What a tennis bracelet is
A tennis bracelet, also called a line bracelet, is one continuous row of diamonds, linked so the line moves with your wrist. Ours are lab-grown diamonds set in 14K gold. Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds, grown above ground instead of mined, and ours come from an IGI-certified catalog.
1. Length
Wrap a soft tape measure around your wrist just above the wrist bone. A line bracelet should have a little room to move, so most people add about half an inch to an inch to that number. Too tight and the links stiffen; too loose and it slides over the hand.
Both of our line bracelets are 7 inches long. If your wrist measures more than about 6 1/2 inches, ask the concierge before you order.
2. Carat total weight and stone size
A bracelet's weight is given in carat total weight (ct tw): every diamond in it weighed together. On a bracelet of a set length, more total weight means larger stones, and fewer of them fit around the wrist. Each stone weighs the total divided by the number of stones, so a 1 ct tw line of 100 diamonds is one hundredth of a carat per stone.
The Gabriella Line shows it well: at 1 ct tw each diamond is about 1.3 mm across, and the stones grow with the weight, up to 16 1/2 ct tw. The Delicate Line comes at one weight, 1 5/8 ct tw, with 1.7 mm stones.
3. Clasps
- Box clasp
- A flat tongue slides into a small box on the other end and clicks shut. It sits in line with the diamonds, so the row reads unbroken. Many add a side latch as a second lock.
- Lobster clasp
- A spring-loaded hook, more common on lighter chain bracelets.
- Fold-over clasp
- A hinged piece that folds flat and snaps closed.
Both of our line bracelets close with a box clasp.
Our two line bracelets
The Gabriella Line
Set low and close, so it lies flat under a sleeve. Start at 1 carat and go as big as 16 1/2.
- Profile
- Low, set close to the wrist
- Diamonds
- About 1.3 mm each at 1 ct, larger as the carats go up
- Carat weight
- 1 to 16 1/2 ct tw
- Grade
- VS2 clarity, G-H color
- Gold
- 14K yellow, white or rose
- Length
- 7 inches, box clasp
The Delicate Line
Light and simple, at one weight and one price. An easy first line bracelet.
- Profile
- Lightweight row
- Diamonds
- 1.7 mm each
- Carat weight
- 1 5/8 ct tw
- Grade
- SI1-SI2 clarity, G-H color
- Gold
- 14K yellow or white
- Length
- 7 inches, box clasp
Questions
- What length should a tennis bracelet be?
- Measure your wrist just above the wrist bone and add about half an inch to an inch, so the line can move a little. Both of our line bracelets are 7 inches long.
- What does ct tw mean on a tennis bracelet?
- Carat total weight: every diamond in the bracelet weighed together. At the same length, a higher total weight means larger stones.
- What clasp do your tennis bracelets have?
- A box clasp: a flat tongue that slides into a small box on the other end and clicks shut.