Plain Gold Bracelets: Metal, Pattern and Nothing Else
623 plain solid 14ct gold bracelets across ten patterns, 2.96g to 74.3g. What an unset bracelet gives you that a set one cannot, and how to choose.
Quick answer
There are 623 of them, from 2.96g to 74.3g (median 10.2g) and from £690 to £17,250 (median £2,370). All are solid 14ct gold, never plated or filled, 7.5 inches as standard and sized to your wrist before dispatch.
What an unset bracelet is actually offering
Plain is not a pattern; it is a decision about finish that cuts across ten of our eleven patterns. A plain bracelet is gold worked into a form, polished, and left alone. Nothing is applied to it.
That decision has three consequences worth knowing before you choose. The first is that every gram you pay for is gold in the piece, not setting metal holding something else. The second is that there is nothing on it that can come loose — no claws to wear, no stones to lose, no annual check to remember. The third is that the form has to carry the whole bracelet on its own, which is why the plain versions of our patterns tend to be the ones where the link geometry is boldest.
Against that: a plain bracelet shows its own surface. Fine scratching that disappears into the broken light of a set piece is visible on a large polished plain face, and a plain bracelet is therefore the one that most rewards an occasional proper polish.
Ten of our eleven patterns appear here. The exception is tennis, which cannot exist without stones — a plain tennis bracelet is a row of empty settings.
Which pattern to take it in
The spread inside this collection is wide, so the useful question is not «plain or set» but «plain in which pattern». 115 are braided and 108 are curb — those two account for over a third of the collection and they are the traditional answers. 98 are fancy link, 65 ID, 53 honeycomb, 48 brick link, 42 bead, 42 herringbone, 30 bar link and 22 mariner.
If the bracelet is for daily wear with no thought required, plain curb or plain braided. If it is to be engraved, plain ID is the only one of these with a surface intended for it. If it is to be worn alongside other pieces, plain bar link and plain bead have the gaps and the round edges that make layering work.
The heaviest things we make live here: 74.30g in honeycomb is the second-heaviest bracelet in the entire range and there is no stone anywhere on it. At the other end, 2.96g in bar link is the lightest and cheapest bracelet we make. This 10.20g fancy link is the exact median of the collection.
623 pieces, ten patterns, one finish
There are 623 plain bracelets, which is more than any other single collection in our bracelet range holds — over half of everything we make.
Weights run 2.96g to 74.3g, median 10.2g. Prices run £690 to £17,250, median £2,370. The £690 floor is the lowest figure anywhere in our bracelet range, and the piece carrying it is a plain one.
Colours are 599 yellow, 18 rose and 5 two-tone. All are solid 14ct gold, never plated or filled, and 618 of the 623 can also be made in 9ct or 18ct. Standard length is 7.5 inches and every bracelet is sized to your wrist before it is sent.
Care: the short version
A plain bracelet is the easiest thing in our range to look after, and the routine is genuinely this short. Warm water, a drop of washing-up liquid, a soft brush along the links, rinse properly, dry completely. There is nothing to loosen and nothing to inspect except the clasp.
The one thing plain bracelets need that set ones do not is an occasional polish. Gold work-hardens and scratches at the surface with wear, and on a large polished face those scratches accumulate into a soft haze over a few years. A professional polish removes a microscopic amount of metal and returns the piece to new; done every few years it is harmless, done constantly it is not. Bring it to us and it is done properly.
Resizing is free and return postage is free if the length is wrong. Most orders arrive within 14 days and we ship worldwide. Gold items are UK hallmarked at the London Assay Office on qualifying pieces, and every one of the 623 comes from our own workshops.
The alternatives to leaving it plain
Plain is a decision about finish, and it has an obvious opposite. Stone-Set — the same patterns with stones added — the direct alternative to every piece here. Curb — the most numerous pattern inside this finish, at 108 of the 623.
To see the pieces themselves rather than read about them, browse all 623 plain bracelets — and the main guide covers the whole range, finishes and patterns together in the gold bracelet guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does plain cost less than stone-set?
The two collections start at £690 and £780 and their medians are £2,370 and £2,590, so the plain range sits a little below across the board. That is a statement about the two collections, not a rule about any two individual bracelets.
Which plain pattern wears best?
Curb and braided, because both distribute movement across many small links rather than a few large ones. Those two also outnumber every other plain pattern we hold, which is not unrelated.
Why is there no plain tennis bracelet?
Because a tennis bracelet is made of settings joined to each other. Take the stones out and there is no bracelet. See the tennis guide for how that construction works.
Will a plain bracelet scratch more than a set one?
It scratches the same amount and shows it more, because there is nothing on the surface to break up the reflection. A polish resets it.