Tatler's roundup of the best tennis bracelets for Wimbledon includes Le Damier de Louis Vuitton in white gold and diamonds (Photo: courtesy of Louis Vuitton)
Cover Tatler's roundup of the best tennis bracelets for Wimbledon includes Le Damier de Louis Vuitton in white gold and diamonds (Photo: courtesy of Louis Vuitton)
Tatler's roundup of the best tennis bracelets for Wimbledon includes Le Damier de Louis Vuitton in white gold and diamonds (Photo: courtesy of Louis Vuitton)

From Louis Vuitton Damier checks to evil eyes, these are the wrist pieces worth wearing to Wimbledon this summer—and none of them look quite like the original

It started with the former American tennis player Chris Evert. In 1987, she paused a US Open match to retrieve her diamond line bracelet after it snapped off her wrist mid-rally, and in doing so coined both a term and an archetype that the jewellery industry has been repeating ever since. The tennis bracelet, with its neat row of prong-set round diamonds, has barely changed in the decades since, which is either a sign of how settled the format is or an argument for doing something different. The brands below are working with it on their own terms, and with Wimbledon underway, here are eight worth knowing about.

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Juliana Krys: Lacy Evil Eye Bracelet

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Juliana Krys Lacy Evil eye bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Juliana Krys)
Above Juliana Krys Lacy Evil Eye bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Juliana Krys)
Juliana Krys Lacy Evil eye bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Juliana Krys)

Four diamond-pavé evil eye motifs connected by bezel-set diamond chain links, with a blue sapphire cabochon at the centre of each eye. The evil eye has been produced across every price point in jewellery for the better part of a decade, but the quality of stonework here and the flush setting of the cabochons within the pavé frame give it a specificity that most versions lack.

Louis Vuitton: Le Damier Bracelet

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Le Damier de Louis Vuitton Bracelet in white gold and diamonds (Photo: courtesy of Louis Vuitton Jewelry)
Above Le Damier de Louis Vuitton Bracelet in white gold and diamonds (Photo: courtesy of Louis Vuitton Jewelry)
Le Damier de Louis Vuitton Bracelet in white gold and diamonds (Photo: courtesy of Louis Vuitton Jewelry)

Louis Vuitton’s Damier check has appeared on the house’s trunks and accessories since 1888, and this bracelet translates the grid into white gold with a diamond set flush into alternating squares across a rigid bangle form. At Wimbledon—a tournament where heritage and institutional codes carry real weight—the Damier’s own history sits comfortably alongside the sport’s.

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Ashaha: Shiraz Bracelet

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Ashaha Shiraz bangle (Photo: courtesy of Ashaha)
Above Ashaha Shiraz bangle (Photo: courtesy of Ashaha)
Ashaha Shiraz bangle (Photo: courtesy of Ashaha)

An open-cuff bangle in yellow gold with a segmented square-link construction and round white diamonds set into alternating sections, the Ashaha Shiraz occupies similar wrist territory to a tennis bracelet without following any of its structural conventions. The open ends remove the need for a clasp, and the geometric regularity of the square links gives it a precision that a more fluid line bracelet wouldn’t have.

Lauren Addison: Ruby Tennis Necklace

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Lauren Addison Tennis Necklace (Photo: courtesy of Lauren Addison)
Above Lauren Addison Tennis Necklace (Photo: courtesy of Lauren Addison)
Lauren Addison Tennis Necklace (Photo: courtesy of Lauren Addison)

Technically a necklace rather than a bracelet, but the construction follows identical logic—oval-cut rubies and diamond spacers set in white gold in a continuous alternating line, scaled up and worn at the neck. The rubies are large enough to register clearly from a distance, and against white at a summer tournament, the effect is immediate without requiring anything else to complete it.

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Nicole Rose: Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet

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Nicole Rose Tennis Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Nicole Rose)
Above Nicole Rose Tennis Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Nicole Rose)
Nicole Rose Tennis Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Nicole Rose)

This New York label’s bracelet alternates round blue sapphires with white diamonds in yellow gold along a slim line, and while the two-stone repeat is a format that goes back decades, the proportions here are well-judged enough to make it feel current rather than borrowed. Deep blue sapphires against warm yellow gold, worn against the whites and creams that Wimbledon still demands, is a combination that needs very little else around it.

Marie Mas: Radiant Bracelet

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Marie Mas Radiant Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Marie Mas)
Above Marie Mas Radiant Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Marie Mas)
Marie Mas Radiant Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Marie Mas)

The French designer’s bracelet is engineered to curve—dipping at the front of the wrist and rising at the sides rather than lying flat—and the full pavé diamond surface in white gold shifts in the light as it moves. What separates it from a standard line bracelet is structural, and that distinction becomes apparent the moment it is on the wrist.

Rahaminov: Marquise Diamond Bracelet

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Rahaminov Tennis Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Rahaminov)
Above Rahaminov Tennis Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Rahaminov)
Rahaminov Tennis Bracelet (Photo: courtesy of Rahaminov)

The Los Angeles house has built its name on fancy-cut diamonds, and this double-row bracelet in white gold is set entirely in marquise stones arranged in a chevron formation. The pointed ends of the cut create a directionality across the wrist that round brilliants don’t produce, and the double-row format makes this a substantially wider and more present piece than a standard tennis bracelet.

State Property: Arcane Edessa Bracelet

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State Property Arcane Edessa Tennis Bracelets (Photo: courtesy of State Property)
Above State Property Arcane Edessa Tennis Bracelets (Photo: courtesy of State Property)
State Property Arcane Edessa Tennis Bracelets (Photo: courtesy of State Property)

The Jaipur label does the line bracelet in colour, offering the Arcane Edessa in three colourways—emerald-and-diamond, ruby-and-sapphire ombré, and blue sapphire—all set in yellow gold with a half-moon link that gives each stone its own individual frame rather than running them together in a continuous channel. The bracelet reads as a series of distinct stones rather than a single unbroken line, which changes the way colour registers across the wrist entirely.

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Amrita Katara
Regional Editor, Watches and Jewellery, Tatler Hong Kong
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Amrita Katara, regional editor watches and jewellery Tatler Asia

As the Regional Editor for Watches and Jewellery and Editorial Content Lead for Tatler GMT, Amrita Katara specialises in luxury watch and jewellery coverage across Asia, with expertise in editorial strategy, feature writing and interviews with industry leaders. Her past roles span luxury lifestyle media and client partnerships. Based in Mumbai, Amrita’s work bridges global trends and Asian market insights.