Tennis Jewellery

Tennis bracelets and necklaces at Pellington

Nine tennis pieces in 18k PVD gold plated 316L surgical-grade stainless steel, AED 89 to AED 189. Four tennis bracelets: Hayyat, Amara, Leila and Thurraya, the last set with green emerald-cut stones instead of clear. Four tennis necklaces: Malakiyah on 8A zircon with baguette accents, Ikhlas dipping to a single princess-cut stone, Leila running marquise stones set diagonally, and Dawlah threading pearls through the line. Sahare is the tennis anklet, and at AED 89 it is the easiest way into the look.

What makes a bracelet a tennis bracelet?

One unbroken line of stones, each held in its own setting, linked so the whole piece flexes around the wrist. That is the entire definition — no clasp feature, no centrepiece, no graduation in size. The name comes from a 1987 US Open match where a player stopped play to look for the diamond line bracelet she had lost, and the style has been called that ever since. A cubic zirconia tennis bracelet works on the same principle as a diamond one: the effect comes from the continuity of the line, not the stone.

How should a tennis bracelet fit?

Loose enough to rotate, tight enough that it cannot pass over the widest part of your hand. Wrap a strip of paper around your wrist bone, mark it, measure in millimetres and add roughly 15 mm — that lands most wrists between 17 and 19 cm. Too tight and the settings press into the skin; too loose and the line turns over and shows you its back, which is the one way a tennis bracelet looks wrong. Check the clasp with your other hand after fastening, because a safety catch is what stops the 1987 story repeating.

Will a gold plated tennis bracelet tarnish?

No. This is where plating usually fails, because a tennis line has more settings, more joins and more edges than any other piece — every one of them a place for a cheap finish to wear through. PVD bonds the gold to a steel core with no copper in it to react, so the colour holds in Gulf humidity instead of going dark at the links. A tarnish-free tennis bracelet you can wash your hands in is the point of building it this way. The 12-month warranty covers discolouration, plating that lifts and stones that work loose.

Can you wear one every day?

Yes, including the shower, the gym and the sea. Rinse in fresh water and dry after a long swim, since chlorine and salt sit in the settings rather than on them. Store it flat and on its own — a tennis line will scratch against anything harder if you drop them in the same pouch, and a soft cloth once a week under the stones keeps them bright, because a zircon dulls from what collects behind it, not from wear on the surface. Perfume first, jewellery second.

Bracelet, necklace or both?

A tennis bracelet is the safer first buy: wrists are more forgiving to size than necklines, and it reads at close range across a desk or a table. A tennis necklace does more work in the evening, sitting where the light finds it. Worn together, keep one line thin and let the other carry the weight — Hayyat under Malakiyah works, two heavy lines compete. If you want the set to stay quiet, Sahare at the ankle finishes it without adding to what is already at the collarbone. Our bracelets and necklaces hold the same plating, so nothing reads as a mismatch.

A tennis piece as a gift

It is the classic present for a reason: no size to guess on a necklace, and a bracelet is right within a centimetre or two. Each piece carries an Arabic name chosen for its meaning, collected on The Names Behind the Pieces — Hayyat is life, Ikhlas sincerity, Malakiyah regal. Every order arrives in the signature green box with a suede pouch. Free delivery across the UAE with no minimum, next-day when you order before 5 PM, 30 days to return an unworn piece, and Cash on Delivery, Tabby, card, Apple Pay or Google Pay at checkout.