Help me Locate a Lost Bracelet, PLEASE.

December 19, 2005 11:02 AM

My fiancee lost a (sentimentally) valuable bracelet in Manhattan on Saturday night. What could I do to help locate it? It's silver with interlocking hearts -- one larger gold heart. It may have been lost on the N train or the 6 train uptown or downtown or in the area between 63rd and York and 59th and Lex. I'll do anything to get -that- bracelet back.. any ideas?
posted by seinfeld to grab bag (12 comments total)

On a train? It's gone.

I mean, there's about a 1% chance that someone turned it into the train station attendants, so you could call the train company, but dude.
posted by agregoli at 11:04 AM on December 19, 2005

Post signs, post on craigslist, and in the end, realize that it's almost certainly gone.

Sorry.
posted by JMOZ at 11:08 AM on December 19, 2005

The MTA Lost and Found number is 212-712-4500. You could call and see if someone found it.

I hate to agree with agregoli... but I do. Sorry :-(
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:08 AM on December 19, 2005 [1 favorite has favorites]

I hope you find it.

Let's all hope, shall we? Perhaps someone nice found it and saw the value in it and returned it to lost and found.
posted by Makebusy7 at 11:13 AM on December 19, 2005

I found a bracelet once on the subway. At the time I was dating a Russian woman, so I asked her if she wanted it. As soon as I told her that I'd found it, she recoiled I horror and thrust it back into my hands.

I asked what was wrong and she explained that Russians are superstitious about wearing items that belong to someone else, especially jewelry. They believe that once someone wears a piece of jewelry, part of them becomes entwined with that item and for another person to wear is somehow harmful. It might be a karma thing.

This is similar to the taboo in Russia to never pick up money found on the street since they believe you will become poor as a result.
posted by camworld at 11:21 AM on December 19, 2005

Put up fliers advertising a sizable reward in the trains and in large stations (this is probably illegal and they will most likely be torn down) - you could put an anon email for any takers. If you don't have a picture of it, this could lead to a lot of false drops unfortunately.

But yeah, it's gone.
posted by Marnie at 11:24 AM on December 19, 2005

Russians are superstitious about wearing items that belong to someone else, especially jewelry.

We are?


Anyway, I think reward flyers are your best, if very small, chance.
posted by Krrrlson at 11:34 AM on December 19, 2005

It's a longshot, but you could try lostandfound.com.
posted by Otis at 12:48 PM on December 19, 2005

Have you tried Lost & Found? I got a pair of glasses back this way once.

As soon as I told her that I'd found it, she recoiled I horror and thrust it back into my hands.

As for Russian superstitions...I'd recoil in horror that you were giving me jewellery without making any attempt to give it to Lost & Found. :)
posted by acoutu at 1:09 PM on December 19, 2005

is this a bracelet that can be replaced?

if so, you might start shopping.
posted by pinky at 4:14 PM on December 19, 2005

billboard?
posted by chuckforthought.com at 5:54 PM on December 19, 2005

I bought that same bracelet for my wife four years ago. I got it at Tiffany's and I see it's still available at tiffany.com

good luck
posted by devo at 2:40 PM on December 20, 2005