Nov. 1, 1999

I am the person who my husband wrote to you about with the permanent bracelet on my left wrist for 28 (now 29 years) and the gold Cartier bracelet on my right wrist for seven years. I want to know if I hold the record. Has anyone worn a permanent bracelet , continously for a longer period of time?

March 16, 2000

I had the clasp on my omega altered to a barrel clasp. It has a v-shaped prong that fits into a round tubular end. There is a little extension on the prong that, when depressed, allows the prong to be slid out of the barrel. I had this extension removed, and the figure-8 safety clasp was tightened after being latched. The jeweler who did it said that it would have to be cut off. Not too expensive either.

May 5th, 2001

Hi Again
My wife on occasion wears these locking earrings that are in the shape of a stylized heart. The attached picture is what I would like you to post. They were originally made by Gauntlet, a store in Hollywood which I don't believe is in business anymore. They will fit in a regular ear piercing hole, but when closed the larger shackle makes it look like the piercing hole is much larger. They are 14K gold and quite heavy. If she wore them all the time they would pull through her earlobe.

Aug. 5th, 2003

One couples story:

The idea of a locked bracelet actually struck my wife as kind of romatic. We read a fictional story about a Irish knight that locked a bracelet around his betrothed's wrist. He wore the key on a chain around his neck and then went off to war.

We read this tale while we were dating, and so for a wedding present, I gave her a Victorian Heart Padlock Bracelet. It was new, but in an antique style. The lock did not actually function, although it looked genuine enough. She wore the bracelet for about a year, but it was just too ornate and delicate for everyday use. I had to have a jeweler repair the links a couple of times. Finally he said that it was getting weak, and really should not be an everyday piece. So she put it away and only wears it occassionally now.

As a result of this, I began looking for a truly permanent bracelet that would be tough enough to wear 24 hours a day. When I saw the Cartier Love Bracelet my co-worker wore, I figured that was it. "Just for fun" I took her to a Cartier store to introduce her to the idea, she seemed to like the notion and so I had her fitted. She wears a size 16 or about 6.5" - pretty small. Several months later, I found a clone from a dealer on the Internet - a very high quality piece in 14K gold, although it uses a soldered hinge on one side and a single screw on the other.

I gave the bracelet to her on our anniversary. She was excited as soon as I gave it to her. Although she had been sized for one, she had never actually had a permanent bracelet screwed in place onto her arm. She was apprehensive at first, but quickly got use to it.

During the first few weeks the screw seemed to loosen, so I sealed it permanently in place with expoxy glue.

This was a little disconcerting to her at first, because now it truly was permanent. I wrapped her wrist in paper, to keep any glue from touching her skin and then put the bracelet on. I injected the expoxy in the threaded hole and twisted in the screw with a driver like normal. The glue set in about an hour and has been very secure ever since.

Her only complaint is that since this bracelet is permanent, she doesn't wear her traditional bracelets much any more. Also when she went to the hospital to deliver our son, one of the nurses asked her to remove the bracelet so she could insert an IV. When my wife told her that it could not be removed, she had to go into the whole history of the love bracelet. The nurse gave in and worked around the bracelet, and it never came off, not even during the 12 hours of labor.

She loves the bracelet and I have enjoyed seeing her wear it. To us, my wife's permanent bracelet is a symbol of our devotion to each other.

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