A single-strand jade ball bracelet: large round beads, smooth, in a luminous water green that the light passes through at the edges. No metal, no clasp, nothing but stone, bead against bead.
In four lines
- Large round beads, smooth, pleasant to roll under the fingers.
- A luminous water green, veiled with white, different on every bead.
- No metal: it wears as well with gold as with silver.
- No clasp, so it slips on in one movement, chosen by wrist size.
The sphere, the simplest and the most beautiful shape
This jade ball bracelet stakes everything on shape. A round bead has neither face nor side: it catches the light from every angle, and the reflection slides across it as the wrist moves. Beads of this diameter give the strand real presence, with nothing showy about it.
And it is a bracelet you touch. Smooth balls, pressed one against the next, invite you to turn them between thumb and index finger, at the desk, on the phone, while reading. It is a habit you pick up quickly, without thinking about it.
A water green, never quite the same twice
The green is pale and cool, somewhere between mint and celadon. Inside, each bead has its own landscape: milky veils, deeper shades, and sometimes a small dark green point, like a river pebble that has been polished. At the edge of each sphere, where the stone is thinnest, the light passes through and the green lifts.
No bead is a copy of its neighbour, and that is why you do not tire of looking at it.
What to wear it with
With no metal at all, it takes no side: it goes just as well with a steel watch as with a gold bangle or a fine silver chain. Its water green likes white, linen, navy, grey and denim, and it brings a cool note to a dark outfit.
Wear it alone for a quiet wrist, or with other strands for a fuller effect. The size of the beads also makes it sit very well on a man’s wrist.
The shape that fears knocks the least
The sphere is not only beautiful, it is sturdy. A faceted bead has sharp edges, and it is almost always at an edge that a stone chips. A ball has none: nothing sticks out, nothing catches. Only the rim of the drill hole asks for a little care.
Nephrite adds a quality of its own. It is made of interlocking fibres that give it rare toughness, the ability to absorb a knock rather than split. Jadeite or nephrite, what sets them apart, and the difference between hardness and toughness.
Wearing it, and keeping it beautiful
It is strung on elastic cord, with no clasp: roll it over the hand to put it on, without pulling on it. Choose your wrist size above the buy button. With large beads the strand sits a little tighter at equal length: if you hesitate between two sizes, take the larger. Measuring your wrist in two minutes.
Take it off for the shower, the pool and sport, and the elastic will thank you. Warm soapy water now and then, a soft cloth, and the polish stays intact. Never ultrasonic, never steam, never solvent. Care in detail.
