I think they seem backed up as our turquoise special order 10 motif which we had to send back as it was made in the wrong gold is still not back yet. Hopefully we get it soon.
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Wow! You got that approved? I had been trying for years (long time collector) and have been denied several times for WG but I was offered yellow.
Awww, I would be so disappointed. I just reached the threshold last year, as they stopped taking SOs
Ooh thank you, would she or anyone else share pictures from that time? Can’t seem to find any when I search for it! @Notorious Pink i would love to see! Also do you mind me asking your prespend to be offered that SO?
Does anyone know if they would do a special order sweet alhambra hammered in either white or yellow gold?
Yes. Currently all made to order and special orders are on hold until further notice. In addition, there is a pre-spending requirement to qualify (unknown what it will be when they restart). Also, for special orders (which this would be), Paris headquarters would need to approve the request. Unless it is the sweet 16, the WG pave sweet options may be the more economical option vs white gold sweet hammered SOs in the big picture, if you are open to that.
This implies answer may be yes, but want to ask more directly. Has anyone had an SO to complete a LE set approved? An example of what I mean could be a alternating paved RC or pietersite bracelet.
For practical purposes and lucidity, I would also layer on this:
1) Requests that were officially approved AND invoiced, ideally also completed. (There have been multiple cases I know of where SOs were verbally approved, or specific changes were suggested by Paris for approval, and in the end when it was time for the invoice, there had been a misunderstanding and it was not able to be created after all. I also know of one case where an item was paid for and then cancelled after 2 years due to “lack of materials”.)
2) Approvals within the last 2-3 years, as we know some rare LEs like pink porcelain were approved in some cases going slightly further back, but are no longer approved except maybe in a very unicorn Client situation. I will be interested to hear distant experiences as well, but I don’t think we can correlate that to the current situation.
I can give an example of one rare stone approval, invoiced and completed (purchased by my friend, from a European boutique), though not the LE stones mentioned. A special order of a vintage Alhambra necklace with chrysoprase, completed in 2024, but the price was truly outrageous and I believe the wait was ~3 years.
Very interested. I have lots of dreams. But better if I knew what would be possible and what not. I dream of Pietersite earrings …