Editing Cufflink (section)

=== Interchangeable cufflinks ===
Interchangeable cufflinks have started to come back into the marketplace in recent years. [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]] introduced their type in the 1960s<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@QuillandPad/cartiers-cufflinks-and-watches-sophistication-with-a-nicely-personal-touch-9dff1af9e0e2|title=Cartier's Cufflinks And Watches: Sophistication With A Nicely Personal Touch|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Quill & Pad|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419155758/https://medium.com/@QuillandPad/cartiers-cufflinks-and-watches-sophistication-with-a-nicely-personal-touch-9dff1af9e0e2|url-status=dead}}</ref> consisting of a bar with a loop at either end that would allow a motif to be inserted at either end perpendicular to the bar. Cartier referred to the interchangeable motifs as batons. A set including the bars would come with batons made from [[coral]], [[carnelian]], [[lapis lazuli]], rock crystal, [[onyx]], [[tiger's eye]] and [[malachite]]. Bars would have been made from stainless steel, sterling silver or 18k gold.

Cartier recently re-introduced these interchangeable cufflinks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.cartier.com/en-ca/collections/accessories/accessories/cufflinks/gold/og000275-santos-de-cartier-cufflinks.html|title=Santos de Cartier cufflinks|website=[[Cartier.com]]}}</ref> with batons made from striped [[chalcedony]], silver [[obsidian]], [[malachite]], [[sodalite]], and red [[tiger's eye]]. The accompanying bars are made from 18k gold or palladium plated sterling silver. The securing mechanism is the same for either series using a small screw inset into the looped end of the bar. The pressure exerted by the screw on the baton holds them in place.

Another type of interchangeable system was created by pranga & co. The cufflink system comes apart allowing the motif, referred to as an Anker, to slide on. Putting the cufflink back together secures the anker into the cufflink allowing it to be worn. pranga & co's cufflink is simple and similar in concept to charm bracelet bead systems popularized by companies like Pandora Jewelry. The ankers used in the cufflinks are interchangeable with various charm bracelets systems and visa-versa.