Van Cleef - VCA price increase thread *please include location*

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I was in the boutique on Friday and asked my SA about a possible increase. She said she had only heard rumors from clients, but nothing from the company. Although, she did say that she wouldn't be surprised if they had one soon as it had been about a year and a half since the last one. I'm considering the Perlee Clover bangle, so she told me she would let me know if there will be one.
 
I wonder if we will see designer jewelry continue to have yearly substantial increases as we've seen in the last several years. I know the market that buys designer fine jewelry is different from the average lab diamond purchaser, but it seems that natural diamonds have lowered a bit from what I've seen in the news, in addition to the plummeting lab diamond costs.

I've purchased plenty of VCA/Cartier/Chanel/Boucheron jewelry, especially over the last year, but can't see how the luxury fine jewelry brands can push a yearly X% or XX% price increase if the cost of materials are trending downwards. This is coming from me who has tons of Graff and designer diamond pieces in my wishlist even though the same lab diamond piece might save my wallet from taking continued beating haha. A little off topic from VCA-specific price increase but would love to see what others think.
 
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