VCA 5 Motif white gold onyx x pave vintage alhambra bracelet worth it? Alternatives?

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#46
EpiFanatic said:
Sorry late to this convo. I did not prefer the serpenti with the head and tail, but the one without the head and tail were gorgeous. Just way too big and no small size.
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Ooh nice alternative.. it is more wearable , less dressy than the full pave one with head and tail.. also, i m not really a snake lover lol. I might be if i am born in year of snake.. haha
 
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jenaywins said:
To echo @EpiFanatic - what currency is this?

Anyhow, I own this bracelet and find it to have been well worth the money. It is gorgeous, durable, and very wearable. It can surprisingly be dressed up or down. I think that stacking it works, and then worn alone it works as it is a statement on its own. I would say that, for the money, this is a great investment piece that can be worn a number of ways - surprisingly even in mixed metal stacks. I have included a some various pics below that I had on my camera roll so hopefully this helps a bit. :flowers:


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LOVE your stack….can I ask where you got your blue dress with black flowers from? I love the print. Thanks
 
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I have this bracelet and I love it. It’s very versatil, carefree. Goes with pretty much everything. I also thought, is it worth the price, but i don’t think or remember the price, that’s how I know it’s worth every penny and how much I like it.
 
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dsrm said:
I have this bracelet and I love it. It’s very versatil, carefree. Goes with pretty much everything. I also thought, is it worth the price, but i don’t think or remember the price, that’s how I know it’s worth every penny and how much I like it.
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Thanks for sharing! I dont have a lot of pieces so i usually remember the rough price of each haha. Unfortunately, i got the memo (start with most exp pieces first) late LoL. But tbh, i never previously thought i would even entertain myself with getting this because the price was just too off.. i previously fell in love with the RG Gmop pave bracelet but i dont have any RG in my collection and i dont want to start one because of a bracelet. I didnt previously think I would like onyx too but of late, i like that onyx has protection properties and is very hardy (altho it has its other cons like fingerprint marks etc but i feel like nothing's perfect in this world).

I find it hard to start with most exp pieces though because i m afraid i change my mind and regret too.. thats my biggest issue.. i seem to grow out of the super love mode after 1 or 2 years (so terribly fickle!) . I may still like/love and enjoy the item though, e.g. guilloche holiday pendant or the 5 motif bracelet and dont mind keeping or selling if price is right. And these 2 items were like my dream items 1 year ago. X.x

*bang wall*
 
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sassification said:
Thank you for sharing.. i find that with each of the 3 bracelets /bangles, there are stuff i dojt completely love about it or is making me hesitate about it. So i definitely shld wait it out and sit on it a bit more.. maybe i am just too picky..

I love the perlee clover and sweet both but i have seen pics where the mirrored finish part looks abit dusty or blurry because of dirt or fingerprint marks. In this sense, the single full pave would be better but i dont feel like it is that unique..

I like the look of the Love small pave but i dont like the screw mechanism, i need stuff i can take off and put on easily.
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after reading so much, I can’t help but to leave you a reply.

i own the onyx / pave. It’s gorgeous. I also love the perlee clover and when the sweet version came out I thought I would love it but it’s so dainty and lost the original design imo. I adore the regular perlee clover as well but when I had the budget I went for Cartier thin pave love. It’s more classic and although it’s a screw system. It’s not on both sides. I can always use my nails to open it. Haha. And so the next item on my list when I had budget was the regular Cartier love WG pave with black ceramic. It’s the most worn item by far. And my next item is the grey MOP / pave. Then I will go for the regular size perlee clover.

So the above is my sequence of getting the pieces I like and you should save up to only your most wanted piece first.
 
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sassification said:
Thanks for sharing! I dont have a lot of pieces so i usually remember the rough price of each haha. Unfortunately, i got the memo (start with most exp pieces first) late LoL. But tbh, i never previously thought i would even entertain myself with getting this because the price was just too off.. i previously fell in love with the RG Gmop pave bracelet but i dont have any RG in my collection and i dont want to start one because of a bracelet. I didnt previously think I would like onyx too but of late, i like that onyx has protection properties and is very hardy (altho it has its other cons like fingerprint marks etc but i feel like nothing's perfect in this world).

I find it hard to start with most exp pieces though because i m afraid i change my mind and regret too.. thats my biggest issue.. i seem to grow out of the super love mode after 1 or 2 years (so terribly fickle!) . I may still like/love and enjoy the item though, e.g. guilloche holiday pendant or the 5 motif bracelet and dont mind keeping or selling if price is right. And these 2 items were like my dream items 1 year ago. X.x

*bang wall*
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I actually fell in love with grey MOP pave when I first visited VCA. didn’t pull the trigger. And then when I decided to buy it, there’s no stock. So I got the gold pave Motif version which I love but I find it too gold. But the diamonds and the gold is so bling and pretty. You won’t regret it. Then I start to love the vintage Alhambra bracelets that I want to collect a few and mix and match with my clothes. So I got the onyx pave as well. And now I am going to buy the grey MOP pave because I know my heart is still there. I would go to the store and adore it every time so I now decided to get it for good. Haha
 
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xxjoolisa said:
after reading so much, I can’t help but to leave you a reply.

i own the onyx / pave. It’s gorgeous. I also love the perlee clover and when the sweet version came out I thought I would love it but it’s so dainty and lost the original design imo. I adore the regular perlee clover as well but when I had the budget I went for Cartier thin pave love. It’s more classic and although it’s a screw system. It’s not on both sides. I can always use my nails to open it. Haha. And so the next item on my list when I had budget was the regular Cartier love WG pave with black ceramic. It’s the most worn item by far. And my next item is the grey MOP / pave. Then I will go for the regular size perlee clover.

So the above is my sequence of getting the pieces I like and you should save up to only your most wanted piece first.
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Thank you so much for sharing, i know that the onyx pave will be a forever piece in my collection. Super love. I also love the grey mop pave bracelet just that i dont want to start a rose gold series. Lol

I also considered the thin cartier pave small, but budget wise, it is too much for me to shell on a bangle as i am a bracelet person. For now :)
 
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jenaywins said:
To echo @EpiFanatic - what currency is this?

Anyhow, I own this bracelet and find it to have been well worth the money. It is gorgeous, durable, and very wearable. It can surprisingly be dressed up or down. I think that stacking it works, and then worn alone it works as it is a statement on its own. I would say that, for the money, this is a great investment piece that can be worn a number of ways - surprisingly even in mixed metal stacks. I have included a some various pics below that I had on my camera roll so hopefully this helps a bit. :flowers:


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Love all your pics; how you curated your stack of bracelets; and, your WG onyx pave too
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sassification said:
Thank you so much for sharing, i know that the onyx pave will be a forever piece in my collection. Super love. I also love the grey mop pave bracelet just that i dont want to start a rose gold series. Lol

I also considered the thin cartier pave small, but budget wise, it is too much for me to shell on a bangle as i am a bracelet person. For now :smile:
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I feel similarly….I dont want to start a WG series. Unfortunately I tried a few WG pieces on with the new hair color and now I love it… :crybaby:
 
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AnaBeavTheOG said:
But if you start a WG collection, you'd HAVE to get more VCA pieces then!
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Hahaha TRUE!!!!
Not that I lack for wanting more pieces to add to my collection :graucho::graucho::graucho:
missie1 said:
I felt the same way And the rest is history lol. The WG series is so necessary but the great thing is that it does blend well with all the RG pieces.
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It really does - and technically my love is 1/2 wg so anything I add would already go…. :rolleyes:
 
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