VCA is very popular but there is very little gold, and MOP though beautiful is not a precious stone. It also does not have the durability of a diamond if you want to wear it all the time. If you wear it in the shower some shampoos and conditioners could damage it, so it would not be a carefree piece IMO!!
What surprised me was how light weight and frail some VCA pieces were!
Hard decision though because it is classic and beautiful!