I'm currently wearing my Love with a Fitbit and have previously worn it with a watch/another bangle, therefore it does get knocked against other things, but fortunately this hasn't loosened up the screws at all.

I do remember the SA taking her time to make sure that both sides were lined up, and she tightened each side a little at a time as opposed to tightening one side completely followed by the other. Maybe the screws have to be tightened in a certain way on the new system?
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I agree on this regarding how it's put on, I think that is the reason it's comes loose. You need to tighten each side alittle at a time, going back and forth
 
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#52
I've had mine since 2015 and the screws have come loose several times but fortunately have never had it fly off my wrist. After really tightening the screws on, I havent had any problems with it. I've gone camping with it, gone down the river rapids during camping, cliff jumped and everything else in between since '15. I took it off for the first time 2 weeks ago to clean it and I just made sure to really tighten the screws.
 
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#53
I bought 2 YG after the birth of my twins in 2011. One has progressively got worse, I literally have to tighten it 4-5 times a day.
One of these days I will take it back to Cartier. Unfortunately the nearest one for me is Houston.
 
#54
My Love bracelet is about 2 weeks old, purchased at the end of July 2017.

I have been checking the screws every other day, and so far they have not come loose at all.

Going forward, I plan to check every other week. I even have a reminder set up on my phone, because I'm dorky like that, lol.

I have also purchased the lowest strength Loctite (purple) in case the screws do become loose (often) in the future.

I'm not bothered at all if I have to use Loctite. A metal screw is a metal screw, whether it's gold or steel. And vibration causing screws to loosen is just physics, especially since the screws are so small :yes:
 
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#56
Mine flew off once on the treadmill at the gym!! Had to move the machine to find the other half! Thank God the screws don't come out totally !! So I have a habit of tighning them when I'm bored with my finger nail . I can always tell if they are loose by pressing the two sides together if there's movement they need tightening x
 
#57
I've had the screws come a little loose, but I've never had the bracelet fall apart. I check the screws every so often, as I've kind of memorized where they should be aligned when they're at the tightest points. If I notice they're not as tight as they should be, I just tighten it with my finger nail. It's not a big deal. I don't want to use Loctite to lock the screws in permanently, which I've heard some people do, as I like the option of being able to take it off every year or so to do a deep clean.
 
#59
If you use the lightest strength LockTite, I believe it's purple, you can remove the screws anytime, but they won't come loose on their own. My wife and I use it with great results.

missisa07 said:
I've had the screws come a little loose, but I've never had the bracelet fall apart. I check the screws every so often, as I've kind of memorized where they should be aligned when they're at the tightest points. If I notice they're not as tight as they should be, I just tighten it with my finger nail. It's not a big deal. I don't want to use Loctite to lock the screws in permanently, which I've heard some people do, as I like the option of being able to take it off every year or so to do a deep clean.
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kelly girl said:
Tonight I was devastated to find I have lost one of two WG love bracelets. I still can't imagine how two screws (new system purchased in 2012) came out and my bracelet literally fell off! I just logged onto the Cartier forum to see if anyone else had this happen or was having issues with the newer screws. Lo and behold I found this thread. My first love bracelet was purchased in 2006 and I NEVER had any issues with it. At that time the bracelet had 6 diamonds instead of the 4 the newer models have. I have spent the past two hours turning my home upside down hoping to find it. I called my local police station thinking if someone had found it they would turn it in; I also called the supermarket and my gym as I was at both places today. No luck. My husband was sweet enough to drive to the two spots where I was parked earlier. Nothing. I'm sure my bracelet is gone forever. It is insured. I'm also sure the lose happened today because I would have noticed it was missing when showering this AM. As much as I love wearing two love bracelets I won't replace the one I've lost until Cartier makes a change in the way the bracelet screws together. To all who have the newer model check the screws from time to time and tighten them to be on the safe side. So very sad.
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I've purchased 3 in the last 2 yrs. All 3 had issues. The 1st 1, I sent back to Cartier & they replaced the screws. A few days after I started wearing it again. I found half of it in my shopping cart & luckily after a panicked search found the other half in my trunk. My 1st 1 was doing the same thing (not staying tight). Cartier switched it out for a credit. While the 1 they had repaired, they sent me a new 1. I just couldn't stand the thought of not having at least 1. My dream was the 2 I originally had. Well, I got the new 1 in July even had the SA put it on so it was secure & done exactly the way it is supp to b done. Noticing the screws were having to b tightened every single day. Sometimes multiple times a day. On Labor Day I went to Cartier to have them check it out. They were closed for Labor Day. By the time we got to our destination in ATL, it was totally gone!!!!!!! That was Monday!! I'm soo upset, disappointed & pissed off that a $6300 piece of jewelry has such quality issues. I'm not sure how others can wear them forever & my 3 were all failures. At this point, I'm pretty sure I'll never buy another Piece of Cartier jewelry EVER!!!! I have 2 Juste Un Clou & the Ecrou bracelet & am terrified to even wear them. I'd appreciate any advise that others have too. Feeling very Angry & let down by Cartier.
 
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