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Tiffany’s ‘Lock’ Bangle May Be Its Answer to Cartier’s ‘Love’ Bracelet

EditorsAug 16, 2022

Tiffany’s ‘Lock’ Bangle May Be Its Answer to Cartier’s ‘Love’ Bracelet

The unisex style succeeds in several ways while saying a lot about what’s trending in jewelry, writes Senior Editor, Fashion, Ashley Davis.

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Tiffany & Co. has unveiled its new “Lock” collection, comprising eight bangle styles. (Image courtesy of Tiffany & Co.)
Since LVMH acquired the brand in early 2021, Tiffany & Co. has been throwing ideas at the wall and seeing what sticks. 

A Patek Philippe watch with a Tiffany blue dial, an ad campaign starring Beyoncé and Jay-Z, cryptocurrency marketing ploys, and actual NFTs and NFT-inspired pendants are just some of the American jeweler’s recent buzzy moments meant to raise its profile and recruit a younger customer. 

It’s seemingly paid off for LVMH, which noted Tiffany had a “record performance” in 2021.

In terms of actual jewelry, however, there hasn’t been much news of note, until now. 
 
A brand-new style looks cut out to be a house mainstay. It’s perhaps the stickiest—if you will—of all Tiffany’s recent projects in its busy LVMH era.

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Mario Sorrenti and Raymond Meier shot the campaign starring model Imaan Hammam and skateboarder Tyshawn Jones. Here, both wear Lock bracelets, which are intended to be genderless. (Image courtesy of Tiffany & Co.)
 
The “Lock Bangle” is a unisex style advertised as such. The brand’s initial campaign, shot by Mario Sorrenti and Raymond Meier, features model Imaan Hammam and skateboarder Tyshawn Jones, both donning the bangles alongside other Tiffany jewels.  
 
The bangle’s website description emphasizes its gender neutrality above all else. It begins: “No rules. All welcome. Inspired by the power of togetherness and inclusivity …”.
 
The attitude is in line with Gen-Z’s eclectic and maximalist approach to jewelry, in which men accessorize with styles previously relegated to women (think of the borderline millennial/Gen-Z fashion icons Timothée Chalamet and Harry Styles) and echoes brands like Messika that previously introduced genderless offerings. 

Aside from appealing to just about anyone with its inclusive message, the Tiffany Lock Bangle has much in common with the cult-favorite Cartier Love Bracelet (Cartier is owned by LVMH rival Richemont) and is seemingly poised to compete with it.
 
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Both rely on non-traditional closures, with Cartier requiring a small screwdriver to open and close its bracelet, while Tiffany’s version features a mechanism that is pulled apart and swivels fully open. 
 
Tiffany says the inspiration for the Lock collection is its functional padlock motif launched in the mid-20th century. It brings to mind other utilitarian and inventive closures, particularly from independent designers who have usurped the major jewelers in terms of dictating current jewelry trends, like Marla Aaron’s carabiner-style lock, and even Nouvel Heritage’s creative bangle closure based on a navel piercing. 
 
Though all these styles are removable, Tiffany and Cartier’s unorthodox closures make them feel more secure than the average bracelet, similar to the permanent jewelry trend as well.

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Tiffany Lock bangle in 18-karat rose and white gold with diamonds (Image courtesy of Tiffany & Co.)
 
Indeed, Tiffany mentions that its new style represents “the personal bonds that make us who we are,” imbuing the style with an air of commitment, much like the permanent jewelry found at New York City-headquartered Catbird.
 
Regardless of influence overlap, Tiffany does a good job of fitting the new Lock style into the bold aesthetic it’s shown successfully in recent years, as in its HardWear collection, for example.

A telltale indicator that the new Lock is Tiffany’s answer to Cartier’s Love, however, more than anything else, is the price point. A standard Tiffany Lock bracelet in 18-karat gold retails for $6,800, while a classic weight Cartier Love bracelet sells for $6,900.

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The entry-level Tiffany Lock bangle is an 18-karat gold version without diamonds, which retails for $6,800. It’s available in yellow, rose, or white gold. (Image courtesy of Tiffany & Co.)
 
Cartier has some more delicate iterations as well as diamond-laden versions, with its full Love bracelet price range starting at $1,790 and ending at $62,000.
 
Tiffany is launching its Lock collection in stores and online this month with four initial versions. There’s the all-gold for $6,800, a version with 0.31 carats of flush-set diamonds for $9,500, a half-pavé edition with 1.2 carats of diamonds available for $13,000, and a full-pavé version with 4.99 carats for $32,000.

The company said there will be additions to the line in January.
 
With Cartier Love demand high across the primary and secondary market, Tiffany’s focus on a new signature bracelet design is perhaps its best recent bet. 

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