Hi! You have gotten a lot of great input, and I'll add my two cents.
First, I think you like diamonds, so I would skip all pieces that do not have a lot bling. You like bling, and you won't be satisfied with bling-less pieces. I would not waste money and settle on cheaper pieces just to own something. You'll end up with pieces that you don't love and end up selling them (e.g. your WG MOP).
On the onyx / pave bracelet...
My opinion is that you will not wear this bracelet regularly. It will not go with everything due to the black, the diamonds will flip and annoy you (where did my bling go?), so that's two big strikes against this piece. Add to the flat black you mentioned, and yes, onyx gets smudgy easily, so that's a third strike. My feeling is this will not be your "perfect piece" and it may be money wasted.
On buying jewelry to pass down... that's a big no for me. Jewelry is for you, so buy what you love and want to wear. This is especially true if you are thinking of buying something to pass down. As
@880 mentioned, kids are picky these days and you don't even know if your daughter will love jewelry, the VCA brand, or a big bold Clover bracelet. On gifts... kids these days wants cash, they want "trips and experiences", and for material things, they want to personally buy unique things that reflect who they are. Even for young adults today, I have friends where their kids don't want any of their parent's fine furniture to use for their dorm room/apt. They rather buy new cheap junk furniture they have personally chosen for themselves. Finally, my jeweler says there are so many people now that bring in inherited jewelry and sell it just to get the cash. She said that's why there is so much vintage everywhere. Hence, even if your daughter is a jewelry lover, she may not love mom's pieces.
Which brings me full circle to buy what you love... the Clover!
I love love love the classic Clover (I have it in WG). By the way, I also have the WG MOP and love it!
The Clover is truly a work of art, a lifetime piece. The metal work is amazing, and the diamonds make the bangle sparkle so much. The Clover is a bold bangle; yet the workmanship is so delicate; it's just stunning. The piece is very easy to wear, dressy or casual. I dress very casual after business hours, and I wear mine with shorts and a tee.
If I could only have one VCA bracelet, for me, it would be the Clover.
I vote skip the onyx / pave and buy the Clover. I am not sure of your budget, but for the purpose of math, I will assume you have a current budget of about $15K (for the onyx / pave bracelet). I will also assume you are open to selling pieces.
If it were me, this is what I would do...
- Sell the WG MOP as you stated you are doing (too boring you mentioned)
- Sell the VA guilloche (needs more bling you said)
- Take the cash from the sale of the two bracelets, use your "15K" budget, add a few more dollars, and poof... buy the Clover!
I truly think you will love the Clover. I also think after you get the Clover, you will want to wear it over your WG MOP or guilloche so selling both pieces made sense. Also, items on your wish list may change, so in the end, you may end up saving money.
Of course, I made a big assumption you did not love love love your guilloche; hence, I recommended to sell it. Guilloche is lovely, but it's just a metal bracelet with four leaf clovers. My gut says you're a bling girl!
(I like bling too).
Just my two cents for another point of view.
Yikes... sorry for the long post. I hope this was helpful. Good luck in your decision!
