Share Your Latest VCA Purchase

[Opaldreamz888]

I love the way this looks with the lion worn as a shorter pendant with the 20! It reminds me of seeing people wear a Magic pendant short with a 20, and I like that a lot, too!

@DS2006 thank you so much! Me too, i love layering them together, it matches very well, and i dont know what you think, but , i prefer to wear my animal pins as pendants.

 

[Opaldreamz888]

I just checked VCA website and they have the lion:

Lucky Animals Lion clip - VCARP2AQ00 - Van Cleef & Arpels

Lucky Animals Lion clip, 18K yellow gold, tiger eye, onyx.

www.vancleefarpels.com

Three here say they are obsidian: (pig, rabbit & cat)

search-result - Van Cleef & Arpels

www.vancleefarpels.com

Thanks for the knowledge that some come in obsidian

edit:
I didn’t click on the lion at first … it’s not available

I would love ❤ it if they made them smaller and as real pendants ..

@hers4eva
Aww! Keep checking back, or ask your SA to look out for one for you, yeah, hes hard to find and he's the last one that hasnt been turned to obsidian, even the cat is now? Im sad about that, even tho i promised myself im happy with what i have, i secretly still love the cat, but not if her tail is no longer tiger eye

 

[DS2006]

@DS2006 thank you so much! Me too, i love layering them together, it matches very well, and i dont know what you think, but , i prefer to wear my animal pins as pendants.

I don't have one yet, but that's actually my favorite way!

 

[Opaldreamz888]

Thank you! This was super helpful to know your thoughts on the Trace chain.
I plan to get the WG Very Large Frivole pave pendant, and it looks like they used the Trace chain. I'm a bit worried it will be too dainty. I'd love to see some comparison photos.

I think the hummingbird will be perfect on the side of a 20!
I could not figure out how to hook it properly, but @nicole0612 was a genius and showed us how.
Here is my panda using @nicole0612 's method. The clasp is basically what the clip is connected to. It’s brilliant. She has clips too, so hoping she'll post her clips here to share. It’s been a while, and I can't seem to find her photos.

View attachment 5326477View attachment 5326478

@BigAkoya here are some pics i took. I dont know the name of the thicker VCA chain , so im calling it thick VCA chain for reference. On trying them out all at the same time, i think you could actually use the trace chain for your panda, its worth a shot to the store. I wonder if they sell the thicker VCA chain separately? That chain is much more substantial. But the trace chain is super shiny and nice, i love it too. You can see how the links in the DY chain are tighter, so its sturdier. Though i realize its hard to find this link style anymore. Ao its up to you, i would try all the chains in the VCA store. I wonder if they sell different types of chains, i have not looked into all of them at the store myself.

 

[Opaldreamz888]

I don't have one yet, but that's actually my favorite way!

@DS2006 agreed

 

[DS2006]

Another chain idea for these pendants would be a beaded (ball) chain since they have the beaded edges. It would have to be large enough for the weight, of course. (I like the chain you have, but I was just mentioning it for others who might be looking at chains.)

 

[BigAkoya]

@BigAkoya here are some pics i took. I dont know the name of the thicker VCA chain , so im calling it thick VCA chain for reference. On trying them out all at the same time, i think you could actually use the trace chain for your panda, its worth a shot to the store. I wonder if they sell the thicker VCA chain separately? That chain is much more substantial. But the trace chain is super shiny and nice, i love it too. You can see how the links in the DY chain are tighter, so its sturdier. Though i realize its hard to find this link style anymore. Ao its up to you, i would try all the chains in the VCA store. I wonder if they sell different types of chains, i have not looked into all of them at the store myself.

Thank you so much! This is super super helpful. I like all these chains, but I like the thick chain the best.
I will ask my VCA for chain options for the Frivole pendant. I want something 30" or 32".

This is the Frivole pendant I will get. See how thin the chain is in the photo? Do you think it's your trace chain?
I know the photo is not the best. Your trace chain actually looks thicker than the chain in the photo.
Frivole clip pendant, very large model White gold, Diamond- Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)

Also, does your little lion guy flip? If he does, you can get these silicon earring posts and put one through each pin thread. It's not the prettiest (it's ugly to me), hence I almost never wear my little panda at the bottom of my 20 anymore. I always wear my panda hanging off the side of my 20.

For the Frivole pendant, I plan to ask VCA to make loops on the actual flower to convert it to a true pendant. I'll purchase the chain and have VCA attach it, similar to how the small flower pendant chain is attached to the flower.
This means the chain I purchase will be permanently attached to the Frivole pendant, but I want it that way. I want a true pendant. My true wish would be to put the Frivole pendant on a bale so it can slide like a true pendant. However, due to the design of the flower, a bale will look ugly and destroy the "flower" design.

Here is a photo of the silicon earring posts I as stoppers to prevent my little panda guy from doing acrobatics.
See how ugly it is? I don't want to do that to my Frivole flower.

 

[BigAkoya]

Another chain idea for these pendants would be a beaded (ball) chain since they have the beaded edges. It would have to be large enough for the weight, of course. (I like the chain you have, but I was just mentioning it for others who might be looking at chains.)
View attachment 5326553

It looks like the little lion's mane!

 

[rk4265]

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Here is my special piece.

 

[ThisVNchick]

@hers4eva
Aww! Keep checking back, or ask your SA to look out for one for you, yeah, hes hard to find and he's the last one that hasnt been turned to obsidian, even the cat is now? Im sad about that, even tho i promised myself im happy with what i have, i secretly still love the cat, but not if her tail is no longer tiger eye

Yes, unfortunately, the TE tail on the cat has turned into MO. When my SA alerted me of the swap out, I went on the hunt last summer and there was only two cat pins left with TE tails in the US. The MO looked very flat whereas the TE has a beautiful shine and pairs much better with the onyx.

 

[Opaldreamz888]

Another chain idea for these pendants would be a beaded (ball) chain since they have the beaded edges. It would have to be large enough for the weight, of course. (I like the chain you have, but I was just mentioning it for others who might be looking at chains.)
View attachment 5326553

Another chain idea for these pendants would be a beaded (ball) chain since they have the beaded edges. It would have to be large enough for the weight, of course. (I like the chain you have, but I was just mentioning it for others who might be looking at chains.)
View attachment 5326553

@DS2006
That is a beautiful style
Chain! Love it, i always wanted one of those

 

[Newbie2016]

Sweet Alhambra white gold…
…now I want the vintage one!

 

[TankerToad]

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Here is my special piece. View attachment 5326845

Breathtaking ❤️

 

[lana9993]

Just got my first 5 motif Alhambra bracelet and I am obsessed. Definitely won't be my everyday stack, but it is nice to admire

View attachment 5291225

Why would you not recommend as an everyday stack? I have a JuC and a love bracelet and was thinking of adding the Guilloche. Would it be very prone to scratching?

 

[floridamama]

Why would you not recommend as an everyday stack? I have a JuC and a love bracelet and was thinking of adding the Guilloche. Would it be very prone to scratching?

Yes , guilloche is prone to getting scratched.