Pick two rows or three, then natural or lab-grown stones, the width and the wrist length
Pick the rows first. Two rows of prong-set diamonds on a Cuban link is the lighter build, and three rows is the heavy piece that takes the wrist alone. Nearly every piece here carries natural diamonds, and two Cubans are lab-grown. Most of these listings print no length, so give the live chat your wrist size before you pay.
Rows: 2 row or 3 row prong set diamond Cuban bracelet
Take two rows unless the bracelet should be the whole look. Seven of the Cubans here carry two rows of round diamonds. The narrowest sits at 10.5 mm. Three rows start at 14 mm. The widest of the four reaches 20.
The two-tone pair names no row count, so ask before you pay. Three pieces are not Cubans. A 10K black diamond bracelet sits at 8 mm, and a 10K ID-style piece carries well under a carat.
Width and weight: how wide and heavy a diamond Cuban bracelet runs
Read the grams before the width, because the gold is what you feel all day. The lightest two-row Cuban weighs 67 grams. At 14 mm, the two-row pieces weigh about twice that. The heaviest three-row Cuban comes to 265 grams.
Wear a wide one alone, with the watch on the other arm. Ask whether the grams include the diamonds before you compare two.
The stones: natural or lab-grown diamond Cuban bracelet and the grade
Take natural for a mined diamond and lab-grown for a cleaner grade at the size. Fourteen of the 16 carry natural diamonds on their stone line. Both lab-grown Cubans say so in the title. Most natural Cubans read SI1 to VS2 in clarity and G in color, while the two lab-grown pieces read VS and F to G.
Carats climb with the rows. The lightest two-row piece carries 8. The widest three-row piece carries 28. Get the grade in writing before you pay. The black diamond bracelet reads AAA, a trade grade rather than a lab report, so ask whether its color is treated.
Prongs: how a prong setting holds diamonds and how to check it
Every piece here is prong set, each stone held up on small metal claws. Light reaches the diamond from the sides, so a prong row shows more sparkle than a bezel row. The trade is that a claw can catch on a sleeve and bend over the years.
Look the row over every few months. If a stone clicks or turns, stop wearing it and have a jeweler tighten the prongs.
Length and buying: 8 or 8.5 inch Cuban bracelet, gold color and returns
Give your wrist size before you pay, since ten of the Cubans print no length. The six listings that print one start at 8 inches. The longest reaches 9. Measure where a watch sits and add about an inch, so a wide Cuban moves over the wrist bone.
Twelve listings let you pick yellow, white or rose gold. The two-tone pair comes as shown, and one two-row piece comes in yellow only. Unworn and unaltered, in its packaging, a bracelet can go back within fourteen days of delivery. Clear it with customer service first, at service@traxnyc.com or 212-391-3832, then post it with the return label we send. Our refund holds back five percent for restocking, and the return shipping too. A length changed for you is final.