The Bone Cuff is a piece you put on and stop noticing — moulded to the contour of the arm, worn for decades, chosen more and more by a lady for herself rather than received as a gift. It suits the way it is bought: quietly, for the pleasure of a shape that has never looked like anything else. A pre-owned sterling silver one sits around £600 to £1,300 as of July 2026, depending on size and vintage; a solid 18ct gold example is a different order of thing, roughly £10,000 to £14,000. Below is how the pieces separate, and what to look for if you are buying one to keep.
If you already know the collection, Tiffany jewellery is one of the most recognisable names a lady can wear without a logo in sight — and the Bone Cuff is the piece most people picture first.
What is the Bone Cuff, and why has it lasted?
Elsa Peretti designed the Bone Cuff in 1970, first in wood and lacquer for the runways of her friend and collaborator, the American designer Halston. It entered Tiffany & Co. in sterling silver when Peretti joined the house in 1974. The form came from her childhood visits to a Capuchin crypt in Rome and from the organic architecture of Antoni Gaudí — a cuff with no stones and no ornament, shaped to the natural line of the wrist and made specifically for the left or the right arm. Peretti’s insistence that silver could be a serious material for fine jewellery was itself a break with convention; she won the Coty Award in 1971 for extending jewellery “into the realm of fashion sculpture”, and her work reached figures from Diana Vreeland and Sophia Loren to Liza Minnelli and Grace Jones. A later generation met it on the arms of Carrie Bradshaw and Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City films. Elsa Peretti died in 2021; in 2024 Tiffany reissued the cuff set with more than a hundred pavé diamonds.
How much does a pre-owned Bone Cuff cost?
Prices split cleanly by material and by size. The cuff comes in three lengths — small (43mm), medium (61mm) and large (95mm), the medium being the signature — and in sterling silver, solid 18ct gold and, since 2024, a pavé-diamond version. The figures below are wider-market asking prices as of July 2026, gathered from specialist dealers and secondary-market listings, alongside current Tiffany retail for context.
| Configuration | Pre-owned asking (UK, Jul 2026) | Tiffany retail (context) |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling silver — small (43mm) | ~£600–£1,300 | £1,800 |
| Sterling silver — medium (61mm) | ~£850–£1,600 | £2,075 |
| Sterling silver — large (95mm) | ~£1,200–£2,200 (indicative) | £2,750 |
| 18ct yellow gold — small | ~£10,000–£14,000 | ~£24,100 |
| 18ct yellow gold — medium/large | wide, roughly £6,500–£17,000 | higher again |
| Pavé diamond (2024 reissue) | rarely resold — too few to price | ~£60,000+ |
These are open-market floors, not Chrono6538’s prices. Chrono6538 sells authenticated, checked pieces at a premium to the bare private-market figure. Gold medium and large comps are thin, so treat that row as a range rather than a precise number.
Silver, gold or diamond — which should you choose?
Most ladies who love the Bone Cuff choose silver, and it is the honest starting point: an icon of 20th-century design for a few hundred pounds on the pre-owned market, in a metal Peretti chose deliberately. The 18ct gold cuff is the heirloom version — warmer against the skin, far scarcer secondhand, and priced accordingly. The pavé-diamond reissue is a modern collector’s piece rather than an everyday cuff, and it barely appears pre-owned, so if you see one, judge it on its own merits and its papers.
Has the Bone Cuff held its value?
For a piece this widely made, it holds up well. Solid-gold examples resell at roughly £10,000–£14,000 against about £24,000 retail — around half to two-thirds of the new price — which is strong for a modern design. Silver resells at roughly a third to two-thirds of retail. Read that as desirability and liquidity rather than appreciation: the Bone Cuff is easy to sell on because it is always wanted, not because it climbs above shop price. This is a piece to buy because you will wear it, not as a bet on the future. This is not investment advice, and values can fall as well as rise.
What should you check when buying pre-owned?
Three things matter. First, wrist: the cuff is asymmetric and made for a specific arm, so confirm you are buying a left or a right to match yours, and that the size (43/61/95mm) suits you. Second, hallmarks and signature — genuine pieces carry the Tiffany & Co. and Elsa Peretti marks, and early 1970s examples are often stamped “Italy”. Third, condition: silver softens and can dent, so look at the edges and the spring of the opening. A piece that has been authenticated, checked and guaranteed removes all of that doubt — which is the point of buying from a specialist rather than a marketplace.
Where to buy a pre-owned Bone Cuff
A cuff you intend to keep for thirty years is worth buying properly: authenticated, guaranteed, and yours to love without a second thought about whether it is right. You can see the authenticated fine jewellery at Chrono6538 → and ask us to source a specific piece if it is not currently listed.
Prices are wider-market guide figures in GBP, asking prices as of July 2026, sourced from specialist dealers and secondary-market listings plus current Tiffany retail; they are not Chrono6538’s own prices. Last updated July 2026. This article is descriptive and not investment advice; values can fall as well as rise. Written by the Chrono6538 editorial desk.