Cartier Love Bracelet & Pandora Bracelet Issue

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#16
I don't think you can "ruin" gold.

It will become scuffed and look "worn" w/ time, but I don't think it's ruining it in any way. Rings develop scuffs over time as well as, patina. Are they ruined? No...they have "history". Same could be said about your Cartier bracelet. The more scratches it has, the more love it's received!

To keep it looking new would be not to wear it, but admire it in the box, & what's the point of that?

The bracelets are very different from one another. I don't think it's fair to compare, or call "Pandora" cheap .......especially since some of the gold beads can run up to the $700 range. Fill a bracelet with those & you're well over the price of a plain gold Love Bracelet, kwim?

Both are beautiful and both have their own "charm". I think if you're greatest worry is scuffing the bracelet, you really have nothing to worry about.
 
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#17
How about those of you with Love bracelets AND Pandora bracelets post photos of the two being worn together? Would love to see and give my honest opinion, and then so can others ... ?
 
#18
charleston-mom said:
I would wear the love bangle by itself. I agree the pandora bracelet would cheapen the look. Frankly, if I had a love bangle, I think I would toss everything else - LOL!
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As I like to tease my husband: It's the first and last bracelet he'll ever buy me because it's screwed on and I won't wear anything else with it.
Bye bye dreams of a diamond tennis bracelet. So it really was a "good value" buy. LOL!
 
#19
my pandora bracelet is very sweet and has sentimental value, ALSO, i dont see how it could cheapen the love bracelet.. I dont wear the pandora everyday because its kinda big and it bothers me to type in it but i do wear it on the weekends.. I would love to see some pictures.. Does anyone have both =)
 
#20
I know the bangle will get scratched with every day wear but I kind of think its a rite of passage for you to do the scratching KWIM? So if you know something is going to accelerate it why wear it together, when you can prolong the inevitable as long as you can? maybe after it gets really worn I would wear the bracelets together but maybe consider wearing the love bracelet with your watch? I would worry because I've been told not to wear different metals together everyday, because sterling is a lot softer as well as 18k gold so becuase of the odd shapes of the pandora charms you may damage both. they also say that with rings in regards to stacking. I think occassionally wearing it with your love bangle is nice but I wouldn't do it everyday in regards to taking care of both of them. I personally try to keep my stuff looking like new as long as possible, so this is where my opinion is coming from. eitehr case wear it in good health!
 
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Cheryl said:
my pandora bracelet is very sweet and has sentimental value, ALSO, i dont see how it could cheapen the love bracelet.. I dont wear the pandora everyday because its kinda big and it bothers me to type in it but i do wear it on the weekends.. I would love to see some pictures.. Does anyone have both =)
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i took this pic right after receiving my pandora on our anniversary, so i don't have pics of the one from xmas/hanukkah yet, but at least it gives you an idea.
 

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#24
Contessa said:
Nice bracelets OGC!!! Looks great together.

Verdict is still out on the offence and "love" bit!
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haha. fair enough!

maybe if i get around to it today, i will take some pics of the new pandora as well. i was planning on heading over to the store and buying a new bead for the one shown in the pic. but the new one i am not allowed. only my husband and daughter will be picking out beads for that pandora. :yahoo:
 
#25
onegirlcreative said:
haha. fair enough!

maybe if i get around to it today, i will take some pics of the new pandora as well. i was planning on heading over to the store and buying a new bead for the one shown in the pic. but the new one i am not allowed. only my husband and daughter will be picking out beads for that pandora. :yahoo:
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My best friend treated herself to the Pandora MOP heart bead- looks quite plain on their website, but fabulous IRL (and I'm not a hearty-heart person), but b/c it's MOP, it reflects the light and changes colors!

Please post pics though!
 
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Contessa said:
My best friend treated herself to the Pandora MOP heart bead- looks quite plain on their website, but fabulous IRL (and I'm not a hearty-heart person), but b/c it's MOP, it reflects the light and changes colors!

Please post pics though!
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ok, i am new to pandora so what does MOP stand for? :shrugs:

on my black one, the one bead that my husband chose is the one with the rhinestones all the way around to reflect my birthstone (which is diamond, btw...:graucho:) and the one my daughter chose has hearts all the way around as well. i wonder if that's the one you're talking about?
 
#27
onegirlcreative said:
ok, i am new to pandora so what does MOP stand for? :shrugs:

on my black one, the one bead that my husband chose is the one with the rhinestones all the way around to reflect my birthstone (which is diamond, btw...:graucho:) and the one my daughter chose has hearts all the way around as well. i wonder if that's the one you're talking about?
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Apologies m'lady! MOP stands for "mother of pearl"!

Is your hearts bead mother of pearl hearts? Apparently, its very interesting!

Your daughter sounds sweet! My DH's birthstone is diamond as well...but since he doesn't wear them, I have him toss them my way ;)
 
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onegirlcreative said:
ok, i am new to pandora so what does MOP stand for? :shrugs:

on my black one, the one bead that my husband chose is the one with the rhinestones all the way around to reflect my birthstone (which is diamond, btw...:graucho:) and the one my daughter chose has hearts all the way around as well. i wonder if that's the one you're talking about?
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I am going to take a guess, since it comes up often in the VCA thread, and say mother of pearl.
 
#30
Contessa said:
Is your hearts bead mother of pearl hearts? Apparently, its very interesting!
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nope. it's the sterling silver with the hearts all the way around. she even told me the name when i opened it, and already i have forgotten. how sad. lol

but, i think pandora bracelets are interesting and i love that it gives my husband and my daughter the opportunity to pick out a charm that says something about them, and it's fun for them. but honestly? i doubt i'll ever truly get into them completely. which is odd, because i see women wearing like 4 or 5 filled pandora bracelets at a time and they look fabulous—on them. i just think on me, it would look ridiculous. i guess overall, it's not really my style, but fun to wear every now and then.

BTW, i did get another charm yesterday for my tan bracelet. a murano? i think that's what it's called. really nice.
 
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