Lafont
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I'm wearing my "new" vintage, hand-painted enamel cuff links of the double style, but I can't quite figure out which direction they should be worn. I'm wondering if the metal links are configured with the enamel pieces wrong. As the two enamel pieces on each are connected by an arched, metal link, which way should the arch go? The way I have the cuff links now, with the ship design facing out,, the enamel pieces seem to be curved wrong.
Looking down on my cuffs, the connecting links are in the form of an arch, like the St. Louis Arch, and the enamel pieces flare outward from the bottom (arm side). Are the cufflinks upside down? If I turn them around, such that the links are turned to be are cup-shaped, the ships will face me.
I thought the general rule is a design should face the other person - e.g. with monogrammed cufflinks the "A" would be seen by the onlooker and be upside down to the wearer. So right now my ships are upside down as to my perspective but rightside up to the onlooker. Help!
If my cufflinks are out of shape I suppose I might try a jewelry repair person who knows what they're doing, but I certainly don't want the links broken - they seem a bit delicate as it is.
With the kind of guys who frequent this forum I'm sure there are some who can answer these questions with expertise!
Looking down on my cuffs, the connecting links are in the form of an arch, like the St. Louis Arch, and the enamel pieces flare outward from the bottom (arm side). Are the cufflinks upside down? If I turn them around, such that the links are turned to be are cup-shaped, the ships will face me.
I thought the general rule is a design should face the other person - e.g. with monogrammed cufflinks the "A" would be seen by the onlooker and be upside down to the wearer. So right now my ships are upside down as to my perspective but rightside up to the onlooker. Help!
If my cufflinks are out of shape I suppose I might try a jewelry repair person who knows what they're doing, but I certainly don't want the links broken - they seem a bit delicate as it is.
With the kind of guys who frequent this forum I'm sure there are some who can answer these questions with expertise!