The WoC - Wallet on Chain thread

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#8,101
Annabel's said:
My first WOC - The WOC Boy in Black Caviar from the pre fall 17 collection.

I draw huge inspirations from this thread and finally get to get myself one today. I have a medium and jumbo classic so thought a Boy WOC will add more variety.

I called 6 London boutiques and none of them had it in caviar. The last one I called fortunately has it and when I see her in store; my goodness she's beautiful.

I have many caviar items from Chanel but I absolutely love this new soft matte caviar on the WOC. I feel very fortunate to be able to find this! So beautiful it makes my heart sings!
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Congrats! We are bag twins as I too just purchased this a few days ago :lol: It was the last one in the company at Neiman Marcus and I couldn't believe it was still available. The bag is indeed beautiful. Very classy and understated with the matte caviar :smile: Here's mine...FullSizeRender.jpg
 
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#8,103
I just got this today!!!

Funny enough, I recently ordered this style in the mini and I didn't love it. I adore the Chevron on this WOC though, I think it will be a good casual bag with the darker hardware.

I had 2 minis and returned them since I was not in love with either. I made too many expensive mistakes with the wrong Louis Vuitton bags.

So excited to get this!!!

The style number is A33814Y82258.

I did also get the square WOC. I'll have to post some side by side pics.
 

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Does anyone here own both an older boy WOC and the new version? Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but I swear the new version with the flap that comes all the way down fits just a tiny bit more inside. I seem to be able to fit my eyeglasses now, whereas with the 3/4 flap WOC, it is more difficult.
 
#8,106
jiangjiang said:
Here you go Mia, it's truly stunning, picture does not do its justice. When I was at 31 Rue Cambon, my lovely SA showed me the display bag which was 4 days old, the Color looks more purple than its fresh out of the box. ( we even took the bag outside to see it's true Color) He said it will look like that with use.
The chain has a very matt finish.

Also worth to mention that the caviar is more refined than its usual texture.

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Omg this is such a beautiful woc!
 
#8,107
Does anyone know how well the WOC holds up? I've seen a few older bags with the top corners bent upwards, possibly from supporting the chain (the bag's top edge becomes curved rather than flat). Is this a common issue? Are there any other spots where wear/age shows?
 
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#8,109
Clathrin said:
This is my first WoC so I'm curious, is it normal for the edges of the chain to be this raw? View attachment 3777609
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For those that are curious about the WOC chain - I checked all 5 of mine and they all have raw edges - smoothness varies by leather used. My maroon caviar WOC had a similar look as yours in the beginning but I think they smoothed out a bit after wearing and moving chain thru tube that holds it on bag.

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StarBrite310 said:
Does anyone here own both an older boy WOC and the new version? Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but I swear the new version with the flap that comes all the way down fits just a tiny bit more inside. I seem to be able to fit my eyeglasses now, whereas with the 3/4 flap WOC, it is more difficult.
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A lot of the boy WOCs that have come out lately have the flap go all the way down, but I don't think they're necessarily switching to that style permanently. I think those things just go back and forth.

My one boy WOC from last summer has a 3/4 flap.

Glad to hear that yours with the long flap can fit more!
 
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virida said:
Does anyone know how well the WOC holds up? I've seen a few older bags with the top corners bent upwards, possibly from supporting the chain (the bag's top edge becomes curved rather than flat). Is this a common issue? Are there any other spots where wear/age shows?
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I think WOCs in the classic style that are worn a lot will inevitably have this happen, yes. I don't own the classic style but I do have a reissue WOC in aged calf and I already see it happening with that one [emoji853]

Other WOCs are more structured though. I don't think it will happen with my boy WOC which of course has edging. Also my two recent shimmery reissue WOCs have stiffer leather and I don't think it will happen with those either. Additionally, the Trendy WOCs have the metal plate across the top which provides excellent structure.

In sum, don't go for a classic WOC if you want to avoid this. Or at least go for one in a more rigid caviar. Hope that helps!
 
#8,115
Bought these two WOCs last week.

17B gold camellia
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17B navy envelope
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It has a working turnlock.
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This WOC has no flap zip pocket, which is nice because it means there won't be any indentation on the leather under the flap. It also has no back pocket.
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I think it's stunning and I love the style utterly but I may return it as I was hoping for a more vivid blue. I will also say the leather seems incredibly delicate.
 
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