Maybe your thing, maybe not.
I needed a new one after my lovely leather one I bought in Crete finally gave up.
Holzkern have been on my radar for a while - they actually make watches with wood, stone and metal.
Anyway, this and another similar turned up yesterday. Really happy with it - looks good (subjective) and decent quality.
That's all
The only bracelet I wear all the time is this one from Pig and Hen. It's solidly made, doesn't stretch and seems like it will last...
https://www.pigandhen.co.uk/bracelets/mens/rope-bracelets/don-dino/army-vintage-m-18cm
Wife bought me some like this a while ago but I only wear them on special occasions...
I only wear them on special occasions...
Weddings, funerals, court appearances and job interviews
Men and bracelets in the same sentence, its a brave new world.
I only wear hospital name bracelets
Men and bracelets in the same sentence, its a brave new world.
Stick a thing that tells the time on it, and it's really not
Men and bracelets in the same sentence, its a brave new world.
I've worn a necklace since my early secondary school days back in the 80s. Always a silver one when I was a kid - got a nice chunky gold one for my 18th. Still wear it every day.
Can't wear stuff on my wrists as they catch on machinery I use.
I'm currently wearing the string from Fat Face clothing labels tied with a double fisherman's. Made them for / with my daughter last spring, started wearing them thinking they'd disintegrate after a few weeks. Still going strong.
I don't know what it is, but I like having something round my wrist. Something like that Pig & Hen might be next.
Anyway, this and another similar turned up yesterday. Really happy with it - looks good (subjective) and decent quality.
Nice. Does it match your anklet?
I've worn a necklace since my early secondary school days back in the 80s.
Bracelets too were a thing way back, so not a brave new world.
Wear one from Road iD with medical alert info.......prior to needing that wore a woven leather one, but the clasp used to get in the way typing which was a bit annoying. I also have a wristband on the other wrist with a thing that tells the time attached.
Mine is dual purpose. Decorative and tells the time.
Have never really liked jewelry, be it necklaces, bracelets or rings. My watch is the only thing I wear, well, apart from an altimeter when I am "working".
An acquaintance of ours, instead of saying necklace, you know, like everyone pronounces it, says 'neck-lace', with emphasis on 'lace'.
It's quite weird really., but nonetheless a true story.
I have a Trionz bracelet which is paracord one with magnets, I was sent it for free wouldn't bother if I had to pay for it.
Hadn't worn bracelets since my early 20s and the end of my 'overt' goth/art student days (he says, sitting here at 55, dressed head to toe in black office wear and with hair spiked up).
Mrs Noise bought me a simple leather one with a bronze clasp for the appropriate ( 19th) wedding anniversary a year or so back.
She actually didn't think I'd wear it, but it's part of me now.
Not convinced the clasp actually is bronze, but it's patinating nicely either way.
I wear a watch.
Honestly, I think any for of jewelry being a watch and ring a bit naff on a geezer.
Bearing in mind I'm from the shit but if Essex where a gold chain from H. Samuel was like a rite of passage.
No thanks.
"Honestly, I think any for of jewelry being a watch and ring a bit naff on a geezer. "
Four earrings, single necklace, bracelet, watch and a few rings (admittedly that is very much toned down from my younger days). Luckily I'd never refer to myself as a geezer!
I stopped even wearing my wedding ring for fear of a de-gloving incident given the activities I do (sailing, mountain and road riding, weights etc) and whilst a wear a watch it's usually tucked away and quite chunky so doesn't get caught in stuff.
Why run the risk?
I have a watch and paracord bracelet on right wrist and my wedding ring on a leather cord around my neck (I’ve never worn my ring on my hand as my dad never did my whole because he almost lost his hand in an engine shortly after getting married).
The men in my family don't even wear wedding rings....
I stopped even wearing my wedding ring for fear of a de-gloving incident given the activities I do (sailing, mountain and road riding, weights etc) and whilst a wear a watch it's usually tucked away and quite chunky so doesn't get caught in stuff.
Why run the risk?
You go out in deep water, chuck yourself down rocky hills, ride at high speed on tarmac and put strain on various muscle groups.
But you risk assess wearing your wedding ring?
My dad de gloved his hand/finger, not pretty, so I understand the thinking behind not wearing a ring for some people.
My dad de gloved his hand/finger, not pretty, so I understand the thinking behind not wearing a ring for some people.
I completely get it working with machinery, but I'd put a multitude of other injuries higher up my list of priorities when I'm mountain biking before I consider de gloving as a major consideration
I used to wear a bracelet all the time, still do sometimes. One day, I saw a William Henry bracelet (this one: https://westbh.com/jewelry-mens-verdigris-sterling-silver-and-african-turquoise-bead-bracelet-smalll-whsbb16tq/dp/3878 ) that I rather liked, then I saw the price and went "how much!!!! I could make one like that!"
So I did. Stone beads from ebay; some fancy metal beads from etsy; and jewelry wire, clasps, links, silver solder etc from, ummm, jewelry findings places. Made a few now, including for my daughter. A nice little hobby, and cost much less than several hundred pounds 😉
Sadly I do find the bead ones quite irritating when using a computer mouse, and I'm doing more physical examinations at work where jewelry is frowned upon, so I'm wearing them less and less these days.
I have a Notch bracelet - mostly places I've ridden and a few personal ones.
Also worn a necklace (St Christopher) since my early teens and always worn a watch too......
"I stopped even wearing my wedding ring for fear of a de-gloving incident"
TBH, I do take the rings off to ride, and just temporarily replace the wedding band with a silicone one. Just in case...
The only bracelet I wear all the time is this one from Pig and Hen.
Wait, how much?!
Paracord, and a toggle you can buy from aliexpress craft shops for less than a £1.
😆
Outstanding bullshit in the blurb too 👏
"Story behind the name:
Dino is the Don of Dons, all the men are at his service, as he leads by example. If you earn his respect, you are in his inner circle and he will be generous. But don’t betray his generosity or step on his pride, for he has a nasty way of returning the favour."
I’ve seen too many devolved fingers from rings in my life from sports and working as a paramedic. Also if your ring gets a bit squished on your finger it can need cutting off or losing the finger. I’ve cut a few wedding rings off patients over the years (usually from getting them trapped between weights at the gym) and the wearer is never happy about it.
I went decades without even wearing a watch. Certainly not in the period since mobile phones became a thing up until maybe the last 10 years or so when I go into "sports/fitness tracking".
Name bracelets were common enough in the mid-late 70's. I reckon around 50% if the guys I knew had one (including me).
I did wear one of those plastic charity bands for a few years. It was for the John Muir Trust and had a catchy slogan on it that was a daily reminder that the reason I worked in a soulless office was to make it possible for me to get out in the hills. I was unreasonably upset when it eventually perished.
I've nothing against tattoos either, just that I've never had a good enough idea of what I'd want permanently worked into my body - though thinking now about that JMT bracelet, maybe replicating that would have been ideal.
Outstanding bullshit in the blurb too 👏
"Story behind the name:
Dino is the Don of Dons, all the men are at his service, as he leads by example. If you earn his respect, you are in his inner circle and he will be generous. But don’t betray his generosity or step on his pride, for he has a nasty way of returning the favour."
I never made it as far as the blurb, but on reading that I expect their guff to be very popular with the Andrew Tate audience