السبت، 27 يوليو 2013

Charm Bracelets: The New Jewellery Craze

By Anita Hale


Charm bracelets have been in existence for centuries. But the phenomena for how they're worn has grown in recent history. As an illustration, the most legendary imagery associated with a charm bracelet is the one from notorious jeweller Tiffany and Co. They released their very first charm bracelet way back in 1889. It was a link bracelet with a single charm on it. This charm was a silver heart that dangled. The style of heart has since gone on to become something of a emblem of Tiffanys.

The relevance and characteristics of such bracelets has progressed over the course of history. In wartime, troopers would return to their homeland with charms. These served as memorabilia for their loved ones. The charms were simple and crude in design. They were donned as a reminder of the soldier's active service. The 50s saw these bracelets become the it-thing with children. Kids would gather charms to illustrate different episodes and special occasions that came about as they were growing up.

Today's charm bracelets are manufactured primarily in Europe. Denmark is by far the leading country for designing charm jewellery. This was the country that spawned Trollbeads. It was Trollbeads that really led the rebirth of charm fashion back in the 1970s. These charm bracelets differed from the old ones. They utilised a revolutionary new modular construction. This meant that beads and charms had been engineered to match up with a unique threaded used by that specific company. The Danish jewellers known as Pandora are known to use this technique on their jewellery manufacture. Their patented mechanism ensures that their charms cannot work on other bracelets. These systems also make sure that charms are fastened safely onto their corresponding bracelet.

On top of that, the majority of charm providers incorporate optional clips or "spacers". These are a smaller charm that keep in a steadfast place on the bracelet. Clips can serve as a technique of sectioning off charms. This means that they cannot slide around the bracelet. Further makes that apply threading systems on their bracelets include OHM, Lovelinks by Aagaard, Links of London and Chamilia.

Europe definitely has the most charm companies out there. But charm jewellery has also proven to be greatly in demand in America. The key attraction of these more contemporary charm mechanisms is the overall flexibility they offer the wearer. Bracelets are still sold as chain links. These are capable of taking a fixed number of dangling charms. However, the more established plain bracelets can accommodate far more charms. The bracelets are usually made from 14k gold, oxidised silver, polished silver and occasionally leather.

The charms for these bracelets are also made from numerous materials. The price of an individual charm can vary significantly depending on what the charm is made from. The most common kinds of charm are made from sterling silver. However you can also find a wide range of colourful murano glass charms. Charms made out of wood are less common, but still affordable. Charms that include any kind of gemstone or gold embellishment tend to sell for the most money.




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