Just placed my order for my 5-motif hammered YG bracelet today. My SA said it should come in within 3 months or less. Can’t wait! 
Hammered Gold Alhambra - Still a long wait?
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I am going on my 3rd month since ordering my bracelet. Hope it gets here soon.Just placed my order for my 5-motif hammered YG bracelet today. My SA said it should come in within 3 months or less. Can’t wait!
I picked up my hammered YG pendant a couple of weeks ago. I ordered back in August and it came within 5 weeks. I decided to have it lengthened which took a week and now it’s the perfect length. It my first VCA piece and I love it! Now I want to add the 5 motif hammered YG bracelet.
I’m not a lucky person…like, never won anything in my entire life. But for whatever reason I’ve been extremely lucky with Alhambra hammered rose gold.
I was on waiting list for a vintage 10-motif for 3 weeks only…original person who ordered no longer wanted it, and two other people on waitlist ahead of me declined. Then ordered hammered RG vintage 5-motif bracelet which came in 3 months. Last week I went into the store to receive my bracelet and get it sent out for resizing. Another customer of my SA had ordered the hammered RG vintage earrings. My SA let me try them on and I fell in love. SA said they would take 9-12 months to fulfill. I decided that I would order a pair, but would wait until my bracelet came back in (about 2 weeks). Got a text yesterday that the other customer no longer wanted the earrings and they were available for me to purchase. Going to pick up my new earring babies today Will be wearing the full set (necklace, earrings, and bracelet) by the end of this month.
And now I need a serious VCA break!
I was on waiting list for a vintage 10-motif for 3 weeks only…original person who ordered no longer wanted it, and two other people on waitlist ahead of me declined. Then ordered hammered RG vintage 5-motif bracelet which came in 3 months. Last week I went into the store to receive my bracelet and get it sent out for resizing. Another customer of my SA had ordered the hammered RG vintage earrings. My SA let me try them on and I fell in love. SA said they would take 9-12 months to fulfill. I decided that I would order a pair, but would wait until my bracelet came back in (about 2 weeks). Got a text yesterday that the other customer no longer wanted the earrings and they were available for me to purchase. Going to pick up my new earring babies today
Will be wearing the full set (necklace, earrings, and bracelet) by the end of this month.And now I need a serious VCA break!
It probably depends on the demand of your local boutique as well, on how long it will take. A boutique that is well-visited has probably a longer wait list. Where is your boutique? I’m in Asia and was told it will arrive before Xmas (2.5 months). Let’s see how true that is…
I ordered from the one in Las Vegas. The SA said he hasn't seen any of those bracelets come in at all. I expected Vegas to be a location that gets many, but so far it doesn't seem that way.
Vegas have prob the busiest stores. I was quoted 6 months for the Guilloche 5 motifs and ended up bought the item through online customer service.
Yes my local boutique said the hammered is the most popular bracelet and the wait is 9-12 months! Whereas the guilloche is 4-6 months. I really can’t see paying 100% for something and waiting for up to a year to get it! I’m really struggling with waiting 4-6 mos for the guilloche!
Yeah, it is annoying waiting this long for an item and having to prepay for it. I paid for the hammered 5-motifs in full to beat a future price increase which will most likely happen during the wait. Even though I’m not thrilled to wait this long, I’m actually ok with it. I guess, I have enough other fine jewelry to rotate between, hence I’m not in a rush. 😆
Such a reasonable and patient person you are and a good way to look at it! I think my impatience is misplaced placed, honestly. At least I know there’s a bracelet coming and around when it’s coming. Whereas my wait for my bag can end today or never 
So, they told me that it could still be another 2 months or so (4-5 total), but something else on my wishlist came along in the meantime. I moved my deposit on the hammered to the earrings I had been watching for instead and can pick them up soon!
They told me it could still be quite a while, so I decided to jump on something else I had been watching for that came in now. Next time…
Has anyone seen the sweet alhambra pendant in all pink gold (no stone version) in stores? I contacted 2 different SAs and they said that there is no stock in the USA. My 2 other SAs in Japan and Korea also said that it is out of stock nationwide. VCA Online Store is also always out of stock with order by phone being the only option. However, whenever I called customer service they informed me that it was out of stock and do not know when it will restock. They also said that it is not available to pre-order or waitlisted. Is there a possibility this necklace is going to be discontinued since it is so hard to get lately?
No, it will not be discontinued. This happens on a rolling basis with very popular items. They are available to be purchased for awhile with pre-order status (you pay, and wait for it to be made), until the preorder list fills up, then it seems that they work on fulfilling the orders on the waitlist before accepting new pre-orders.
She is absolutely correct. I tried to get the gold Vintage Alhambra pendant earlier this year and couldn’t. They stopped the pre-orders. It opened back up this past summer and I was able to order and receive it. Took about two and a half weeks for it to arrive. Same with the bracelets. My SA texted me a couple of weeks ago that the pre-orders opened back up for earrings and bracelets. It will come back around for the sweet so I would keep checking.