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Congratulations on your sweet Perlee and 5 motif. They look fabulous stacked with your tennis bracelet. Once it goes on your wishlist your halfway there. The thing to remember with VCA is that it takes time to build out a collection of pieces you love. I make plan for the year and try to stick to that. Of course the list always changes but it starts off like that lol. what color metal are you considering for your full sized perlee?Hi everyone
Sharing my Vintage Alhambra Onyx Yellow Gold Pendant and Bracelet
My first VCA piece was the necklace then later on I ordered the bracelet which came in this lovely big velvet box
My bracelet was very big.
So I went to the VCA boutique to get my wrist sized.
When I was there, of course, I had to browse and get into trouble
My Hubby helped instigate me getting in trouble YAYmaking it worse for me, as I was drooling at the sweet Perlee clover yellow gold bracelet.
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I just thought the size of my diamond tennis bracelet, its diamonds being wider than the sweet Perlee made these two bracelets together a perfect match
Here is my onyx bracelet with links removed modeled in my flower garden
Now my Hubby and I are starting to save up for the gorgeous sweet Perlee clover bracelet.
How do you have such patience to wait saving up? This piece is going to take a long while
Wish we luck
After purchasing the bracelet, I would love some sweet onyx earstuds, but I really want earrings that I can wear 24/7 (like diamond studs), so Hub suggested purchasing the sweet Alhambra pave earstuds.
I think that is a great idea.
I really prefer the white gold but thinking the yellow gold would go better with my other yellow gold jewelry or can I wear white gold on my ear lobes? What's your thoughts?
Sweet Alhambra earstuds - VCARO85500 - Van Cleef & Arpels
Sweet Alhambra earstuds, rhodium plated 18K white gold, round diamonds; diamond quality DEF, IF to VVS.www.vancleefarpels.com
Thank you all!
Perfection as usual. The jewelry and styling is always in sync.
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@missie1 ,So happy to hear from you!
I love seeing your stunning jewelry posts! You have the most stunning diamond tennis bracelets.
I especially love seeing your sweet Perlee clover
you need to post more of her
Oh you misunderstood my post. I only tried on the sweet Perlee clover in yellow gold, unfortunately she didn’t come home with me
I am saving up for her.
I plan on wearing my diamond tennis bracelet and the sweet Perlee clover together.
They are so comfortable together, with just the right amount of daily bling!
Thank you
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I completely agree with you, I certainly would not buy it at this point if I were you. I am so grateful on your behalf that the seller is honorable and gave you a refund as promised.Yes, the seller will honor her agreement to refundI truly think she thought it was authentic when she purchased. She was also taken aback and was wondering the same thing; what made the piece not authentic?
The piece is a "unicorn, rare, coveted, (pick your choice word)" TQ piece. I guess, just because the piece is found in the system, doesn't guarantee the piece in your possession is that original one. Someone could have copied the number and slapped it on a super-fake. The seller never modified it. The original owner may have-just not through an authorized VCA jeweler, perhaps? Who knows. The authentication paperwork won't detail the exact reason(s) for the discrepancy in VCA craftsmanship, which is understandable to protect their design.
I learned that when a piece goes in for polishing, they specifically state on the receipt that this doesn't show authentication. So I would imagine that non-authentic pieces can slip through and get polished and be given a "recent receipt of cleaning" which can be used to falsely advertise "authenticity" to an unsuspecting buyer.
When a discontinued piece is sold at a premium price, that buyer is expecting that the piece is not only an original piece made by VCA, but also never altered. Just like any piece of art the value is in the original, unaltered design. Would you buy a painting for a premium price if it was altered by a second-rate painter?
@nicole0612 Anything repaired/replaced by an outside jeweler would deem the piece altered and it would lose its value. I would imagine even a polishing, if done incorrectly, could alter it as well?
Bottom line. A piece that looks authentic to the untrained eye, even with an authentication certificate that matches in the system, can still be considered unauthentic. It loses all value. It is then not worth more than a fake, imo.
Missie, this is the best advice! I feel like it should be a sticky on this thread: “Remember that it takes time to build your ideal collection!” I am guilty of getting excited and jumping on something that is not part of the long-term plan!
Thanks so much . We know I love a good tennis bracelet. Your tennis with the sweet perlee is such great combo in YG. It’s definitely a piece worth saving up for. I love love the sweet perlee for just that exact reason on how it wearable and stacks so well. Can’t wait till you post it next yearHi
So happy to hear from you!
I love seeing your stunning jewelry posts! You have the most stunning diamond tennis bracelets.
I especially love seeing your sweet Perlee clover
Oh you misunderstood my post. I only tried on the sweet Perlee clover in yellow gold, unfortunately she didn’t come home with me
I am saving up for her.
I plan on wearing my diamond tennis bracelet and the sweet Perlee clover together.
They are so comfortable together, with just the right amount of daily bling!
Thank you
Nicole, you tend to jump on the most amazing unicorn pieces so a pass is given for that. It definitely has given me pause as I’m trying to figure out my WG collection. I know it needs to be pave piece but I need to focus on what I absolutely love and will wear. Lucky I haven’t make too many purchases I regret.
Very cute!
Thank you Missie! I defiantly have some favorite pieces that were not planned out, but are favorites. White gold items are difficult to strategize for me. I wish there were more alternating pave pieces. I ended up adding a 5 motif all pave white gold bracelet because I am so in love with my all yellow gold pave bracelet, but I actually have not worn the white gold yet. I was actually hoping that the white gold Guilloche collection would include an alternating pave bracelet.
Once that collection gets under way maybe you can SO that. With WG my challenge has always been figuring out exactly what you want. Because even if they will do it for you, it’s hard to know if you will for sure love it and wear it. Like @missie1 says, it does take patience and planning. I didn’t even realize that. So when I place an SO it feels like half the battle is done. The other half is whether it will get approved. Lol!
OMG I find myself wanting some bling for my WG collection im building. I just looked at that bracelet yesterday online. I should have known you had one in the vault. Can please take pic when you get a chance. Would love to see action shot of this. Also did you see the SO pave and Chaldancy piece posted. This has definite possibilities to make the list.