Beautiful charm bracelets are jewellery items that are worn around the wrist and they carry personal “charms” or decorative and beautiful pendants or trinkets that present important things in the life of the wearer. It is believed that wearing charm bracelets have a long history and that they were at first made and worn as a form of amulet to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. In the beginning they were made of animal-bones, clay, shells and later gems, rocks and wood were also used.
In ancient Egypt charm bracelets were used as symbols of faith and luck and to identify a person to the gods in the afterlife. While Christianity was banned religion during the Roman Empire, Christians used fish charms hidden in their clothing to identify amongst themselves. Medieval knights wore charm bracelets for protection in battle and in this period of history those charms were worn to represent family origin, religious and political convictions.
Charm bracelets were trendy several time through history. Queen Victoria loved to wear and give them, so they became very popular among the European noble classes in that era. Tiffany and Co. in 1889 created a link charm bracelet with a single heart, an iconic symbol for Tiffany nowadays. In Europe and North America, charm bracelets are extremely popular and trendy since 2002. Those charm bracelets are made from a chain and different beads put on it. These “charms” can be crafted from silver, Murano glass, gold, platinum, diamonds, but also from some less expensive materials in order to be affordable to more people. There are so many ways to combine different beads (“charms”), so beautiful charm bracelets can be created to go perfectly with any dress sense and personality and that is why they are so special and adored nowadays.