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Ylesiya said:
I am very nerdy so I went to check out the setting of the VA earrings. It is actually designed in such a way that the light has to be blocked no matter how the earring is sitting on the ear.

I did a quick sketch to illustrate this:
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What I am trying to show is that even if motif is sitting a bit below your earlobe (which can happen depending on where the hole and pin are), the bottom part is covered by the backing to which the lever is attached and there's even a bit extra metal. This basically makes sure that when you wear the earrings with translucent stones, the colour would be even (except for maybe super bright direct light). And this is what I see IRL with that carnelian pair I own.

Coming back to the complaints about BA earrings: most of the pics I've seen myself were taken in harsh boutique lighting which does not illustrate how the stone behaves in normal life. Even in my own experience I saw how different my unfortunate bracelet looked at the store and in my bedroom: like two totally different pieces. One neon bright blue, another one deep royal blue. No wonder people were upset when they saw their 30+% SOs but I would love to see how these look when actually worn IRL and I bet they would look different.
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VCA can make anything; they are master jewelers. They just don’t want to make the piece (at least not at the moment).

The story I heard was the complaints were from clients who ordered BA earrings; they were not happy when they saw them and rejected them. It was not from just looking at 10s and 20s. My guess is the stone color variation in blue agate contributed to this rejection as well.

VCA's primary goal is to maximize revenue & profit. My opinion is VCA does not want to deal with a $5K SO item that has a high rejection rate. They would then be stuck with a pair of earrings they now have to sell.

I don't blame VCA; I would do the same if it were my company.
VCA knows they will not lose a sale; if no BA earrings, the client will just pick another earring or piece and VCA knows that. The client does not walk away saying "BA earrings are the only thing from VCA I want."

I do hope they start making BA earrings again, and also allow WG BA in a 20. I would love a WG BA set; BA is such a happy blue!
Of course, VVIPs get anything they want, so rules don’t necessarily apply to them.

I think since you don't have to have a perfect match, guilloche would be nice for earrings. It would stay in the "happy pop" theme. Hammered gold would work too, but for BA, I think guilloche kind of gives it more a fun vibe. There is also YG pave too; lots of options for you!
 
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BigAkoya said:
VCA can make anything; they are master jewelers. They just don’t want to make the piece (at least not at the moment).

The story I heard was the complaints were from clients who ordered BA earrings; they were not happy when they saw them and rejected them. It was not from just looking at 10s and 20s. My guess is the stone color variation in blue agate contributed to this rejection as well.

VCA's primary goal is to maximize revenue & profit. My opinion is VCA does not want to deal with a $5K SO item that has a high rejection rate. They would then be stuck with a pair of earrings they now have to sell.

I don't blame VCA; I would do the same if it were my company.
VCA knows they will not lose a sale; if no BA earrings, the client will just pick another earring or piece and VCA knows that. The client does not walk away saying "BA earrings are the only thing from VCA I want."

I do hope they start making BA earrings again, and also allow WG BA in a 20. I would love a WG BA set; BA is such a happy blue!
Of course, VVIPs get anything they want, so rules don’t necessarily apply to them.

I think since you don't have to have a perfect match, guilloche would be nice for earrings. It would stay in the "happy pop" theme. Hammered gold would work too, but for BA, I think guilloche kind of gives it more a fun vibe. There is also YG pave too; lots of options for you!
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Just for future reference, if a client refuses a SO:

1. Do you pay in full at the time of order?
2. If one refuses once they arrive, do you get a full refund?
 
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