{"product_id":"vintage-oroamerica-solid-14k-yellow-gold-twisted-rope-chain-bracelet-7-5-inch","title":"Vintage OroAmerica Solid 14K Yellow Gold Twisted Rope Chain Bracelet - 7.5 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage solid 14K yellow gold rope chain bracelet by OroAmerica, marked 14K with the OR in a heart maker's mark on the clasp. The chain is a 1.75mm rope, built as a continuous helix so the links spiral around the axis of the chain in an unbroken twist from end to end, each segment catching light on its own flat face as the spiral turns. It closes with a box clasp that carries an engraved scallop pattern across its length, fitted with a hinged safety latch that folds over the closed clasp and snaps down against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clasp deserves a look. A plain spring ring would have closed this bracelet for a fraction of the cost, and instead the maker fitted a decorated box clasp with a secondary latch, stamped the house mark into it, and finished the surface with the same care as the chain. That is a manufacturer spending money where most buyers never look. The rope itself is doing something a flat link cannot. Because the helix wraps light around its circumference rather than presenting flat planes, a rope chain glitters continuously as it moves instead of flashing in sections, and it drapes like actual cord rather than lying stiff on the wrist. At 2.6 grams across 7.5 inches this is solid gold rather than hollow, and the weight sits noticeably in the hand for a chain this slim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBracelet length 7.5 inch. Slim enough to layer under a watch and substantial enough to wear on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerifications:\u003cbr\u003eSolid 14K gold has been verified using an Auracle Gold Analyzer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eMaker: OroAmerica\u003cbr\u003eMetal: Solid 14K Yellow Gold\u003cbr\u003eHallmarks: 14K, OR in a Heart\u003cbr\u003eChain Style: Rope Chain\u003cbr\u003eChain Width: 1.75mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 2.6 grams\u003cbr\u003eClasp: Box Clasp with Hinged Safety Latch\u003cbr\u003eBracelet Length: 7.5 Inch\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent estate condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFun Facts:\u003cbr\u003eOroAmerica was founded in Burbank, California in 1977 by Guy Benhamou and grew into the largest manufacturer and distributor of gold jewelry in the United States, running plants in California, South America, the Caribbean and Indonesia. The company made a decision in the late 1990s that almost no manufacturer makes, deliberately cutting its low margin product lines so that annual sales fell by seventeen million dollars while profit rose, and the market rewarded it by more than doubling the stock inside five months. They also, for reasons lost to history, started a cigar business.\u003cbr\u003eA rope chain is not a twisted wire, which is what almost everyone assumes. It is assembled from many individual links, each set at an angle to the one before it, so the accumulated offsets wind into a continuous helix. That geometry is the whole point. Because the surface spirals around the full circumference rather than facing one direction, the chain returns light from every angle at once and keeps flashing as the wrist turns, which is why rope has outsold nearly every other chain style for a century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OR - OroAmerica Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67785146859885,"sku":null,"price":445.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/8272\/0109\/files\/Vintage_OroAmerica_Solid_14K_Yellow_Gold_Twisted_Rope_Chain_Bracelet_with_Box_Clasp_and_Safety_Latch.jpg?v=1792728803","url":"https:\/\/silverqueenstudio.com\/products\/vintage-oroamerica-solid-14k-yellow-gold-twisted-rope-chain-bracelet-7-5-inch","provider":"Silver Queen Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}