RG Guilloche & Carnelian

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#136
AlexaKate said:
Is it just me or the way the lux market has changed and everyone seem to start copying H selling strategy of us customer being “offered” sth???? Kinda annoying actually -.-
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I don't think it's the same way that H "offers" bags to people. If a client has a good open relationship with their SA, the SA and the client will discuss pieces that are coming. People can find out about upcoming pieces from forums like this one. If a person is interested, they can contact the store and ask to either pay or be put on a waiting list, however it is working now. But really anyone can do that, and if there is supply, I think VCA will sell it to them. Generally speaking, VCA does not hoard a ton of pieces, and parcel them out in an exclusive, secretive fashion. I will admit that I have seen VCA do it for very rare and super limited items, such as the rock crystal pieces and the lapis and pave bracelet, and other lapis pieces. However, when they do this, those truly are limited pieces. VCA does not go back and make more on a regular basis to offer on a rare but regular basis. The caveat is who knows what they would do for you if you're a $500K-$1MM a year customer. If that is you, I would guess VCA is your personal jeweler and will make whatever you want them to.
 
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#137
nicole0612 said:
I wonder if they will be numbered like some past LEs. My guess is that it will probably not be limited enough to justify that, but wouldn’t that make it even more fun if so?
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I’ve been wondering why they don’t number the newer LEs. I don’t own the alternating lapis and pave or turquoise and pave, but I don’t believe they were numbered, were they? Whereas the ones from over a decade ago were and I loved that.
 
#138
marbella8 said:
I’ve been wondering why they don’t number the newer LEs. I don’t own the alternating lapis and pave or turquoise and pave, but I don’t believe they were numbered, were they? Whereas the ones from over a decade ago were and I loved that.
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The Selfridges LE is not numbered, so I would guess the lapis/pave and turquoise/pave may not be. Since a number of members have one or the other perhaps they can weigh in. Actually, the way that I initially found out that the RG guilloche and Carnelian would not be LE was when I asked my SA if they would be numbered (assuming not, but hoping they would be), and that was when she shared that it would not be LE, just limited in production.
 
#139
EpiFanatic said:
I don't think it's the same way that H "offers" bags to people. If a client has a good open relationship with their SA, the SA and the client will discuss pieces that are coming. People can find out about upcoming pieces from forums like this one. If a person is interested, they can contact the store and ask to either pay or be put on a waiting list, however it is working now. But really anyone can do that, and if there is supply, I think VCA will sell it to them. Generally speaking, VCA does not hoard a ton of pieces, and parcel them out in an exclusive, secretive fashion. I will admit that I have seen VCA do it for very rare and super limited items, such as the rock crystal pieces and the lapis and pave bracelet, and other lapis pieces. However, when they do this, those truly are limited pieces. VCA does not go back and make more on a regular basis to offer on a rare but regular basis. The caveat is who knows what they would do for you if you're a $500K-$1MM a year customer. If that is you, I would guess VCA is your personal jeweler and will make whatever you want them to.
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I agree with all of this. Supply is low now, they offer what’s available.
 
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#140
nicole0612 said:
The Selfridges LE is not numbered, so I would guess the lapis/pave and turquoise/pave may not be. Since a number of members have one or the other perhaps they can weigh in. Actually, the way that I initially found out that the RG guilloche and Carnelian would not be LE was when I asked my SA if they would be numbered (assuming not, but hoping they would be), and that was when she shared that it would not be LE, just limited in production.
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I have been curious why the LE aren’t numbered. I saw the hammered and carnelian, it was really special, but alas the hammered gold and carnelian combo didn’t suit my wardrobe.
Like you, I would love to know if the alternating paces in LL and turquoise are numbered.
 
#141
marbella8 said:
Thanks, I appreciate it! I have been curious why the LE aren’t numbered. I saw the hammered and carnelian, it was really special, but alas the hammered gold and carnelian combo didn’t suit my wardrobe.
Like you, I would love to know if the alternating paces in LL and turquoise are numbered.
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I have the lapis/pave and I do not believe that it is numbered beyond the usual serial number. The cert was the same as all my other pieces.
 
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