The term cufflinks was coined in the 1600s, when men used links of chain with a button on one end to secure the cuffs of their sleeves. Cufflinks may not ever see a return to their mid 1900s popularity, when millions of pairs were sold annually by jewelry and accessory companies such as Swank, Inc., but they have been trending upwards in recent years now that more men's shirts have cuff slits to accommodate them. Cufflinks aren't reserved for men -- women will appreciate the endless styles that are available, which range from subdued to funky (the millefiori cufflinks in this collection are a unisex style).

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Jewelry sales, especially high end jewelry sales, are following the same downward slide that so many other retail items are experiencing in our sluggish economy. But men's jewelry is a bright spot in the downward trend, and is becoming more popular with guys than it has been in recent years. Stainless steel still dominates men's fashion jewelry, but titanium and other metals are gaining ground. Black is popular for bracelet metals and other components, and designs are chunky to go along with the scale of a man's hands and wrists.

This collection of men's bracelets is varied, in style and in price. You'll find a bracelet that resembles handcuffs, plus stainless steel chains, a rubber and stainless bracelet with a splash of understated color, and even a bracelet for the Dark Knight buffs.

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Are Olympic gold medals made of gold? Yes, but they haven't been solid gold for almost a century. The medals are designed by the Olympics Committee in each host city, but the designers have to follow a few minimum guidelines:

• all medals must be at least 60mm in diameter and 3mm thick
• gold and silver medals must be made from 92.5 percent silver
• gold medals must be plated with at least six grams of gold.

Some medals for recent games have been larger. Like the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. The gold and silver medals awarded there were the heaviest ever created, measuring 85mm in diameter and 10mm thick and weighing in at 20 ounces.

Sterling Silver Facts
Gold Karat Weight Facts

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Tennis star Maria Sharapova is a spokesperson for Canon cameras. She was in New York City yesterday to introduce the limited edition PowerShot Diamond Collection. Limited is a good description -- you're not going to find them for sale in stores. The five diamond-studded digital cameras will be given away in a sweepstakes. Each of the $10,000 PowerShots has 88 white diamonds (2.22 carats) encircling its lens.

Nice cameras, and the long drop earrings and diamond bracelet Maria wore to the event weren't bad, either.

MariaSharapova.com
Canon PowerShot Web Site

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