Who wears their tennis bracelet everyday.. best setting?

[NonieMarie]

In the next couple weeks I should be getting an inheritance from my late husband's father. I am going to take half of it and buy a tennis bracelet. I used to have a 5ctw but it was stolen about 10 years ago. It was prong set with a z in between each diamond. The quality wasn't that great and the prongs sometimes caught on clothes. I think it will be a nice remembrance of them both.
I want to wear it everyday and because I want it to be a little looser then others wear theirs, it will be knocked around a bit.
I have contacted BGD and Whiteflash half bezel, IDJ and Wink full bezel, for quotes on a 3-4ctw, 14k wg, 7.5" bezel set bracelet. I don't need help on the specs of the stones, BGD and WF are F VS, IDJ and Wink pricescope quality.
My concern is the setting. I decided on bezel set because of durability plus, if the bezel is thin, it gives the appearance of larger stones. I am still drawn to 3 or 4 prong but worry about damage and losing stones. Does anyone wear theirs everyday or even 24/7?
What is the setting like? Did you get it from one of the above venders?
I think I have gone through all the posts about tennis bracelets but would like some current input.
Thank you, Nonie.

 

[AprilBaby]

Mine is 2 ct prong set but because of the economy I haven't been wearing it the last year. It made me feel pretentious around other people. I realize that depends on where you live. In LA I wouldn't have a problem. I prefer the look of a three prong ( but that's not what mine is).

 

[SB621]

I have a 3 carat prong set braclet that I used to wear everyday until I had children. The last time I wore it I actually knocked out a diamond which I need to get fixed . I would definitely do bezel set. I think that will look lovely.

 

[NonieMarie]

Thanks Sarah. I just received the quote from Luann at IDJ. She quoted on 7.5" .08 stones totaling 3.7 ctw. I'm still waiting on the others. Ideally, I would like the perfect melee that BDG & WF offer but their sites only show half bezel and I like the look of the full, it has a more scalloped appearance. I would love to do it in plat but can't rationalize paying an additional 2 grand.

 

[orbaya]

I have a 3ct, 3-prong tennis bracelet from Whiteflash. I absolutely LOVE it and have worn it everyday since I bought it....well over a year ago. I have not quality issues at all. I personally am not a fan of bezel tennis bracelets, and if that style is chosen, it should be done with larger diamonds IMO. I say this because every bezel tennis bracelet that I have ever seen overpowers the diamonds. It may be different with PS vendors though because they seem to produce more delicate bezels.

 

[NonieMarie]

The thickness of the bezel is a concern of mine too. A friend found one on ebay, at a great price, for over 6 ctw but it sold today. The bezels were very thin. I'll try to attach pics.

 

[NonieMarie]

Here's a better look at the size of the bezels on the ebay bracelet. I wonder if the vendors I contacted can get a similar setting?

 

[orbaya]

I think bezel set and prong set tennis bracelets are completely different looks. I prefer the 3 prong so that I have the illusion of a continuous line of diamonds (aka sparkle) instead of each diamond being individually pronounced, which can still produce sparkle, but in a different way.

 

[mimi123]

Hi Nonie, I have a 4.5 ctw four-prong tennis bracelet (10 pointers) and wear it regularly. I also had concerns about the prongs catching on things. So far after two years I am still happy with it, though I must admit I sometimes baby it. If I had to do it over again I might go with a full bezel just for the fact that I could wear it 100% worry free.

 

[NonieMarie]

I stopped by a B & M and tried on different sizes of prong set bracelets. They were beautiful but after taking my bezeled eternity and setting it on my wrist, I decided to go with bezeled. The eternity has 3mm stones with a .5mm bezel so very little metal shows and each diamond with bezel would be 4mm and match the size of my 20 pointer eternity band.
Does anyone have a tennis bracelet with thin bezel, if so what vendor?

 

[SB621]

I think you can ask any of the vendors to do a thinner bezel and they will be able to deliever. With the IDJ one that might have on purpose shown it with a thick bezel to make the diamonds look bigger. Personally I don't think you can go wrong with BGD, IDJ or WF for this type of thing. I would go with whoever had the price you were most comfortable with and could promise a thin bezel like your inspiration ebay pic.

 

[Fly Girl]

NonieMarie - I'm glad that you decided to go bezeled. I read your post yesterday, and I kept thinking that for durability and constant wearability, no prong will ever beat a bezel setting.

Please keep us in the loop on your tennis bracelet journey. This item is on my personal wish list as well.

Condolences to you and your family on the loss of your FIL.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I really only wear my 4 ct. 4-prong set one on special occasions. I do think bezel set would be my preference. But I would prefer the diamond quality of WF or BG, so I would be checking with them on what bezel settings they can access.

 

[doberman]

I have a 6ct half bezel tennis bracelet that I wear frequently. It gives the look of a continuous line of diamonds which I like. And there are no prongs to catch on sweaters etc.