Alex and Ani Path of Life Bangle Set, Silver-Tone, 3 Bangles, 2 Charms

Description

The single product photograph shows three separate wire bangles lying overlapped on a plain white background. Only one of them is beaded: a run of oval beads is strung along part of its wire, while the other two are plain wire with no beads on any part the photograph shows. One of the plain bangles carries a round charm whose face is filled with matte olive green, with a silver-tone outline of a leaf shape and branching lines standing against it inside a bright rim. The other plain bangle carries a round medallion in a darker, grayer tone, with an interlaced looping knot standing above darker recessed ground inside a raised rim. The beaded bangle carries no themed charm at all, only marked discs of the same kind that also hang from the other two. The photograph therefore shows three bangles and two charms, not one charm per bangle, and both charms hang from plain wires rather than from the beaded one. No gold tone appears anywhere in the shot; the only difference in metal color is between the bright wire and the darker gray of the knot medallion, and no set stone appears anywhere.

None of the three wires is closed into a continuous ring. On both plain bangles the wire end is turned back on itself at squared corners so that two lengths run side by side and the returned end closes around the other length; the plain bangle at the back shows this on its lower arc and shows a second, rounded turned-back end at its upper right, and on the beaded bangle two lengths of wire likewise run side by side where the run of beads ends, although how they engage there is not resolvable in this photograph. No hinged clasp, lobster claw or box catch appears anywhere on any of the three, and the oval beads sit strung on the wire rather than forming any part of the fastening. The charms and the discs hang from rings that read as doubled loops of wire. Eight discs are visible in the frame, and three designs are legible under magnification: a disc showing a heart-shaped stippled field with bars running below and beside it, in the manner of a flag; a disc showing a triangle of three chasing arrows; and a disc reading "INFUSED WITH (+) ENERGY TECHNOLOGY". Two discs hang from the beaded bangle, three from the plain bangle that carries the green charm — one of those three sits behind a bead and cannot be read — and three from the plain bangle that carries the knot medallion. The flag is an emblem only, and no country-of-origin wording appears on it or anywhere else in the frame. No wording that names a maker is legible on any disc, charm or bangle: the brand and the "Path of Life" design name both come from the product title rather than from anything readable on the metal, and a mark near the foot of one flag disc is too indistinct to read. No 925 mark, no karat mark and no other metal-content mark is visible, and the reverse of the bangles, discs and charms is not pictured.

The set is supplied as a group of three, so it suits someone who wears bangles together rather than one at a time, and the mix of one beaded wire with two plain wires gives some variation inside a matching group. Because nothing in the photograph establishes what the metal is, treat the color you see as a surface finish: keep the bangles away from perfume, lotion, hairspray, chlorinated and salt water and household cleaners, take them off before showering or swimming, wipe them with a dry soft cloth after wearing, and store them apart from other jewelry rather than loose together.

Specifications

• Material: not stated by the manufacturer — no 925, karat or other metal-content mark is visible in the photograph
• Plating: not stated by the manufacturer — nothing in the photograph establishes whether the finish is a coating
• Color: Silver-tone, with one charm face in olive green and one charm in a darker gray
• Stone: None — no set stones appear anywhere in the photograph
• Size: not stated by the manufacturer — no size marking and no scale reference appears in the photograph
• Pieces: 3 bangles — 1 with a run of oval beads, 2 plain wire; 2 carry a charm, 1 carries marked discs only