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Hello everyone, I'm very new to special orders so sorry in advance if I'm asking a repetitive question.
This GMOP bracelet below has been my dream piece, but unfortunately it is out of my budget.
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I'm thinking about the combination of GMOP x solid rose gold without the diamonds (or guilloche or even another stone like WMOP), hoping to have a similar look with a lower price, but I'm not sure if it's doable or how it would turn out. I've searched through this thread and saw that someone has placed a similar SO on this bracelet without the diamonds but I couldn't find any photos. It would be much appreciated if you guys can share your thoughts or even photos on this. Many thanks :smile:
 
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Violetsandcoco said:
What is the difference between SO and MTO?
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There’s a list of preapproved special orders. There’s a picture of the list in this thread. Although the the pic is pretty old now. I don’t know if it’s changed. Does anyone have an updated picture of it?

it includes things like onyx with white gold.

things outside of that people have been calling made to order. Hth!
 
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chiaoapple said:
I submitted probably around… April or May? Heard in June (?) that it’s approved but thus far no quote. It’s all a bit hazy as it just seems like an interminable drama!

Yes, there is a specific dollar amount of spend in your history to qualify you for a SO (not sure if that also applies to “MTO”, i.e. the designs which are in the preapproved list).

I think the exact amount may vary from country to country, but I believe it would be the equivalent of around USD 100,000. If a customer does not yet qualify, I believe the SA would just decline outright rather than send the request to HQ for vetting.
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Ah! I have not heard a dollar amount before but I thought with all the hoopla lately around time and trying to make the process special again that it would be much higher.

My SA called yesterday to tell me that my SO has been approved! I am not sure even how much it will be because I was so excited that I approved it without even asking. Hopefully it won't be too long to receive it. I don't have much in the regular line on my wish list so I asked for 3 more SOs yesterday. I'm super curious on how long these will take to get word back because one of them is a pretty big design change and not just a different metal or stone.
 
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jenaps said:
There’s a list of preapproved special orders. There’s a picture of the list in this thread. Although the the pic is pretty old now. I don’t know if it’s changed. Does anyone have an updated picture of it?

it includes things like onyx with white gold.

things outside of that people have been calling made to order. Hth!
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I thought it was the other way around. LOL! The pre-approved pieces were Made To Order and the ones off that list were special orders. But I don’t think it matters that much. When you talk to your SA they will know what you mean. The piece I am waiting on is not on the list and I keep referring to it as an SO with my SA. That’s what she calls it too. In the end I don’t think it matters, Only whether it gets approved.

I think it does matter if you already have pieces like it and you want to complete a set.
 
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mocktail said:
In case it helps anyone, I was able to get an MTO approved as my very first purchase (so $0 spend history) :flowers: I had to prepay 50%.
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Thank you for sharing this! I don’t have a purchase history yet and am considering what will be my first order. Do you mind sharing what you ordered? When I read this yesterday I confused your posts and another poster, and had in my head that you ordered the GMOP bracelet, but now I see that you didn’t actually share what you ordered. Just curious! Thank you again for sharing.
 
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Julezah said:
Thank you for sharing this! I don’t have a purchase history yet and am considering what will be my first order. Do you mind sharing what you ordered? When I read this yesterday I confused your posts and another poster, and had in my head that you ordered the GMOP bracelet, but now I see that you didn’t actually share what you ordered. Just curious! Thank you again for sharing.
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I got a 5 motif bracelet in hammered white gold :love:
 
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EpiFanatic said:
I thought it was the other way around. LOL! The pre-approved pieces were Made To Order and the ones off that list were special orders. But I don’t think it matters that much. When you talk to your SA they will know what you mean. The piece I am waiting on is not on the list and I keep referring to it as an SO with my SA. That’s what she calls it too. In the end I don’t think it matters, Only whether it gets approved.

I think it does matter if you already have pieces like it and you want to complete a set.
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Ha you could be right! I agree my SA calls them both SO’s! I don’t know if they have a name for the type of special order or not.

Has any one tried to place a rhodonite special order yet?!?
 
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jenaps said:
There’s a list of preapproved special orders. There’s a picture of the list in this thread. Although the the pic is pretty old now. I don’t know if it’s changed. Does anyone have an updated picture of it?

it includes things like onyx with white gold.

things outside of that people have been calling made to order. Hth!
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Thank you!
 
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