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Vintage Retro 14K Gold & Platinum Diamond & Ruby Brick Buckle Strap Bracelet
Vintage Retro 14K Gold & Platinum Diamond & Ruby Brick Buckle Strap Bracelet

Vintage Retro 14K Gold & Platinum Diamond & Ruby Brick Buckle Strap Bracelet

Located in Montclair, NJ

--Stone(s):-- (18) Natural Genuine Diamonds - Old Transitional Cut - Pave Set - G-I Color - VS1-SI1 Clarity - 2.35ctw (approx.) (15) Natural Genuine Rubies - Claibre Cut - Channel Se...

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Vintage 1950s Retro Retro Bracelets

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Located in New York, NY

A Retro gold brick link bracelet of belt strap design with calibre cut ruby and diamond-set buckle closure, in 14K.

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Vintage 1940s Retro Retro Bracelets

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14k Yellow Gold Diamond and Ruby Flexible Brick Mesh Strap Buckle Bracelet in the Art Deco Style The quality of the craftsmanship is evident in its flexible brick mesh that is eleg...

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20th Century Unknown Art Deco Link Bracelets

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Ladies Gucci 5500L wristwatch, Stainless steel and Gold plated

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By Gucci

Located in NEWARK, GB

A stylish Gucci 5500L stainless steel watch. This is a bracelet strap watch with a nice chunky stainless steel and gold plated brick link bracelet strap.

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Gucci 9040l Ladies wristwatch, Stainless steel and gold plated

Gucci 9040l Ladies wristwatch, Stainless steel and gold plated

By Gucci

Located in NEWARK, GB

A stylish Gucci 9040l stainless steel and gold plated wristwatch. This is a bracelet strap watch with a chunky design, it has a brick link bracelet strap in stainless steel and 18c...

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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Wrist Watches

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Brick Strap Bracelet For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate brick strap bracelet for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of gold, stainless steel and 18k gold, this item was constructed with great care. Our collection of these items for sale includes 2 vintage editions and 2 modern creations to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a brick strap bracelet from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Finding an appealing brick strap bracelet — no matter the origin — is easy, but Gucci each produced a popular version that is worth a look. A brick strap bracelet can be a stylish choice for most occasions, but diamond rings, from our inventory of 1, can add a particularly distinctive touch to your look, day or night. Today, if you’re looking for a round cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives.

How Much is a Brick Strap Bracelet?

The price for a brick strap bracelet starts at $389 and tops out at $17,500 with these watches, on average, selling for $5,990.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself. 

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so. 

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle. 

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in. 

Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.