I'm not an expert on these watches but the way the screws fit on the back looks a little cheap to me.
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The hinge looks good and neat - the fake ones have clunky hinges. If it's gold then it's almost 100% likely to be real. The fake ones are only gold plated.
Hello all,
I have recently bought this VCA pendant from a second-hand dealer based in Japan. As this is my first VCA purchase, i am worried about its authenticity due to the length of its necklace. Could anyone help to authenticate this necklace? Thank you so much
I have recently bought this VCA pendant from a second-hand dealer based in Japan. As this is my first VCA purchase, i am worried about its authenticity due to the length of its necklace. Could anyone help to authenticate this necklace? Thank you so much
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What's wrong with the length? They have a very long chain. I love malachite!Hello all,
I have recently bought this VCA pendant from a second-hand dealer based in Japan. As this is my first VCA purchase, i am worried about its authenticity due to the length of its necklace. Could anyone help to authenticate this necklace? Thank you so much
i love it too, which is why i bought it the moment i saw it!!
I feel that it's longer than the normal pendants which i had tried in the boutiques. Thus i wasn't sure...
I feel that it's longer than the normal pendants which i had tried in the boutiques. Thus i wasn't sure...
I think this was a "limited edition". Unless you find someone with the exact same necklace I'm not sure you're going to be satisfied. Is it solid gold and a real diamond? Fakes rarely use the real materials. The malachite does look lovely...the millegrain edge around the diamond looks very fine. When you work with premium jewellery like I do you start to notice that the great jewellers really do get everything perfect!
Thank you for your reply!
Yes you are right!!! Its 2013 limited edition) yes i also feel that it looks ok except the chain is 42-46cm insead of 38-42 cm, thus a bit concerned...im going to get it engraved later, hopefully the boutique could help me check the authenticity before working on it?
Yes you are right!!! Its 2013 limited edition
) yes i also feel that it looks ok except the chain is 42-46cm insead of 38-42 cm, thus a bit concerned...im going to get it engraved later, hopefully the boutique could help me check the authenticity before working on it? 
Hello,
Can you please authenticate this? Thanks in advance
Item: AUTH VAN CLEEF & ARPELS VCA ALHAMBRA 18K GOLD ONYX PENDANT NECKLACE W/RECEIPT
Item no.141450733880
Link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/141450733880?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Seller: nyfemme
Can you please authenticate this? Thanks in advance
Item: AUTH VAN CLEEF & ARPELS VCA ALHAMBRA 18K GOLD ONYX PENDANT NECKLACE W/RECEIPT
Item no.141450733880
Link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/141450733880?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Seller: nyfemme
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400788498632
hi can anyone authenticate this? Received today so I can send better/more pics if needed. Looks right but was price too good to be true? Thanks everyone! this is my fav forum!
hi can anyone authenticate this? Received today so I can send better/more pics if needed. Looks right but was price too good to be true? Thanks everyone! this is my fav forum!
Hi everyone - my husband's mother gave him a watch as a gift and it's raising a couple red flags for me, so I was hoping someone here might be able to tell me if it's a fake. It was purchased while she was on a cruise in the Caribbean. It's supposed to be a Philip Stein watch, but here are the things based on my research, that don't add up for me:
-There is no serial number, anywhere
-The "trademark" and "registered" markings on this watch do not match those of authentic watches I've looked at from reputable dealers (the box itself has no trademark or register markings)
-The supposed "frequency" chips, of whatever they are supposed to be, look like little pieces of copper instead of what authentic retailers describe them as (no markings or anything, they look beat up, etc..)
-The box came with no instruction booklet or card or any literature at all, just the box, the case & the watch.
What do you think?? Thanks!!
-There is no serial number, anywhere
-The "trademark" and "registered" markings on this watch do not match those of authentic watches I've looked at from reputable dealers (the box itself has no trademark or register markings)
-The supposed "frequency" chips, of whatever they are supposed to be, look like little pieces of copper instead of what authentic retailers describe them as (no markings or anything, they look beat up, etc..)
-The box came with no instruction booklet or card or any literature at all, just the box, the case & the watch.
What do you think?? Thanks!!
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Found a seller on ebay who is trying to sell the exact same watch, but the box is different - suspicions mounting...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILIP-STEI...=100011&prg=11353&rk=1&rkt=10&sd=141077601458
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILIP-STEI...=100011&prg=11353&rk=1&rkt=10&sd=141077601458
This looks ok to me. Nothing obviously wrong.Hello,
Can you please authenticate this? Thanks in advance
Item: AUTH VAN CLEEF & ARPELS VCA ALHAMBRA 18K GOLD ONYX PENDANT NECKLACE W/RECEIPT
Item no.141450733880
Link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/141450733880?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Seller: nyfemme
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