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Poll Results: Do you like these links?

 
  • 34% (20)
    Yes
  • 65% (38)
    No
58 Total Votes  
post #1 of 51
8/3/11 at 6:48pm
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Non-swivelback cufflinks, hand made in NYC.

18kt YG crown with ~36 diamonds per crown

matching London Blue topaz 10 ct main stones

.925 Sterling Silver Roped bassinet

.925 Sterling Silver Rhodium Plated Body and circular Back

inlaid bezel set "lagniappe" Ruby on back with "four-points" accent detail

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Edited by ThinkDerm - 8/3/11 at 7:44pm
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post #2 of 51
8/3/11 at 6:50pm
Those are great, who did those for you?
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post #3 of 51
8/3/11 at 7:00pm
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Spoo - I am working with a bespoke jeweler in NYC to refine their lines of cufflinks to get ready for release.

Other iterations will include no diamonds, all sterling silver (no gold crown), no rhodium plating (a magnet for fingerprints).

A full line of precious and semi-precious stones are available for use in their designs.

Next set of cufflinks will likely feature Swiss Blue topaz "crown jewel" stones.

Any input?
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post #4 of 51
8/3/11 at 8:50pm
Those look really great, but a little over the top for my taste...probably not something I could picture myself wearing.
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post #5 of 51
8/3/11 at 8:54pm
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Originally Posted by Beatlegeuse View Post

Those look really great, but a little over the top for my taste...probably not something I could picture myself wearing.

absolutely understand that. what would you do differently?
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post #6 of 51
8/4/11 at 4:14am
I would probably just make it a plain topaz stone without any of the other extra accents. But then again, that sort of defeats the purpose of designing a bespoke set of cufflinks. I don't really wear links as much as I used to, and when I do now it's usually just a pair of silk knots or maybe a sterling silver knot. I really dig the non-swivel circular back on these though.
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post #7 of 51
8/4/11 at 4:37am
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Originally Posted by Beatlegeuse View Post

I would probably just make it a plain topaz stone without any of the other extra accents. But then again, that sort of defeats the purpose of designing a bespoke set of cufflinks. I don't really wear links as much as I used to, and when I do now it's usually just a pair of silk knots or maybe a sterling silver knot. I really dig the non-swivel circular back on these though.

totally agree with you. I think plain topaz without the diamond set gold crown would work better for everyday use. these are a prototype model, and were the first ones built.

Some of the strengths of the cufflinks are:
- American designed
- 100% hand made in New York City construction
- hand picked and hand matched high quality colored gems
- the bassinet for holding the stone - allows light to enter and exit the topaz and allows it to come alive, and not sit flat and dull on the wrist
- non-swivelback body
- the lagniappe Ruby on the back (allows the inner wrist to enjoy a level of elegance unobtainable by standard swivel backs cufflinks)
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post #8 of 51
8/4/11 at 5:38am
wow, some of those details are pretty amazing...I definitely never put that much thought into what could actually go into the making of a set of cufflinks. I'm still working on MTM shirts and suits, haven't even moved on to bespoke with those yet...I think bespoke cufflinks are a long way away for me yet!
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post #9 of 51
8/4/11 at 7:12am
Those look a little blinged out for my taste, but I am sure they can be pulled off well. Would love to see a picture of them on a shirt paired with a suit.
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post #10 of 51
8/4/11 at 8:25am
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Originally Posted by ThinkDerm View Post

- the lagniappe Ruby on the back (allows the inner wrist to enjoy a level of elegance unobtainable by standard swivel backs cufflinks)

No. It makes the cufflinks reversible. Think marketing, man! What's a better sale's line? "Two pair of cufflinks for the price of one!" or "Indulge your inner wrist!" ?

As for the cufflinks themselves, there is just too much going on to be really tasteful. You've got yellow gold, silver, diamonds and blue topaz (not too mention a small ruby though you can't see it simultaneously) all mixed up together. Unless the target market for this is people who wear diamond-encrusted Rolex Presidentials, I would tone it down a bit and simplify.

This feature I do quite like, however.
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- the bassinet for holding the stone - allows light to enter and exit the topaz and allows it to come alive, and not sit flat and dull on the wrist

This is a really good idea. I would design your collection around it. It ought to become the defining feature of your brand. It is hard to create a really distinctive line of cufflinks but you might be able to do it with this.
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post #11 of 51
8/4/11 at 8:33am
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Originally Posted by Bounder View Post


No. It makes the cufflinks reversible. Think marketing, man! What's a better sale's line? "Two pair of cufflinks for the price of one!" or "Indulge your inner wrist!" ?

As for the cufflinks themselves, there is just too much going on to be really tasteful. You've got yellow gold, silver, diamonds and blue topaz (not too mention a small ruby though you can't see it simultaneously) all mixed up together. Unless the target market for this is people who wear diamond-encrusted Rolex Presidentials, I would tone it down a bit and simplify.

This feature I do quite like, however.
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- the bassinet for holding the stone - allows light to enter and exit the topaz and allows it to come alive, and not sit flat and dull on the wrist

This is a really good idea. I would design your collection around it. It ought to become the defining feature of your brand. It is hard to create a really distinctive line of cufflinks but you might be able to do it with this.

I agree - the next version will feature: no diamonds, all sterling silver (no gold crown). Frankly, I requested one metal (no gold) and no diamonds, but the jeweler made this pair up as a prototype =)
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post #12 of 51
8/4/11 at 8:36am
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Jewelers think everything looks better in gold and with diamonds. I prefer more toned down =)
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post #13 of 51
8/4/11 at 8:48am
Sorry but those look way off the mark. Simply not aesthetically pleasing in any way. Look at Seaman Schepps for elegant cufflink designs using high end materials.
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post #14 of 51
8/4/11 at 9:00am
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Originally Posted by ThinkDerm View Post

Jewelers think everything looks better in gold and with diamonds. I prefer more toned down =)

I'm with you on that.

The links in the OP are a work of art without doubt but I couldn't imagine wearing anything that "loud" (for want of a better word).

I have quite a large collection of cufflinks but find I only ever wear one or two pairs (those being silver knots and some plain RT rectangles).

Longmire make some beautiful understated cufflinks using precious metals / jewels which I think are out of this world.
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post #15 of 51
8/4/11 at 9:10am
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Originally Posted by MalfordOfLondon View Post



Longmire make some beautiful understated cufflinks using precious metals / jewels which I think are out of this world.

Actually saying that -maybe these aren't so "understated":

wxa19_cufflinks.jpg
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