Rope Bracelet Gold Stainless Steel (3mm)

Rope Bracelet Gold Stainless Steel (3mm) That Turns With Your Wrist

On a rope the links are twisted around one another in a spiral rather than laid flat. On a wrist that gives you something a smooth bracelet cannot: it turns with your hand, so a different side of the spiral is always in the light. In gold that makes the bracelet livelier than its 3mm suggests. The base is stainless steel with a gold-tone finish applied in five layers of PVD.

Product details

• Material: stainless steel with a 5x PVD gold-tone finish

• Width: 3mm

• Size: 21 cm

• Clasp: lobster clasp

• Delivered in a Carpe Ice jewelry box

One Length: 21 cm

This bracelet comes in one length, 21 cm (8.3 in). Wrap a strip of paper around your wrist just below the bone, measure it and add 1.5 to 2 cm: it fits a 19 to 19.5 cm (7.5 to 7.7 in) wrist exactly. On a 17 or 18 cm wrist it sits looser and drops a little further towards your hand; on a rope that shows less, because it turns with you anyway. If your wrist is 16 cm (6.3 in) or narrower, it will be too loose, and a bracelet we carry in a shorter size, like the figaro or the Cuban, fits better.

Five Layers of PVD, and Why That Matters on a Wrist

The gold color is applied with PVD, physical vapor deposition: the material is bonded to the steel at molecular level inside a vacuum chamber rather than electroplated on top, and Carpe Ice applies it in five layers. That makes the finish considerably harder and more scratch-resistant than ordinary gold plating. Of everything we make this piece moves the most: a rope rolls, so the bracelet turns along your sleeve, the edge of your desk and your watch strap all day, and it is always the raised ridge of the spiral making that contact. It is not solid gold, so take it off for sport and DIY, and wear it on your non-dominant wrist where you can.

One More Thing a Rope Does

The clasp wanders. Because the links turn, the lobster ends up on top of your wrist after a few hours. That comes with the link type and is not a fault; you simply turn it back. If you want it to stay where you put it, a flat link like the Cuban or the figaro holds its position better.

Care

Take the bracelet off before the pool, the shower and the gym, and put it on once aftershave and hand cream have dried. More soap and dirt stay behind in the grooves of the spiral than on a smooth bracelet, and that is exactly what dulls the shine; lukewarm water, mild soap and a soft toothbrush will lift it out. Dry it with a soft cloth and do not use a polishing cloth.

Next to a Watch

Match the tone to your watch rather than to the rest of your jewelry, and leave a few centimeters of room so they do not tap against each other. If you prefer to stack, a rope is a good partner beside a smooth or flat bracelet: the contrast between smooth and twisted works better than the same texture twice. Keep it to two bracelets per wrist. The rope chain in the same finish turns it into a set.