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mary poppins

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I have been considering a sapphire tennis bracelet for my anniversary present, and DH gave me the go-ahead to shop. On my non-dominant hand/wrist, I wear a watch and only remove it when I take a shower or bath. Since the watch is on my non-dominant hand/wrist, the bracelet would be on the dominant one.

I usually don't wear bracelets at all, but if I get an anniversary bracelet, I'd like to wear it every day except for when it might be inappropriate. I'm concerned that the bracelet would take a beating or be more likely to fall off.

What has been your experience with daily-wear bracelets? Dominant or non-dominant hand? Best types of clasps? Proper fit?
 
Bracelets worn on my dominant hand's wrist for daily use have really taken a beating, to the degree that I've stopped doing it. Being that this is Pricescope, hopefully someone with more experience --and success-- can supply a better solution than my defeatist one.
 
Have you considered wearing the bracelet with your watch? I actually really like that layered look!
 
I wear my watch on my dominant hand and a tennis bracelet on the other. Maybe you could switch your watch?
 
I wear two different bracelets at different times of course on my dominant hand and have really had no problems with either. I am very conscious of my jewelry though and try to be very careful.

I like a watch combined with a bracelet but don't want to scratch my watch so it gets worn solo on my left wrist.
 
I'd say that if it was for occasional wear, it would be fine. But I think it would annoy me to wear a bracelet daily on the wrist of my dominant hand, and it would definitely get more wear.
 
I do not wear my tennis bracelet everyday. When I do wear it, it's on my dominant hard. But I move around way too much during daytime activities and I would be hooking it on everything. For me, it's a special piece of jewelry.
 
I don't have a tennis bracelet but one with lots of melee diamonds and I wear it everyday on my dominant wrist/ RH. I've had no problem with it (touch wood) despite having worn it daily for the last 6 months or so. The only thing I'd say is that I may take it off when I'm typing, and put it back when I'm done.
 
I think it would depend on your job and your daily activities. I'm a writer, so ANY bracelet or watch I wear comes off about 45 minutes after I get to work. I cannot stand how they bang into my keyboard and keep my wrists from resting flat on the desk. I also don't want my bracelets to get scratched against the desktop.
 
Thanks for your thoughtful comments and suggestions. We share some of the same concerns and irritations.

I like the layered look of watch and bracelet on others sometimes, also. I should have mentioned in my original post, though, that my watch is stainless steel. I wouldn't wear the watch and bracelet together because I don't want the bracelet to scratch the watch.

Based on the suggestions, I switched my watch from my right wrist to my left last night and have been trying it out. I've worn a watch on my right wrist since elementary school (I loved my Big Bird watch!) so this just feels weird. The watch feels heavy and clunky on my left wrist, and also itches. Whenever I look at my right wrist to see the time based on habit, and my watch isn't there, I panic thinking I lost it. Then I remember to look to the left and get annoyed. But I'm sticking with it in anticipation of just needing an adjustment period.

I try to be careful with my dominant/left hand to care for my e-ring and long nails, and I'd be even more careful with the addition of a bracelet. I haven't had any problems with my pave set. I noticed that the nails on my left hand get damaged more than my right, though. :nono:

My daily activities basically include things like typing, resting hands on desk, cleaning, cooking and Pilates. No rock climbing, gardening or strenuous/contact sports. I'd take it off if I participated in those activities, anyway. When wearing my MIL's bracelet for a week, having it hit or scrape the desk caused concern.

The bracelet would have sentimental value (sapphires for our anniversary month), plus I'd love to just look at it, so I wouldn't want it to be something that annoys me to the point of not wearing it or just wearing it infrequently.
 
Sapphires in a bracelet are going to show some abrasion with daily wear, I am afraid. I just don't think it would be a daily wear item, personally (assuming you want it to stay in very good condition).
 
Mary Poppins, in order to give a bit more info (assuming knowledge is power!) it was desk work on a computer which really scratched up my bracelets. The ergonomics of a keyboard give slight clearance, and just the little bit of dangle to my bracelet resulted in it brushing up against the surface of the desk, the handrest, and apparently a dozen other surfaces so that MANY little micro-scratches appeared by lunchtime. Reaching for a mouse repeatedly compounded the issue. If your day to day life doesn't involve computing, it won't be a problem. Pilates, painting, and cooking should be fine. (I'm a little surprised that the responses have been nearly exclusively to the problem, to tell the truth, and not solutions-- mostly because I can be a dork and I figured I just quit the daily bracelet thing too easily and a "Good PS'er" would have a dozen workarounds. ;)) )



As a proactive aide --and hopefully someone more experienced can weigh in on this!-- one solution I've decided for myself is that all my future tennis bracelets will be made in white gold, not platinum. In my layperson experience, all the nooks and crannies come back to prime with a quick replating, whereas platinum's need to be buffed back into shape seems poorly matched to the many surfaces of a tennis bracelet. Hope this helps!
 
diamondseeker, I definitely want to keep the bracelet in good condition and not have a bunch of abrasions. I was under the impression that sapphires are almost as hard as diamonds and wear well. I realize that a dangling bracelet creates different conditions than a ring, though. :(

Fleur, I definitely understand what you're saying but personally didn't notice use of computer keyboard or mouse as a problem when wearing my MIL's bracelet or my watch. I mostly notice brushing against the desk. I have been looking for items made with white gold and not platinum.

After looking in looking at my local jewelers' supply as well as vendors online, I didn't see anything I particularly liked. Therefore, DH and I turned to ebay. I chose a bracelet from ebay, which DH and I have somewhat been having buyers' remorse about. It's currently in a first page thread in rockytalky titled "seeking opinions re: the value of this bracelet." Possibly not a daily wear anyway because may be too dressy. Perhaps someone could recommend a more appropriate one. Otherwise, maybe it's just not a practical idea. I see women wearing tennis bracelets during everyday, ordinary life. Maybe they just don't have the concerns I do. :confused: I love sapphires, and DH and I were married in September. Sapphire is the birthstone for September, so symbolic meaning.
 
If you're at a computer typing, I wonder if one of those cushy wrist rests would help? I've seen them in stores that sell computers. The rests are supposed to be ergonomic and help prevent wrist problems. The ones I've notices were pretty much just a cushion for your wrists.

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