Indeed, the center of the original bracelet does look cumbersome and like it would be easily caught on the fabric of a dress – simple, practical considerations are sometimes self-evident. Or, in order to modify Queen Elizabeth II’’s wonderfully dry comment on why she tends not to wear the long necklace of 69 Cullinan diamond cleavings: “It gets in the soup”... this here is bound to “get in the lace”.
--Previous Message-- : They may have been removed for a practical : reason, such as the extended diamonds caught : on the fabric of the wearer's dress or other : jewelry. Sometimes the simplest : explanations are the most logical. : Regardless, the bracelet is truly stunning. : : : :