I was told by a NY SA that yg MOP bracelets were sold out in the US. So they may take down items that are not available to order.
Van Cleef & Arpels: Current Worldwide Prices
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There is no schedule of price increases. There was actually a price decrease in the US in Sept. 2016. The prices today are slightly less than the prices prior to that decrease. Sometimes there are pricing adjustments in certain countries due to currency valuations.
OOh, I didn't know they did a price decrease in sept 2016! I wasn't into luxury then
What's the story behind?OOh, I didn't know they did a price decrease in sept 2016! I wasn't into luxury then
I do not know the answer, but one of my thoughts is that they had raised prices more than incomes and other goods had increased and found that their sales were not increasing. The prices look high to me now, so imagine in early 2016 how high they seemed!
Is there a forced shortage of WMOP to introduce PMOP as a new line?
I got caught up in this and paid the higher price before the DECREASE.
Argh I thought it was just me who wasn't getting good service at VCA Singapore! The staff never seem to follow up or want to build a relationship. When I got my WG pave sweet necklace my hubby was told they would text him in a couple of weeks when a 'free gift' came in but they never did (and of cos being a guy he never got the SA contact to follow up
). I also didn't get the travel pouch.My Cartier SA is amazing and I keep gravitating toward Cartier even tho I'm not as big a fan of their designs. If anyone has a good SA at VCA MBS outlet please let me know!
I can see both but for some reason the MOP YG doesn't have a price yet it says contact us but it should be $3,900 since the black onyx is $3,900 now. I couldn't see the hammered this morning though but it's up now, priced at $4,100.
I remember that decrease in 2016. Right before that, VCA increased the price twice in one year, which was odd. At that time there was a trend among international luxury brands such as Chanel and Hermes that they make each country's price parallel so there is no more price advantage/disadvantage to purchase in different countries(not directly related story but anyway, at that time Chanel started jumping the classic bag price to be compared with H lol).
So that was the main reason for that strange 2 time/yr price increase. Additionally I think VCA tried aiming for an ultra luxury brand. However, perhaps they found it is too much (I might be wrong but VA MOP earrings were like $4300 or something) so it's not an attractive enough price for the customers who think about entering into VCA world. (the same reason that Tiffany keeps silver items)
Since then, I kind of observed that VCA keeps the sweet or VA alhambra single motif price attractive and increased the pave, high jewelry and poetic watches more and more.
They think once you consider purchasing the high-side items, you walked deep enough here, already addicted to VCA so no way out but to pay what they ask! lol
At least that's what I've been thinking. Apparently I'm already caught in that trap.
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Yes, very hard to resist once you've fallen in love! I do consider VCA an ultra luxury brand, but of course, Alhambra was a less expensive line meant to appeal to newcomers and younger people (entry level drug
) and those who wanted more casual jewelry. Of course, Alhambra has grown to include more expensive pieces such as Magic pave, too. I agree that the price was creeping up too high prior to the 2016 decrease.I bought my first piece, a solid gold VA bracelet, in Feb. 2016 at $4150 and in September 2016, the price was reduced to $3900, and the new price today is $4100. The onyx and mop yg 5 motifs were $3950, then reduced to 3700 in Sept 2016, price now is $3900. I had written down maybe 20 items I was potentially interested in and happened to save those prices! That's how I can see that most of the new prices are just slightly less than the pre-Sept 2016 prices. Here's hoping these prices will stay for a long time!
^ Interesting! I definitely think their sweet collection is supposed to be entry level, but let’s be honest. It’s still expensive! It’s *all* expensive - $4k bracelets, $10k necklaces.
So easy to lose perspective with our love for VCA. This stuff is all super high end, not just the $20k+ diamond between the finger rings.
So easy to lose perspective with our love for VCA. This stuff is all super high end, not just the $20k+ diamond between the finger rings.
I couldn't agree more. Everything of VCA is very VERY expensive.
Just my old habit from my MBA makes me observe and analyze the strategy development of whatever business fields I'm interested in (I was almost writing my research paper on lux goods. Eventually it was about tech biz though)
Thank you so much for awakening me. After reading your post, I realized that I got numbed by VCA price which is extreme, as I know VCA longer.
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Ugh, that's annoying. I've done that as well which stinks. I did get the two motif pave/RG grey MOP earrings in 2018 and noticed a few months afterwards that they'd gone down about $900. I did complain to my SA, and she was kind enough to give me $900 as a store credit. I wish I'd complained in 2016!