BONUS TIP: Looking for the perfect gift, but don’t want to conjure up thoughts of weddings and marriage. Then avoid giving her anything that comes in a ring sized box. Tennis Bracelets can say lots of meaningful things, but don’t get the heart pumping like a ring box.
Tennis bracelets made their debut in jewelry history in 1987. Tennis bracelets are defined as any bracelet that has a single row of gemstones from one end to the other. This is usually diamonds or diamond accented (alternating with other gemstones) but could be any gemstone combination. Tennis bracelets have become extremely popular and hit the jewelry scene with a bang. Since then, designers have been racking their brains trying to come up with another hot version. To add some additional flare or meaning to your tennis bracelet, why not try and find one with diamonds and her/your birthstone. This way, it can have extra special meaning.
Chris Evert is the star who created the tennis bracelet rise to fame. Manufacturers could have never predicted that a bracelet “snafu” could have done so much. It was in 1987 when Evert’s bracelet came off of her wrist and they stopped play in the U.S. Open to allow her to retrieve her bracelet from the court that so many took notice. On national TV, jewelers got a very important infomercial and endorsement by a powerful star. Tennis bracelets have been the preferred gift from the men in their life ever since that day.