2017 Holiday Pendant Guesses

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#136
texasgirliegirl said:
You are correct about materials availability.
My position is simply that considering the fact that LE earrings have never been offered before (unlike pendants) it would have been truly special to see a stone that has never been used before (such as chalcedony or gray mop) in a vintage earring.
Onyx is a very common stone and odds are many of us already own the vintage onyx earrings. Same applies for white mop. I don't feel that the fact that they are set in pink gold makes them different enough (for me) to justify owning them.
As far as raw materials go, gray mop is not all that difficult to procure. In fact, a high end tile company offers it.
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I agree with you, I don't think gray mop is rare to begin with and setting things in pink gold doesn't make it THAT special.
I can only see it as VCA being lazy and not put a lot of creativity and thoughts into this 50th Anniversary release. It's exactly the same limited edition pendant recycled and set into ear clips! VCA is probably banging on purchasers of last year's pendant shelling out more $ for the matching ear clips!
 
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#137
sbelle said:
lol -- and I was thinking the exact opposite!

I have the Magic onyx, so I thought these would work for me because they are the smaller Vintage Alhambra size. I think the look is very different between Magic and Vintage Alhambra. I am certain we could do both. :angel:
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Sbelle, damn you! You've changed my outlook! ;)

HADASSA said:
Cloee, I would say get it, not regret it.
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LOL! HADASSA, sadly, that's become my motto for EVERYTHING!
 
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#139
Do you think it is possible that VCA is offering the onyx LE earrings to draw in new customers? I agree, for all of us who own and collect, the black is not knocking our socks off so to speak. I am going to get them because I do not already own the onyx vintage earring so it will not be a duplication for me. I was thinking that because onyx is so universally loved and purchased , it might be considered a guaranteed home run for VCA in terms of sales and would appeal to some new customers that they are trying to attract to the brand.
Other than that, I agree that their choice for this first LE earring is a mystery. Gray MOP would have been far and away my first choice too!
 
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kewave said:
I agree with you, I don't think gray mop is rare to begin with and setting things in pink gold doesn't make it THAT special.
I can only see it as VCA being lazy and not put a lot of creativity and thoughts into this 50th Anniversary release. It's exactly the same limited edition pendant recycled and set into ear clips! VCA is probably banging on purchasers of last year's pendant shelling out more $ for the matching ear clips!
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Are the ear clips for the 50th anniversary? I certainly hope they have something more special.

HADASSA said:
The other LE will be a pendant - info not yet available.
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Thanks. Unless it is a special/rare stone I can probably skip the pendant then.
 
#150
Hmmm.... has red tiger's eye been offered from VCA before?

Needless to say that I am pretty disappointed but I would need to see it in real life to decide whether I will buy it or not.
 
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