It’s not often that a piece of jewellery is named for an accident, but such is the case with tennis bracelets. The Tennis Bracelets got their unusal name from an incident involving Chris Evert during a 1987 match at the US Open tennis championships.
Chris had been wearing an expensive inline bracelet featuring a string of individually set diamonds during the game. Whilst involved in a long rally, the clasp snapped. She asked her opponent and the officials if they wouldn’t mind stopping the game until the bracelet was found. It was found, repaired, and now has a place in history.
Since that day, bracelets featuring an inline array of diamonds have been called Tennis Bracelets. They are very popular accessories for formal and informal occasions due to their simplicity, lustre, and sparkle. In fact in my opinion, no well dressed woman should be without one.
My tennis bracelets range in size and are all made in eighteen carat gold. The smaller the diamonds, the more there are. However, the larger the stones, the more expensive they can be. My bracelets start with a total of two carat worth of diamonds. In my view, anything smaller and you can see more metal than sparkle.
For this particular setting and style of bracelet I would only recommend round diamonds. I can make ones using princess cuts and also baguettes. These are made to order, so please ask when we make an appointment. As a guide we suggest you pick a diamond bracelet with a total weight from from 2.00ct-10.00ct in weight. During your consultation you will be shown a selection of diamonds to suit your criteria.