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I started my Alhambra collection around this time last year. Guilloche was my second piece. 
Opinions needed… I made my first VCA purchase the other day to celebrate a career milestone. I purchased the WG guilloche and the YG/Diamond guilloche bracelets. I know these will scratch and I *think* I can handle it, BUT now I am considering whether I should exchange both for the all diamond 5 motif to avoid the scratching issues with the guilloche. Thoughts and opinions!?
Are you ocd? I loved the guilloche initially but since i am OCD, i have since sold my guilloche pieces and not going back. Much prefer the pave
Oooo love the honesty here haha! I am OCD for sure
I am careful with my things, but I know scratches will bother me on these pieces (as opposed to my Cartier watch, which I just accepted will scratch and I enjoy it). I also want to wear this piece daily and probably not take it off. I’m thinking the guilloche may not fare well.
Same, i am careful but i am also not a crazy person going around babying my things.. and accidents do happen.. the other thing abt guilocche is the DUST. It is super hard to keep it looking spick and span.Oooo love the honesty here haha! I am OCD for sure
So, i gave up and fell out of love. Lol ♡ but it is a process that i had to go through because i LOVed the guilloche so much at first sight. I fell hard in love, then i also fell hard out of love. Terrible me.. lol
Congrats on your new pieces! The all pavé 5 motif is going to be the lowest maintenance piece after the solid hammered ones if you’re worried about scratches. But they do have a tendency to flip since the diamonds are only set on one side, so most of the time you might see the backside which is still a very beautiful snowflake-like design. If you wear your bracelets tight they’ll be less prone to flipping but some people find the tight feeling uncomfortable, so it really depends on your preferences.
However if you love the guilloche design the all pave bracelet won’t replace that and you might still be yearning for it. If you plan to stack the guilloche bracelets with anything else they will eventually have hairline scratches but most of us here don’t scrutinize their jewelry to that extent. All gold pieces eventually will show some wear depending on how you wear it and the frequency, it all depends on your lifestyle. The guilloche pattern is also beautiful and shiny in its own way, so you should determine which look you love the best and what suits your lifestyle right now. Good luck!
@TeeCee77 First of all many congrats on the career milestone! Welcome to the rabbit hole we call VCA where once you start you can’t stop. Period
Jokes apart, since these are your first VCA pieces, I have to ask - are you sure you want 5 motifs if you are OCD? The reason I ask is because most 5-motifs are fragile because they are stones that require some level of maintenance unless it’s the all pave or the hammered 5-motifs. If you go for the latter two, as @tenshix mentioned, would it bother you that the motifs flip constantly?
I wear my 5 motifs super loose and I don’t mind the 5-motifs flipping although I have to admit I love my structured bracelets so much better and find them low maintenance. Most of us here have learnt from our initial mistakes and are learning along the way! What I love about this forum is that we also get the chance to learn from others experiences and avoid certain mistakes.
At the end of it, I will say this. If the two bracelets you bought were instant love, keep them and wear the heck out of them. So what if there are scratches? No one is noticing them except you. Life is too short to have regrets. My motto? Wear the bling already
Completely agree with everything you said especially this part!!At the end of it, I will say this. If the two bracelets you bought were instant love, keep them and wear the heck out of them. So what if there are scratches? No one is noticing them except you. Life is too short to have regrets. My motto? Wear the bling already
@TeeCee77 First of all many congrats on the career milestone! Welcome to the rabbit hole we call VCA where once you start you can’t stop. Period
Jokes apart, since these are your first VCA pieces, I have to ask - are you sure you want 5 motifs if you are OCD? The reason I ask is because most 5-motifs are fragile because they are stones that require some level of maintenance unless it’s the all pave or the hammered 5-motifs. If you go for the latter two, as @tenshix mentioned, would it bother you that the motifs flip constantly?
I wear my 5 motifs super loose and I don’t mind the 5-motifs flipping although I have to admit I love my structured bracelets so much better and find them low maintenance. Most of us here have learnt from our initial mistakes and are learning along the way! What I love about this forum is that we also get the chance to learn from others experiences and avoid certain mistakes.
At the end of it, I will say this. If the two bracelets you bought were instant love, keep them and wear the heck out of them. So what if there are scratches? No one is noticing them except you. Life is too short to have regrets. My motto? Wear the bling already
sorry for my dumb question: what means OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It's actually a psychological condition, but it's often casually used when someone gets bothered by small things that most people wouldn't notice or care about.
Hiii I purchased my WG pendant last week and I’m scared of scratches or fading im sooo undecided bw the two. How has yours held up?
I actually haven’t been wearing it 24/7 and only wearing it when I’m going out of the house as I change the setting of the necklace depending on what top I’m wearing! Mine still looks brand new though. I have slept in it multiple times when I cba to take it off but not showered in it - I’m still keen to know the wearability of it though!