Despite the sometimes aggressive nature of the game, the inline diamond bracelet actually got its current name on the court. The origin of the term tennis bracelet harks back to when renowned tennis champ, Chris Evert, lost her diamond bracelet in the middle of a tennis match.
The clasp of the George Bedewi designer bracelet simply snapped, causing the expensive piece of jewelry to fall to the ground. Evert turned to the officials and requested that they stop the game until the precious inline diamond bracelet was found and hence the term tennis bracelet was born.
Needless to say, this accidental televised incident led to an immensely successful jewelry product launch. Apparently, a large number of viewers watching the tennis match set off to buy diamond bracelets of their own, sparking a major jewelry fashion trend. Inline diamond bracelets have since continued to gain immense popularity.
Diamond tennis bracelets come in a variety of setting to accommodate all of the different styles and needs that we have. From the classy look of the prong setting, to more modern look like the bezel setting. Take a look at some of the styles below:
Prong Setting - Prong settings for eternity bracelets are the most popular setting today. If you`re wondering what a prong setting is, it is a setting where the metal that holds the diamond of an eternity bracelet in place sticks out like a prong on all four sides of the diamond. So if the prongs were extended, you could impale people with your eternity bracelet. Since jewelry companies don`t generally want their customers doing this, eternity bracelet prongs are short.
Channel Setting – Channel settings are just what they suggest. Channels. Like a channel of water. It`s enclosed by two banks. Imagine the water as a river of diamonds that aren`t moving. And now imagine the banks as thin strips of metal holding the diamonds in place on either side. The result is a channel, a river, or diamonds in an eternity bracelet without the prongs. You can`t impale anybody, but the diamonds are seamless and right up next to one another. Pick a channel setting for your eternity bracelet if you want to see an uninterrupted stream of diamonds.
Bezel Setting – A bezel is something that encapsulates whatever is inside it. In an eternity bracelet you have a bracelet where each diamond is surrounded by a metal setting. You should get a bezel setting if you like metal, or the metal on diamond look.
Half Bezel Setting -The half bezel resembles a channel setting, but channel strip is sort of angled in to fill in the gaps between the diamonds so the metal moves in an out like a wave. The result is that each diamond is almost completely surrounded except for the spot where each diamond touches the next. You should get this setting if you like wavy look to things.
