Balkh Bracelet

The Balkh is named for one of the oldest cities in the world- an ancient capital of Bactria and a key trade hub on the Silk Road. The cuff is built like a truss: round gemstone beads alternating with interlocking triangles of bugle beads, and those triangles carry an open lattice across the center, framed by seed-bead rails top and bottom.

Wear yours with a pushed-up linen sleeve, a chambray shirt with the cuff rolled, or a bare wrist, where the structure has room to read. It's a piece for gallery openings, dinners out, or travel days when you want one architectural thing on your wrist.