Cufflinks

Cufflinks took shape with the dawn of the era when full sleeves shirt made an appearance. Kaisilver custom made cufflinks are finely crafted jewels made in gold or silver, with natural gemstones of your choice. The initial objective for wearing a pair of cufflinks was to, keep the ends of the sleeve together. This has shifted to more than that as time passed by, men often wear cufflinks to match their mood and style, efforts are made to pick natural colored gemstones that pair well, with the color and design elements of the full sleeves shirts that they wear. True that cufflinks made from plastic, wood and similar materials have faded away. The desire to wear fine cufflinks that, exude style and confidence is the present trend. Kaisilver handcrafts fine cufflinks in gold or silver, no limitation on design or gem selection. Like all other Kaisilver custom made jewelry, custom cufflinks are shipped across the globe. You can email the expert team at sales@kaisilver.com if you have any queries. 

CUFFLINKS AS GIFTS

Cufflinks as gifts are also growing popular and there are many occasions when, gifting a pair of finely handcrafted Kaisilver cufflinks as a gift - to someone special or someone deserving those fine pieces of jewelry. Not uncommon to find men who, care little about rings, bracelets and chains - cufflinks in old or silver would be a great idea in such cases. Cufflinks also make nice gifts for fathers day, pick gold or silver and select the gemstones - based on personal preference and budget considerations. 

Looking for a birthday gift that is different from the common options? Depending on the age of the person, you could consider a pair of fine Kaisilver gemstone or plain cufflinks. Ideally birthstone cufflinks would have the birthstone of the person wearing them. An interesting idea would be to go for a pair of gemstone cufflinks that include, the birthstones of all family members. These cufflinks would make an awesome gift to a loving father. With Kaisilver placing absolutely no restrictions on design or gemstones, you have a infinite number of ideas to explore. Our support experts at sales@kaisilver.com would be glad to be with you, through the brainstorming process. 

A short note on birthstone cufflinks - you could buy a pair of cufflinks in gold or silver, with your own birthstone. It might also be a nice idea to have few pairs of cufflinks, different design concepts but, all with your birthstone. A birthstone chart has been provided below to this report for your convenience. 

CUFFLINKS DESIGN

The concepts used for gold or 925 silver cufflinks can vary widely. The increased use of precious metals to make plain or gem stone cufflinks has, sharply increased the number of designs that can be had today. Highend jewelers have today entered this market segment and given a 'fine jewelry' status to cufflinks. Before you start your search for a pair of cufflinks, have a basic idea of the design that you prefer. For example, do you like a streamlined modern design better than an antique and classic look. Do you want your cufflinks to 'say' something, is there a message, symbol or logo that you would like represented on the cufflinks. Once you have finalized the concept that interests you the most, take sufficient time to survey, research and evaluate. Do not be in a hurry to make a purchase, remember that custom cufflinks will give you more leverage in including your personalized features. Kaisilver will gladly craft a pair of high end cufflinks in gold or silver, based on your own design idea. 

METAL FOR CUFFLINKS

The introduction of gold and silver cufflinks in many price ranges has, brought a wider interest among men. While you can still get, plastic, steel, brass, wooden or even copper cufflinks, higher budget options with highend quality are also available. High gold prices have worked in favor of the silver cufflinks market, some buyers are willing to accept gold or even platinum plated sterling silver cuff links. A good custom jewelry provider will be willing to make good quality cuff links in gold or silver, so the sourcing should not be a big issue. One thing you need to keep in mind is that, gold or 925 silver cufflinks should have sufficient metal weight. Light weight cuff links might be priced lower but they are also more likely to bend or dent. All cufflinks are generally cast in parts and then assembled together, low metal content or bad craftsmanship can cause the cufflinks to break into pieces. We expertly handcraft cufflinks in gold or silver, no restriction on design or gemstone selection. The design for all Kaisilver cufflinks, can be yours or ours. 

Highly skilled artisans in Thailand work on each pair of custom made cufflinks, no readymade blocks or mass production technics are used. The same high level of quality standards are maintained for gold and silver cufflinks. In the case of gold cufflinks, you choose from 10k, 14k or 18k gold and further specify your preference for white, yellow or pink gold. For sterling silver cufflinks, we would suggest that they be left un-plated because, all plating on silver wears off after a while. We leave the final decision to you. 

GEMS FOR CUFFLINKS

When we talk about gemstones for your cufflinks, we will include diamonds too. While plain cufflinks do have a steady market, there is an increasing trend for including gems and even diamonds in cufflinks. When you talk about gems for a pair of cufflinks the first question that you will need to ask, is whether the gemstones are natural or man made. If all you want is the look of real gems without being concerned about them being genuine or artificial, let your jeweler know that. Artificial gems are generally priced much lower than their natural counterparts. For example if you wanted a yin yang symbol mounted on a black background for your cufflinks, the black portion can be done in a few ways. You could have black rhodium or black enamel. Plastic, resin or black glass could also be used. But if you are keen on getting some natural gemstone in the black portion of your cuff links, black agate or black onyx will be good options.

Still on the issue of gemstones, you will need to consider the gem type before you choose a specific cufflink concept. This is because many gems are expensive (per carat) when the gem size increases. For example, if you pick an onyx cufflink set that has a 14x10 octagonal black onyx gemstone, the price might not be too high. But if you wanted a blue sapphire pair of cuff links with the same design, remember that the price of a pair of 14x10 octagonal gems could be as high as 20,000 U.S$ to even 100,000 U.S$. If you wanted gold or 925 silver cuff links with blue gems but, are not particular about them being sapphires - here are some options. Blue topaz or even lapis is something that you could try. If you do not mind getting lab created substitutes in your cufflinks, the price would most probably fit your budget.

Gemstone cufflinks bring up one more issue that needs to be addressed and that relates to, gem mounting. While gems can make a pair of cufflinks more impressive and also add meaning to them, they can also be a source of repeated problems and expenses. Gems that are loosely or badly mounted can get damaged or even drop off the cuff links. Repairs and replacements can be expensive. A bezel gemstone mounting where, the entire border of the gem is covered with metal - is considered to be very secure and highly suitable, for men's rings and cufflinks. The image of the CUFF06 cufflinks on this page, show a good example of bezel type gem mountings. 

CARING FOR CUFFLINKS

Both gemstone and plain cufflinks will need some amount of care. While gold or 925 silver gem stone cufflinks might need a bit more care, you will need to take some care of plain cufflinks too. Given the position in which cufflinks are worn it is unlikely that, they will get damaged, dented or deformed by physical impact - but just keep that possibility in mind. Cufflinks falling on a hard floor can dent or deform and if they do have gems mounted in them, you might experience some gem damage too. In the case of gemstone cufflinks, the type of gem that you choose might dictate specific care that needs to be taken when wearing, storing or cleaning your cufflinks. It will be a good idea to discuss details with your cufflink provider before you make a final purchase.

CORPORATE GIFTS

Cufflinks as corporate gifts have been around for quite some time. The trends that we talked about so far might, not be directly visible in the case of cuff links that are to be gifted. Budgets might pose limitations on the choice of metal, design and gemstones in such cases. Corporate gift cufflinks would most probably have the logo or name of the business, the more clear the depiction of these - the less likely that the receiver would wear the cufflinks and 'advertise' your business. While you will need to restrain yourself to be in line with your budget keep in mind that, cheap and flimsy cufflinks are more likely to ruin your business than, create any sort of goodwill or publicity.

ECONOMIZING ON PRICE 

Here are some ways in which you can economize the price factor for your cufflinks. When it comes to cuff links made with gold or silver, the choice of sterling silver cufflinks will obviously moderate the price. You might consider plating silver cufflinks with gold, rhodium or even platinum but - keep in mind that any type of plating done on your silver cuff links will wear off in time. When choosing gemstone cufflinks, the type of gem you choose, the gem size required and also whether the gem is natural or man made (synthetic or imitation) will influence the price tag.

When you talk about custom cufflinks, the initial design and mould overheads will be borne by the first pair of cufflinks that are made. As the volume for subsequent orders increases, the moulding charge is spread across a larger volume and therefore becomes lower (per piece or pair). So basically, the larger your cufflink order volume, the lower the price. Of course, this equation does not work all through - so do not expect dirt cheap cufflinks even when volumes are very large. With precious metals becoming more expensive and business margins growing leaner, people are looking to other metals like brass and even stainless steel for requirements like cufflinks. The important thing about such cufflinks is that the manufacturer expects order volumes of around 50 pairs to even 200 pairs.

We do hope that the above report has been useful and interesting. We would be grateful if you could share the link with your family and friends. Every effort has been made to tone down any semblance of a sales pitch, this to add to the utility of the information provided here. Email our experts at sales@kaisilver.com if you require any information related to cufflinks or gemstones and jewelry in general, we will be glad to help even if you plan to make no purchase from us. While we can craft a pair of unique cufflinks based on your own design concept, we would suggest that you review the Kaisilver Cufflink Collection, to get an idea of the variety and quality that we deliver.