Cufflink Question

[BLACKHORSE 6]

I found a vintage pair of cufflinks from my college, and I'm thinking of buying them. I've never had this style of cufflinks, and was wondering if anyone could tell me if they wear any different than the standard kind with a hinge.

Thanks.

[Mick P]

I once collected cufflinks and these are styled on the old Victorian push through stud type.

They are basically no different from the common T bar type and will cause a slight bunching of the cuffs.

Buy them if you like them, but chain link always wear better.

Regards

Mick

[BLACKHORSE 6]

Originally Posted by Mick P

I once collected cufflinks and these are styled on the old Victorian push through stud type.

They are basically no different from the common T bar type and will cause a slight bunching of the cuffs.

Buy them if you like them, but chain link always wear better.

Regards

Mick

Thanks. My wrist size is almost 8" so maybe I'll pass on these and find a chain link.

What's cool about these is that they have the old school crest. The crest changed slightly in the 1920s so these would be a great link to the past (see what I did there?).

[GerardoG]

I like them. Bought some from Tiffany years ago (same style, not same cufflink) love them.

[BLACKHORSE 6]

Originally Posted by GerardoG

I like them. Bought some from Tiffany years ago (same style, not same cufflink) love them.

G, if you're in central timezone you must be an early riser.

Thanks for the feedback!

[GerardoG]

Originally Posted by BLACKHORSE 6

G, if you're in central timezone you must be an early riser.

Thanks for the feedback!

Yes. Central time zone.....

Cheers!

[crew]

No idea how much these cost, but assuming they're reasonably priced I'd buy them for the nostalgia value alone. Even if they just sit in your jewelry box they'd be a nice reminder of your alma mater.
Just my

[BLACKHORSE 6]

Originally Posted by BLACKHORSE 6

G, if you're in central timezone you must be an early riser.

Thanks for the feedback!

Originally Posted by crew

No idea how much these cost, but assuming they're reasonably priced I'd buy them for the nostalgia value alone. Even if they just sit in your jewelry box they'd be a nice reminder of your alma mater.
Just my

I'm on the fence because the I feel the price is high and the description says they're made in "a low grade gold, perhaps around ten carat."

However, I know they were made before 1923/24 as that's when the crest was altered to what it is now and this has the older crest. Things from that era interest me, the interwar years where MacArthur modernized the Academy and guys like Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton were junior officers trying to make their way in the world.

[Tony64]

I actually prefer this style..

Generally has a more substantial feel than the standard t-bar type, and considerably less fussy than using the chain linked ones.

As for wear, these tend to be less tight than the t-bar, but if a loose cuff is what you're after than classic chain links are hard to beat, and are considered by many to be the most elegant.

[shedlock2000]

I've a few of those type kicking about; I quite like them.

Love pairing my cufflinks with my watch:

(I do have more than one shirt, I promise!)


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[fusionstorm]

^^^ I see 2 different shirts in your 2 pics. Congratulations on owning 2 French cuff shirts!

[shedlock2000]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

^^^ I see 2 different shirts in your 2 pics. Congratulations on owning 2 French cuff shirts!

🤣

You're right! (Phew)!


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[BLACKHORSE 6]

Resurrecting this old thread, because I finally got the cufflinks I wanted.

I passed on the ones I posted about years ago because I didn’t want the stud type of cufflink once I knew that they had also made them in a chain-link version. I’ve been searching for chain link cufflinks with the crest facing the “sinister” side ever since and finally found some. Got them in the mail today!

Crazy to think that these are at least 100 years old. The change to the USMA crest was made in July of 1923. Many people list these old cufflinks and date them in the 1940s, but everything that I’ve ever seen that was cadet issued from the 1930s and 1940s has the crest facing the correct direction. I love owning a small piece of West Point history dating back that far.

“The Corps, bareheaded, salute it…”

[Brenngun]

They look super cool Dave. Always nice to land something you've been waiting for a long time to find. The chain makes them very rare in my opinion.

[Dan Pierce]

Love cuff links.
dP

[BLACKHORSE 6]

Originally Posted by Brenngun

They look super cool Dave. Always nice to land something you've been waiting for a long time to find. The chain makes them very rare in my opinion.

Thanks!

[Rock]

I have always loved Cuff Links and wore them when I was a young man (50 years ago) but later in life I acquired these from my Grandfather who had them as a young man - so about 150 years ago. As I am long retired I don't wear business attire or evening dress any more but I still enjoy looking at these family treasures.

[MrGoat]

I’ve got a lone one.


Thanks for the little bit of history about them.


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[HAPConst]

I wear Rolex cuff links. I have a gold pair and a silver pair

[JParm]

Those cufflinks will never work correctly because they're from West Point.

BEAT ARMY!

[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by JParm

Those cufflinks will never work correctly because they're from West Point.

BEAT ARMY!

BEAT ARMY!!

Still couldn’t turn it down for my collection.


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[BLACKHORSE 6]

Originally Posted by JParm

Those cufflinks will never work correctly because they're from West Point.

BEAT ARMY!

Didn’t beat Army last year… better luck next time!

BEAT NAVY!