Curb Link Bracelets

Curb or double curb: single vs double curb link bracelet

Take a single curb for a thin line you stack or wear beside a watch, and a double curb when you want the gold to show. Every link of a curb is twisted, so the bracelet lies flat and does not kink. A double curb runs two links through each turn, a closer face with more gold. At 8 inches the 4.6 mm double curb here weighs 12 grams. The 4 mm single curb weighs about a quarter of that. The Miami Cuban, the tight and heavy cut of the same family, has its own page.

Width: how wide a curb bracelet should be, 2 to 12 mm

For every day, take 3.5 to 5 mm. Under 3 mm is a thread of gold, and the 2 mm 14K curb was the bracelet bought most here in the year. Nine in ten curbs sold here were narrower than 5 mm. Past that a curb reads from across a table. The widest 14K piece is the 5.4 mm double curb. Two 10K two-tone curbs go wider, at 9.5 and 12 mm, and the chain book shows the wider curb styles we can order for you.

Length: what size curb link bracelet for your wrist

Your wrist size taken snug, plus about half an inch, is the bracelet to buy, and the men's bracelets guide shows how to measure. Buy those inches, because every listing here comes in a single length. Ten of the fifteen are 8 inches, the size most men wear. The 3.6 mm curb is listed three times, at 7, 8 and 10 inches, so choose the one that fits. If your size is missing, ask the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET. A bracelet cut or lengthened for you cannot be returned.

Solid or hollow: 14K or 10K gold curb bracelet

Take solid 14K for a bracelet you never take off. Eleven of the fifteen titles say solid. The three hollow curbs are 10K, a tube of gold that weighs 2 to 3 grams and dents sooner under a knock. 14K holds more gold in every gram and a warmer yellow, and more than eight in ten of the curbs sold here were 14K. One double curb, the 3.4 mm, names neither build, so read its grams before you choose. Most curbs here are yellow gold. The 4.6 mm double curb also has a white gold listing.

Matching chain: a curb bracelet and chain set

Most curbs here have a chain of the same link in the shop, which makes a set simple. The 3.6 mm curb, the double curbs at 4.6 and 5.4 mm and the two-tone curbs at 9.5 and 12 mm each match a chain of the same width and karat. The 2 mm curb goes with a 2.1 mm chain. Ask the live chat for the chain that pairs with yours. More curb chains sit with the men's gold chains.