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Bracelets

BraceletBracelets are ornamental bands or chains encircling the wrist or arm. Today, fashion is taking its cue and creating attractive fashion jewellery especially bracelets that bring about delicate feminine elegance. Versatile to suit different tastes of women of all classes and age groups, bracelets are made by the traditional craftsmen, who have inherited craftsmanship from their previous generations, making each bracelet, exquisite and unique.

Jewellery manufacturers have developed, experimented and innovated the age-old traditional jewellery that is in sync with the modern fashions, styles and trends. The artistic carvings and engravings on the metal, make the bracelets popular in international export market. They are perfect accessories to lend an outlandish look to the personality.

Bracelets are great jewellery items that add exquisite sparkle to the outfits. Bracelets can be made of gold, silver and sterling silver.

In India, every state has its own special type of crafting plain gold, as well as, gold studded jewellery. The goldsmiths of other areas have adopted these styles as well. Hollow gold beads and bangles filled with lac, though a speciality of Maharashtra, are now made all over north India. Handmade gold jewellery, though still considered a speciality, has given way to the mechanised diamond cut in most parts of the country.

BraceletBracelets are an ornamental band or chain encircling the wrist or arm. A bracelet is an article of clothing or jewelry, which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufactured from cloth or metal, and sometimes contain rocks, wood, and/or shells. Bracelets are also used for medical and identification purposes such as allergy bracelets and hospital tags. In the late 1980s, "snap bracelets" -- felt-covered metal bracelets that curved around ones wrist when gently hit against it -- were a popular fad.

Bracelets that are in solid form, usually some metal, are referred to as bangle bracelets. They can be smooth, textured or set with stones. In India, glass bangles are common. Made from ordinary glass that is about 1/4 - 1/8 inch in width, they are worn in-groups so that arm movement causes them to make a pleasant sound rather like the clinking of wind chimes.

The different types of bracelet are diamond bracelet,ankle bracelet, onyx and mother of pearl bracelets, Unc bracelets, Sister Bracelets, Sauro Bracelets, Notre Damm Rubber Bracelets, Enameled 14k bracelets, fashion bracelets, beads bracelets, gold bracelets, silver bracelets.

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