Enamel cufflinks occupy a strange middle ground in menswear. Done badly, they look like something from a tourist gift shop. Done well, they’re the most interesting thing on your wrist when the jacket comes off at dinner. The problem is that most of them are done badly. The colour fills are uneven, the base metal feels light in the hand, and they look fine in a product photo and unconvincing in real life. What separates the good ones is the quality of the metalwork underneath the enamel, the depth of the colour, and whether the toggle mechanism actually holds through a full day of wear. We’ve been particularly drawn to cleaner designs where the enamel does the work without the whole thing becoming a conversation piece you didn’t ask for. A little colour at the cuff is one of the better ways to show some personality in formal dressing. These are the ones worth wearing.