Once a Victorian fashion accessory, Slide bracelets have proven to be timeless! A Slide bracelet is a double chain or bangle bracelet, specifically destined to hold unique sliding designs. These slides are placed along the bracelet in whatever fashion desired, allowing you to customize the bracelet to you own personal taste. Not only does this allow for great expression of creativity, but this creates an incredibly versatile piece of jewelry.
The so-called Watch Slides, these engraved and ornate pieces of jewelry built on old watch fobs designs, were initially used to shorten or lengthen a necklace. Since the 1930s, the Watch Slides have become widely collectable. Got from familial heirlooms or acquired at estate sales, these slides were more and more often fashioned into bracelets using two gold chains and a clasp, so that the slides can easily be added until the bracelet is filled and complete. Most of the slides were one of a kind, having a particular shape and decorated with gems popular at the time. Slide collecting became very popular and is still growing ever since.
Currently, there are literally hundreds and thousands of styles and sizes to choose from to create your own inimitable look! Slide bracelets look great with any gem, the most popular ones being Amethyst, Ruby, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Topaz and surely Diamonds. Cameo slides are in vogue as well. Just pick the gems you favor, popular or precious, to create a slide you desire. It can be also fun to add a memorable pendant, ring or earring to a handmade slide. Initials, animal charms, different symbols and anything of interest for you can be made into a slide for a bracelet. And of course, to possess matching necklaces, rings, or earrings would be perfect!
And even if you are not that much into fabricating customized slides, our vast selection of slide designs is the place to browse through! You can mix the bracelet slides sizes, small and larger ones together, as well as spacing them apart using special golden slide spacers which are narrower versions of slides. With limitless options for gorgeous slide designs and various clasps, spacers and bracelet chain styles available, Slide bracelets are the ultimate in exclusive must-have accessories. Use your imagination and create a heirloom to be treasured by your generation, as well as the ones to come! |
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