Reply With QuoteYou might want to post this in George & Dragon.
Good luck with the quest....so to speak.
ok, so- now that I am adult I was thinking of getting some vintage, gold cufflinks. not having a father around to advise on such things I thought I would ask the collective WISdom
I'm probably partial to silver - maybe brushed stainless but, well, gold just seemed like something a man might have- classic and maybe something I could give my son or god son, should I ever have one
what are you feelings please and where might I get some? ebay is a bit confusing and I can't get a real feel for value
thanks in advance
You might want to post this in George & Dragon.
Good luck with the quest....so to speak.
Have 2 sets of silver links which the swivel end which are suited to regular wear.
I'd like a nice vintage gold pair if and when I pick up a nice gold watch but they are usually chain link types so you need to bring a shirt with you to check one end will go through the hole.
Also be wary of vintage chain links with a decorative front and a small bar or lozenge shape on the opposite end, these are in fact one single original cufflink modified to make a pair.
Best place to buy them is vintage jewellers or pawn shops for the novice and specialist auctions for the more experienced.
Forget vintage. Go modern. Go gold.
I can only presume you wear shirts with double or French cuffs now?if not and your thinking of branching out try a cheap cufflink or two first,John Lewis stock a decent selection and if you like the feel go to a Pawn Broker or specialist jeweller the bay can be a minefield.
I FEEL LIKE I'M DIAGONALLY PARKED IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE
thanks guys- really. sorry for the wrong forum post- I see your point. I'm not sure why I like gold but I do, might not be able to afford the Rolex ones
I do seem to wear French cuffs now, more as that's what's on offer than any other reason
are fakes/frankens around a lot?
thanks for the 'bay warning, you'd think I'd know by now
You can get solid 18k gold cufflinks from Wempe on Bond St. for £480. They are small, but these are the best value I have seen from a high quality jeweller around.
9k tend to run at least £300-£450, it seems, but have the advantage of being quite hard wearing, and are probably best bought from a local family jeweller. I would not buy the foil-thin 9k gold cufflinks from the likes of Goldsmiths etc.
Do you mind me asking what they look like? If you could post a pic of something similar.Originally Posted by spluurfg
Cufflink buying is the same as watch buying (for some of us at least) you buy and wear what you like, full stop.
If you go on ebay and type cufflinks you will get a million hits and everything from 99p to I don't know what. So, if you see a Batman logo pair from Hong Kong for 5 quid and you like 'em then buy 'em; same goes for an antique pair of gold and lapis lazuli for 200 quid. Buying a dress-shirt set (cufflinks and three matching shirt studs) might be nice too, if you ever wear or might wear a dinner jacket.
If you like silver, then a simple oval or rectangle engraved with you initials would be a nice start. Personally, living in a foreign country I like to wear union jack cufflinks, I also have a pair of Rolls Royce logo ones (won in a tombola) that occasionally come out for special occasions.
Just been given these for my birthday:
They are of my cat a russian blue.
I guess now would be an appropriate time to show you a couple of my favourite pairs of cufflinks...
Dunhill Ferrari 250 GTO (actually made from an original 250 GTO! Limited Edition Number 30 of 250):
And the ones I'll be wearing on my wedding day exactly a week today...
Dunhill Black and White Diamonds Steering Wheels (Limited Edition Number 78 of 150):
I agree with the advice to buy what you like though. :)
Having said that, I'd love a pair of Breguet cufflinks with the oscillating weight but when they cost as much as my Breguet watch did, I think I'd rather have another watch...! :D
John Lewis sell some nice vintage cufflinks. Don't go novelty !
Dunhill cufflinks are very nice, i have a number of sets, solid silver, check their website or there is normally a few on ebay.
Here are the ones I have in college.
From the left.
1. Given to me by a woman some years ago. :)
2. I inherited these from my father, along with his dogtags.
3. The ones I wear, if I feel a need to use the matching shirt studs.
4. Mother-of-perl from my brother in law.
5. The only gold ones I have. When I wear gold, I tend to make it simple. I got these on ebay some years ago.
Here's a closer look at the gold ones. As you can see, very simple.
Best wishes,
Bob
Gold, Silver, Vintage, New; anything goes really, like ties...an opportunity for yourself to express yourself when dressing up....choose something that appeals to you and that's it really..hope this helps..... :mrgreen:
I've got a drawer full of cufflinks I never wear. These days I prefer the simplicity and neutrality of a pair of silk knots that match the shirt. They cost coppers. Indeed, most shirt-makers chuck 'em in free, gratis and for nowt. They can sometimes be a bugger to get through the cuff holes, though.
I would be interested in buying a pair too when I'll get some extra cash.
Momentarly, I will keep my pair:
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I bought a pair of watch movement cufflinks off SC (generic picture from the net) - I don't normally go for "quirky" things but paired with a good suit and excellent shoes, I think these are acceptable enough; I've had quite a few positive comments from people who weren't trying to be sympathetic to a watch nerd, so overall I'm happy with them.
Bob - I have one (and I mean one - the other is missing) that looks exactly the same as this; used to be my father's so probably 60s or 70s. If you ever need a spare one do let me know as it's absolutely useless to me.
These are mine, my parents got me them for my 16th birthday. Each is made of a full and half sovereign the half of 1911 with the full of 1912 and visa versa im bringing the sovs back in a non-chavy way :lol: I do love them and they have a deep sentimental value and are highly appropriate after all they are George V.
George
They're just rectangular bars, with a very modest capped edge, in all 18k white.Do you mind me asking what they look like? If you could post a pic of something similar.
Think this:but thicker, blockier, and with more modest caps on either end. And obviously being Wempe they got the proportions right.
That's very kind of you. I'll keep your offer in mind. One often winds up in a state of deshabillé after the sort of events where I wear them, so they are easily lost.
Best wishes,
Bob
PS I corrected this. I had typed "you're", when it should have been "your". Thanks to DeusIrae for pointing this out.
RLF
I made a typo. It is early. Thanks for the polite and subtle correction.
Best wishes,
Bob
Bob, you're a dark horse :wink:
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
I like Dunhill cufflinks - I wear a double cuff every working day and like plain and elegant most of the time.
It's just a matter of time...
cheers guys, thank you all very, very much
I must say, I dig those gold ones Bob
If you like AP Royal Oak watches these might suit you?
Jens-Kristian
My favorite cufflinks tend to be Alfred Dunhill, St. Dupont, and Montblanc. The Montblanc rectangular sterling silver cufflinks with black alligator leather inlay IMO especially go well with alligator strap dress watches.
I favour Cartier and Dunhill cufflinks.
Since dress watches and cufflinks are closely related, I think WT is probably the right forum :)
I have many pairs of cufflinks, antique and modern as I used to wear a formal shirt and suit every day (now working from home, Im now into tee-shirts and elasticated waistbands...)
I think double cuff shirts look smart and are well worth the palaver of proper ironing and starching as well as dealing with cufflinks.
Nothing is more likely to dampen the enthusiasm to wear CLs however than a design that is particularly fiddly. My favourites are a pair of silver and enamel CLs from the Gold and Platinum Studio in Bath of a similar design to
This T-bar design is very easy to fix into a double cuff. I have others much fancier and costing far more that are a right bu&&er to put in and just gather dust in the drawer.
If you want plain gold, flat oval 18ct is the classic - as heavy as your budget allows and ideally with your crest surface engraved on one half and your initials on the other. Little or no change from a grand. http://www.cnaruff.co.uk are the boys.
If you wanted something more contemporary try http://www.longmire.co.uk if you're loaded, http://www.aspinaloflondon.com if you aren't. Otherwise Gold & Platinum Studio is http://www.goldandplatinumstudio.co.uk
Regards
David
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