So this is where your Pandora journey begins .... the 'starter' bracelet.
Think about the colours you wear the most and your other jewellery eg rings, earrings, watches to decide if a sterling silver bracelet, an oxidised silver (black) bracelet or a 14K gold Pandora bracelet will be best for you.
Pandora braclets come in 8 different sizes from 16cm to 23cm. Most people take 18,19, 20 or 21cm. To find the correct length Pandora bracelet for you, measure your wrist with a tape measure just behind the wrist bone and add 2-3cm. Remember that as you collect more Pandora charms and beads the bracelet will become slightly smaller. Longer bracelets will drop down onto the hand more.
Once you have decided on which Pandora bracelet is best for you, you need to choose a clasp. You have two options, the lobster clasp which is easy to take on and off, the cheaper of the two, or the Pandora locking clasp which closes like a clam shell and looks like a bead when shut. It’s not as easy to open but 75% of people choose the Pandora locking clasp.
Once you have chosen your Pandora bracelet and clasp you can then go shopping for beads and charms! Shopping on this website is really like opening Pandora’s box – each category of charm beads – silver, letter, pearl and sparkly, birthstone, gold etc is full of charm beads, all waiting to get out of their dark little boxes and out into the big wide world! Pandora charm beads come in sterling silver, sterling silver with gold or 14K gold. Many beads are embellished with oxidised silver, a black effect to bring out a pattern, or encrusted or embedded with cubic zirconia (CZ), the closest imitation of diamonds, with pearls, or semi-precious stones like peridot (green), amethyst (purple) and lapis (blue).
When you 'add your bracelet' to your shopping basket you will see it appear on the bracelet builder at the top of the page. To see the effect of your chosen Pandora bracelet with the beads on it click on 'add to basket' of your selected bead and it will appear on the virtual bracelet builder. Great isn’t it? Have fun adding more beads, spacers, clip-ons and safety chains until you have designed your very own Pandora charm bracelet.
You can choose to buy the whole lot or buy the bracelet and a few charms now and put the other beads you would like into your wish list. The wish list is a great way of remembering what Pandora charm beads you would like next or letting other people know which ones you like – even better! Email your Pandora wish list to them, and then the next birthday or Christmas that comes along, hey presto, instead of yet more Body Shop or slipper socks you’ll get a wonderful charm bead to go on your Pandora bracelet.
