| For many centuries men and women have been | | | | great influence on charm bracelet wearing by the |
| wearing charms as amulets to protect them from | | | | general population who began to wear them, not |
| evil spirits, or as amulets for luck and prosperity. | | | | as amulets, but as decorative items. Lockets, |
| Wearing charm bracelets seems to have been | | | | family crests and beads became the mode of the |
| started by the ancient Egyptians who wore them | | | | day. Following the conclusion of World War 2 |
| as signs of their devotion and to carry with them | | | | there was a huge upsurge of charm wearing as |
| to the afterlife, in order that the gods could | | | | soldiers brought back gems and beads to their |
| identify them and give them their correct position. | | | | fiancees from different countries of the world. |
| The early Christians in Rome carried a charm | | | | Craftsmen in the US picked up the trend and |
| shaped as a fish to recognize one another. In the | | | | began to make gold charm jewelry. Ever since |
| Dark Ages, they were used for religious and | | | | the wearing of thgis type of jewelry has |
| political recognition and to indicate the family of | | | | continued to boom. |
| the bearer. Knights in the Middle Ages carried | | | | Nowadays a broad diversity of pendants, earrings |
| them to protect them in battle and the common | | | | and charm bracelets are available with bracelets |
| people also them. During the Renaissance the use | | | | being the most admired. The precious metals, |
| faded, especially by the richer classes, as people | | | | silver and gold, are usually used though some |
| became better educated and less inclined to be | | | | people favor bracelets made from beads or seed |
| superstitious. Nonetheless the less knowledgeable | | | | pearls with precious metal charms. Bracelets differ |
| poorer classes still wore charms as protection | | | | in price from less than $100 to over $1000 so are |
| against evil and to give them good luck. | | | | within everyone's finances. There are scores of |
| The wearing of charms and particularly charm | | | | types of religious charms depicting saints and a |
| bracelets was revitalized in Great Britain by Queen | | | | substantial selection of charms depicting objects |
| Victoria who wore a gold bracelet with lockets | | | | and animals including hearts, cupids, crosses, |
| containing images of her close family. This had a | | | | dolphins etc. |