The Tennis Bracelet Season is Here
As the clay courts of Roland-Garros once again resonate, we look back on one of the most fortunate accidents in the history of jewelry.
It was 1978, at the US Open. Chris Evert, then at the pinnacle of women's tennis, was in the middle of a match when the clasp of her diamond bracelet gave way. The player requested a pause in the set to find her jewel on the court. She would later refer to it in a press conference as her "tennis bracelet", and thus the term was born. This flexible ribbon of inline diamonds has in no way lost its allure and continues to inspire design houses. At Bucherer Fine Jewellery, the Stretchy collection reinterprets the genre with flexible bracelets without clasps that embrace the wrist. Available in white, yellow, or rose gold, the choice of stones is vast: white, black, or champagne diamonds, as well as sapphires and tsavorites in blue, pink, green, or multicolored. /public-objects/73518186-ab70-4ad5-ad96-87fbac64043b-0efbe55f-902c-4dce-b2ed-3a401e746996-Marli.webp Image sélectionnée MARLI New York offers a decidedly contemporary interpretation with its Tip-Top collection. On a bracelet of white or rose gold, a central line of diamonds is framed by two rows of pyramid-cut colored stones: chalcedony, green or white agate, lapis lazuli, or entirely in diamonds. The piece thus gains a new dimension with the pyramid tips that catch the light, lending a sculptural relief to the classic tennis bracelet. /public-objects/f46ef2d3-4ce9-498a-8eb1-63d240f61347-7ef9668d-d0f5-46f8-b3c5-7f5b74b8a0db-damiani.webp Image sélectionnée Damiani celebrates its historical connection with tennis this spring by welcoming Italian players Jasmine Paolini and Luciano Darderi as friends of the maison on the occasion of the Rome International; the Valenza house takes this opportunity to reinterpret the tennis bracelet by placing its signature "D" on the clasp. Nearly half a century after the US Open incident, the elegance of a broken clasp has lost none of its sparkle.