Box Chain Bracelets

Box or round box: what a box chain bracelet is

A box chain bracelet is a row of small square links joined end to end, so it wears as one smooth line. Every bracelet here is a round box, the corners rounded off, so it looks fuller and rolls easily on the wrist. Each title says solid. The 3 mm gold one is diamond cut, faceted so it flashes, and the silver one is slashed, a notch across every link. Neither finish is a stone. A box link keeps its shape, but a hard knock can dent it, and a dent means a repair.

Width: how wide a box chain bracelet should be

Take 3 to 3.5 mm for a fine line beside a watch or in a stack. Go 4.5 to 5.5 mm for a bracelet worn on its own. The 6.4 mm is the one people notice across a room. Each of the five is a different width, and the gold climbs faster than the millimeters. Moving from 4.5 to 6.4 mm more than doubles the gold in every inch. Four of the five are listed for men and women alike. Beside a watch, keep the bracelet narrower than the watch band.

Gold or silver: a 14K or .925 silver box chain bracelet

Take 14K gold for a bracelet you rarely take off, since it keeps its color. Four are 14K, three yellow and one rose, and the rose 5.5 mm took the largest share of the box bracelet sales in the year. The silver one is a 3.5 mm slashed box, and nine were bought in the year. Silver darkens with wear, and a soft polishing cloth restores it. None of the five is white gold.

Length: what size box chain bracelet fits your wrist

Measure the wrist where the bracelet sits, then add about half an inch for a neat fit, or a whole inch to let it slide. Each gold bracelet here comes in one length, mostly 8 to 8.75 inches, and the 6.4 mm runs 10. A wide box link uses up room inside the circle, so give a 5.5 or 6.4 mm a little extra. The desk can shorten or extend one, so send your wrist size to the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET. Once altered to fit, it is final sale.

Matching chain: a box chain and bracelet set

Every bracelet here has a neck chain in the same link and width on the box chains page, so a set is one more step. The 3 mm diamond cut, the 4.5 mm, the rose 5.5 mm and the 6.4 mm each have a gold twin, and the slashed silver box has one in silver. A bracelet and chain in the same link look chosen together. Read the chain's grams before you pair them, because a neck chain carries about three times the metal of its bracelet.