Cufflinks
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
20th Century American Retro Cufflinks
14k Gold
1980s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Medieval Cufflinks
14k Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century British Retro Cufflinks
Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
20th Century Retro Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Retro Cufflinks
Garnet, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1970s Unknown Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Unknown Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Retro Cufflinks
Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold
1950s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Star Ruby, Platinum
1980s European Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Spanish Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
19th Century Retro Antique Cufflinks
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Cufflinks
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Jade, Black Jade, Yellow Gold
1940s European Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century European Retro Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s British Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Platinum
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Cufflinks
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s French Retro Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Retro Cufflinks
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Retro Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1960s English Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s American Retro Antique Cufflinks
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Cufflinks
14k Gold
1980s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1960s European Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Retro Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Cufflinks
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Retro Cufflinks
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Retro Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s European Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Onyx, Yellow Gold
1960s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
20th Century Unknown Retro Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1990s North American Retro Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Retro Cufflinks
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s American Retro Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Star Sapphire, Black Star, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique and Vintage Cufflinks
Cufflinks rose to popularity during the 1800s as fashionable men sought a refined and elegant solution for keeping their shirtsleeves together. Prior to this accessory, which initially materialized as a simple chain fastened to a button, men were lacing the ends of their sleeves with ribbon or string. Today, there are all manner of antique and vintage cufflinks that add flair and functionality to relaxed casual wear as much as they do for classy formal attire.
It wasn’t long before diamonds, emeralds and other precious gemstones began to appear on cufflinks, a means of adding ornament to clean and starched formal wear. When clothing manufacturers began to produce shirt cuffs and collars with more durable materials during the 19th century, a class of newer, stronger cufflinks gained credibility as being both essential and stylish. In the decades following this era’s design evolution, an entire industry bloomed around the craft of these subtle statement pieces.
Luxury brands more often associated with engagement rings and bracelets, such as Cartier and Tiffany & Co., have added cufflinks to their lines over the years, and jewelry designers, working in numerous styles, have explored the use of different materials and integrated a variety of ornamentation. Understated cufflinks of gold and platinum are guaranteed to cleanly complement any ensemble, while more niche designs allow the jewels to truly shine.
Cufflinks are practical pieces of jewelry that can also be very expressive. Consider the event for which you’re donning cufflinks and accessorize accordingly, but know that a distinctive pair of cufflinks, such as the colorful confections offered by Trianon, can pop against your dressy evening wear. Whether they’re geometric wonders of the Art Deco era, reliably relevant skull jewels or glittering accessories designed by Van Cleef & Arpels, adorned with the maison’s celebrated four-leaf clover or prominent animal motifs, you can delicately break from what can be a stuffy business meeting by introducing personality and pizzazz with a duo of nifty cufflinks.
A carefully chosen set of cufflinks can bring a stylish outfit together — literally. Find a large, luxurious collection of contemporary cufflinks as well as irresistible vintage pieces on 1stDibs today.