The ring coming is not mine. It was made to order for a client, but my SA got approval from Europe to send it to me so I can try it on. They will then make my size. I was also told it is very limited in production, and these pieces are basically made to order. The ring being sent to me is the only one in the entire company, and I was told that ring was just made. I think lapis is the issue (my guess not from my SA), especially with the best lapis being sourced from Afghanistan. I think if you say you really want a piece and pre-order (e.g. pay), they will make it for you. I was very clear in my text to my SA... "I want to purchase the Hellebore lapis ring." It was not "I am interested in the Hellebore lapis ring." Hence I think that's perhaps why I got good results from my SA. It took my SA about 1.5 weeks to hear back from Europe. If your SA responded to your inquiry so fast, I doubt your SA even checked with Europe so maybe she didn't understand you wanted to purchase one. You are a long time client and have a huge VCA collection, so I am sure they will make a Hellebore piece for you.
I like Rose de Noel, but my issue is the lack of variety in styles. Rose de Noel is mostly earrings and short pendants/clips, both of which are not my base pieces. For a base piece, I need either a big ring or a long necklace. Once I find that, I will then get the matching earrings or bracelet to make a set. Said another way, I would never just buy a pair of earrings without anything to match it, and as you know, I don't wear short pendants. Hence, so far... no Rose de Noel for me.
Then Hellebore came out! A big ring! According to VCA, Hellebore is the extension of Rose de Noel, but with more sparkle using diamonds. That's how it was positioned when it was launched Nov 2020. The launch was limited to Japan and NA, so yes, a very limited collection. Funny thing is when it was first launched, I hated it. Now I love Hellebore.
I would not get pieces you don't love due to pressure. Buy what you love. With any jewelry, there will always be the next piece to chase, so don't fall for the "it is limited" issue. Everything is limited these days. Yes, I heard there was a zodiac line coming out, and some critics were saying "why, there are so many brands now doing zodiacs they were surprised VCA would jump on that bandwagon." I'm not a zodiac person at all, so that's good for me as I have zero interest. I was actually surprised to hear VCA is going a zodiac collection. Their signature is flora or fauna, and this is neither. Maybe they are trying to branch out which is not a bad idea. I would definitely love to see more new collections (how many flower rings does a person really need, right?), but I'm surprised they chose zodiac.
I am more interested in seeing the new Lotus pieces to see if I can make a set of 3. So far though, the new pieces are a bit dainty, but we'll see if others come out.
If you don't love the piece, I definitely would not purchase out of pressure for sure. The right piece and the right time will come.
Plus, there are so many other jewelry brands and gemstones to buy! No VCA available? No problem! Moving on for now!
I knew VCA had done zodiac pendants before, but I looked and they have apparently done them 3 times in the past! Look in the section Fortunate Destiny, and you can see the three editions. I am not into astrology, so I doubt I'd be interested in it unless my symbol was just beautiful in general. But my guess is that they will be yellow gold, so that might not interest us anyway!
Zodiacs - The Heritage Gallery - Van Cleef & Arpels
The Zodiac pieces by Van Cleef & Arpels accompany the dreamers of the world.
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