Help me decide- 5 motif vintage Alhambra bracelet or perlee clover diamonds

[jazzyluxe]

Would think the Alhambra piece would look great with your current stack! The perlee may be over shadowed by your love bracelet.

 

[tenshix]

Thank you ALL so much! I am leaning toward the alhambra bracelet and just being mindful of being a bit more careful with it. Still deciding though!

You've got a lot of great advice here, so I just wanted to add my personal experience for your consideration.

The pavè Alhambra motif has a tendency to flip especially in a bracelet due to the heaviness of the diamonds on top, more so in the 5 motif than 6 motif. It doesn’t bother me much on the 6 motif because they’re small and the WG kind of blends in with the diamonds, but the flipped motifs are really obvious in YG and RG. Unless you wear your chain bracelets quite tight so that there’s no room for the motifs to flip, just be aware that this is something you’ll have to constantly adjust on your arm. I know some TPF’ers ended up selling their pavè bracelets for this reason, as it can be annoying to constantly adjust for some. The backside of the pavè motif isn’t nearly as sparkly as the front.

I prefer mine a bit loose so this is just something I’ve come to accept and don’t mind doing when I wear them.

Also just my personal thought but unless you’re very heavy handed and bang your wrists on tables and other objects often I think you’ll be fine with the guilloche. The fine scratches are not that noticeable IMO. Of course that depends on how much you scrutinize the jewelry you wear. The guilloche pattern is stunning and catches light really well, I also like how heavy and substantial it feels.

That being said, the sweet clover bangle is also beautiful and would stack nicely with your Cartier if you like stacking. I like that it’s wearable and casual with a lot of outfits. It’s also easier to take on and off by yourself. Hopefully you can try both on at the store and see which one really speaks to you and is an immediate love. You can’t go wrong with either choice!

 

[DeryaHm]

You've got a lot of great advice here, so I just wanted to add my personal experience for your consideration.

The pavè Alhambra motif has a tendency to flip especially in a bracelet due to the heaviness of the diamonds on top, more so in the 5 motif than 6 motif. It doesn’t bother me much on the 6 motif because they’re small and the WG kind of blends in with the diamonds, but the flipped motifs are really obvious in YG and RG. Unless you wear your chain bracelets quite tight so that there’s no room for the motifs to flip, just be aware that this is something you’ll have to constantly adjust on your arm. I know some TPF’ers ended up selling their pavè bracelets for this reason, as it can be annoying to constantly adjust for some. The backside of the pavè motif isn’t nearly as sparkly as the front.

I prefer mine a bit loose so this is just something I’ve come to accept and don’t mind doing when I wear them.

Also just my personal thought but unless you’re very heavy handed and bang your wrists on tables and other objects often I think you’ll be fine with the guilloche. The fine scratches are not that noticeable IMO. Of course that depends on how much you scrutinize the jewelry you wear. The guilloche pattern is stunning and catches light really well, I also like how heavy and substantial it feels.

That being said, the sweet clover bangle is also beautiful and would stack nicely with your Cartier if you like stacking. I like that it’s wearable and casual with a lot of outfits. It’s also easier to take on and off by yourself. Hopefully you can try both on at the store and see which one really speaks to you and is an immediate love. You can’t go wrong with either choice!

very very good point about the flipping. The underside is also very pretty but definitely not as shiny. But you will definitely be seeing it a lot!

 

[vagabag]

Thank you all so very much for the advice. I ended up with the guilloche and diamond alhambra bracelet! So true about the flipping of the diamond motifs though! I had it sized down and they kept flipping even at that so it's now sent out for resizing again. I hope going down more will fix the issue. The flipping was driving me crazy. I hope the guilloche will wear nicely with time. I'm tempted to get a guilloche pendant to match but also thinking about the pave version. I just love the guilloche as it is so striking and different but all the warnings has had me worried a bit. I can't wait to get my bracelet back and will see how it wears with time. Again, you all have been so great with the feedback - thank you!!

 

[AlexaKate]

Mother of Pearl IS delicate material, my GMOP and diamond alternating 5 motif got dull (only one side of two of the motifs) after it gets wet with soap and water frequently for few months lol and my 7 motif magic pandant, the big white magic motif got a hairline scratch by my toddler (2 yr old)’s nail lol

 

[missie1]

Thank you all so very much for the advice. I ended up with the guilloche and diamond alhambra bracelet! So true about the flipping of the diamond motifs though! I had it sized down and they kept flipping even at that so it's now sent out for resizing again. I hope going down more will fix the issue. The flipping was driving me crazy. I hope the guilloche will wear nicely with time. I'm tempted to get a guilloche pendant to match but also thinking about the pave version. I just love the guilloche as it is so striking and different but all the warnings has had me worried a bit. I can't wait to get my bracelet back and will see how it wears with time. Again, you all have been so great with the feedback - thank you!!

The trick is to get it tight enough so that it had little movement and will remain in place on your arm. I wear all my bracelets like this to prevent them from being a jumbled mess. The only downside is shortened bracelets can’t be combined with necklaces sometimes.

 

[vagabag]

I sized it down and it still has some flipping but is so much better than before!