About two American quarters stacked, plus 1/2 of a third quarter. Or double the width of an average bracelet. That's how wide this famous Karl Lagerfeld Gripoix pearl bracelet is.
For a fun-filled night on the town or red carpet event, there's nothing more showstopping than this on your wrist.
This bracelet has the look and the quality of a Coco Chanel piece — Lagerfeld served as creative director of the Chanel company starting in the 1980s, while concurrently managing his eponymous company. In fact, Lagerfeld is credited with resurrecting the Chanel brand, which was languishing after Coco Chanel died.
Our bracelet showcases six strands of Gripoix's famous baroque pearls (the same kind used for Chanel pearl creations) in two lustrous colors: classic cream and stunning gold. The pearls are jumbo sized, 9.5mm each, and hand-knotted in between.
Half of each strand has cream faux pearls, and the other half, golden ones. All together, the two tones present contrasting, yet complementary, color blocks.
The pearls are gathered at the ends by matte rich goldtone bands, simply and boldly marked with Lagerfeld's script initials, KL, etched in black. The gilt bands hide a wide push-in clasp.
The bracelet is about 8 1/4" long and 2 1/2" wide. It is in very good to excellent condition. Except for a few pinprick-size nicks on a few pearls, and some wear on the pearls closest to the end bands, the nacre is mostly intact. The matte goldtone bands are rich in hue. The construction is very sturdy. This is the widest of Lagerfeld bracelet widths, and pretty hard to find.