Question: Can a male wear a chain or a bracelet whether it is made of gold/silver or just an imitation kind?

Answer: firstly, for a male to wear a chain or bracelet is not allowed of any types, as these kind of ornaments are only allowed for women or girls in Islam.

Secondly, though silver itself is not prohibited for a male to wear but due to the above reason it is not allowed to use as a chain or bracelet.

As for the gold is concerned, it is completely haram for a male to use whether its a chain or bracelet.

“The Prophet s.a.w cursed those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of women and those women who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of men”. (Bukhari)

We can conclude that whether the gold is less or more in amount, and either in the form of chain/bracelet are irrelevant.

References: [1] Sahih al-Bukhari: 5885 [2] Majmauz Zawaid vol-8, p-106

Please see question “Using any kind of Gold by men”