2018 - 50th ANNIVERSARY of the ALHAMBRA

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Dear ladies,
Has anyone seen the Selfridges limited edition in real? On the pictures carnelian looks quite red. The carnelian I’ve seen in the stores is usually brownish.
My husband is going to London this week-end and I’m torn whether to ask him to get it or not. Thanks!
 
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91B1D221-7BB7-4ED5-BF6F-B07219147607.jpeg Discussing this with my NM rep right now through frantic texting. Can’t decide if I should get it or wait for the possiblility of blue agate. All the eye candy in this thread has stirred me from my dormant VCA obsession.
I remember getting my first MOP and onyx bracelets at the SCP boutique for around $1800 each. Dealing with severe sticker shock right now and trying to justify getting another luxury item that I don’t need, but WANT!!!
 
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jehaga said:
View attachment 4138205 Discussing this with my NM rep right now through frantic texting. Can’t decide if I should get it or wait for the possiblility of blue agate. All the eye candy in this thread has stirred me from my dormant VCA obsession.
I remember getting my first MOP and onyx bracelets at the SCP boutique for around $1800 each. Dealing with severe sticker shock right now and trying to justify getting another luxury item that I don’t need, but WANT!!!
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The Wg/onyx may be my favorite of the 50th anniversary pieces. However, the blue agate is very different, it’s YG and doesn’t have diamonds and is about a 3rd of the price. But the pics look beautiful!
 
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expatwife said:
Dear ladies,
Has anyone seen the Selfridges limited edition in real? On the pictures carnelian looks quite red. The carnelian I’ve seen in the stores is usually brownish.
My husband is going to London this week-end and I’m torn whether to ask him to get it or not. Thanks!
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The carnelian that VCA uses do vary in color from orange (with a tinge of red), to blood red and finally brownish red. I had a carnelian picked up for me once and it was orange; I went to VCA personally and swapped it for blood red. You need to ask the SA and they should be able to get you the right tone of red.
 
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Stardust Andromeda said:
The carnelian that VCA uses do vary in color from orange (with a tinge of red), to blood red and finally brownish red. I had a carnelian picked up for me once and it was orange; I went to VCA personally and swapped it for blood red. You need to ask the SA and they should be able to get you the right tone of red.
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Thank you, I’ll do that! I personally have never seen blood red one-those probably get snatched right away [emoji15]
 
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Natalie j said:
I was at the boutique today. SA told me that there’s one more new stone launching the same time as blue agate. It’s solid YG with a kind of square patterns which they have on a lot of watches, looks like waves. And I was very lucky to be offered rock crystal. It’s more transparent than I expected. [emoji16]

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Rock crystal is gorgeous. Like a Gris mouette color from Hermès? It looks very nice on your wrist (and with your bag).
 
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