Yes it was a limited pre launch. NM will be getting it in March / April 2019
2018 - 50th ANNIVERSARY of the ALHAMBRA
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Does anyone know when NM will get the Blue Agate? Im still so confused about how VCA is launching it in the US.
I have been told by my SA at a VCA boutique that if I lost my certificate of authenticity they would re-issue it for me, but it has to be a case where I am shown as the purchaser of piece with that serial number in their computer. If the piece was not purchased by me, or was purchased by me somewhere other than a boutique they will not do it. Of course that is just my experience — others may have a different experience.
I was offered the lapis bracelet at my boutique and I declined. I thought about buying it but I realized I would only be getting it due to it's exclusivity and not because I loved it. It is a beautiful bracelet but I just have a few other items on my wish list that I would prefer to buy over it (now and in long run). I have no idea how limited it is but I would advise to only buy it if you love it. I had to make a decision without seeing bracelet so if you get to see it see how you feel about it in person. Good luck!
The marketing tactics adopted does make it very confusing ... I do agree with @lynne_ross that you should only buy it if you can love it. I had never seen lapis before I bought mine and when I saw it, I knew without a doubt that I could love it. The fact that it was exclusive did play a part in how quick I made my decision.
However, I don’t think some of the other pieces (for e.g. rock crystal or raspberry porcelain) could have elicited the same passion and if offered, regardless of how limited it is, I would have declined.
Now, turquoise would have been another type of addiction ...
The lapis bracelet is beautiful and I think it's a wonderful piece but don't buy it solely based on the perceived exclusivity or an idea that you might be able to recoup its cost at resale if you change your mind down the line. I kind of have this theory, which I shared with a few members here, that VCA deliberately timed the bracelet's release before blue agate for this reason (the much higher price point for a new blue) and is trickling it out to ensure sell through before the blue agate has its worldwide launch...just my theory though!!
Thank you @lynne_ross and @Stardust Andromeda for your suggestions!
I actually saw both in person before and I did love them both! Lapis has always been my favorite color and I have to say, when I see RC in person it surprised me how elegant it is! However, there’re plenty of things that are lovely at vca and I cannot buy everything I want! These add up to 20k and I was considering getting Frivole ring with that price range for example...
I just think the exclusivity would help me prioritize purchases...
I actually saw both in person before and I did love them both! Lapis has always been my favorite color and I have to say, when I see RC in person it surprised me how elegant it is! However, there’re plenty of things that are lovely at vca and I cannot buy everything I want! These add up to 20k and I was considering getting Frivole ring with that price range for example...
I just think the exclusivity would help me prioritize purchases...
Buy only if you absolutely can't live without it and makes your heart flutter. I was offered both the lapis and RC. I didn't like the RC at all and although I liked the lapis it didn't sing to me. I liked it - I didn't love it. Very important to see and try it in real life. I loved the lapis on the pics I was sent. I was sure I was going to buy it. But after I tried it I decided to pass on it.
So are these two bracelet the 50th anniversary limited edition one? Or anything on the website is a permanant collection and I can buy them later?
so confused.
I don’t think they are limited edition. But vca is so unpredictable now so I don’t know if they will be literally “permanent”.