VCA Van Cleef & Arpels addiction - support group

[POODLGRL]

I tried on the pave frivole earrings and absolutely LOVE them. But do you think you could wear them as day to day earring, or are the nighttime /special occasion only?

The small pave are very discreet. It's tough b/c I have the large YG frivole and if I was bought the pave for daily wear I'd feel it would make the YG obsolete. Knowing me, I'd end up "saving," the pave, meaning they wouldn't get much wear at all . . .
That's me though, and this needs to be your decision. But I do agree with cateyes, I'd get the 2 MOP over 1 MOP and 1 onyx.
What are you yearning for?

 

[ryu_chan]

Ladies, love your collections! I am In a dilemma here. I am having difficulty choosing between
option 1:two 10 yg mop motif,
option 2:one yg 10 mop motif and one yg 10 onyx motif,
option 3ave frivole earrings
option 4:lotus earrings.

I love them all, but only one piece at a time, so Please help!
I currently have the medium size yg mop ear clips, yg small frivole earrings and yg frivole necklace.

If I had your collection, I would get the two 10 YG mop next, followed by the lotus earrings. YG mop is such a versatile piece. I don't think you can go wrong with them.

Since you already have the frivole YG earrings, it might be more fun to add something different like the lotus if you want earrings. At least for me, the lotus earrings are not too much for day time if you wear them without any other jewelry.

 

[CATEYES]

Thanks cateyes! I'm leaning toward two 10 motifs of mop since I already have the earrings, really love the frivole earrings too, maybe for later, the list is never ending, isn't it?

:giggles: yes the wish list grows like a weed and hanging out here adds more wants. Each time the ladies here post pics I realize I like more vca pieces I never gave a second look to and thus, the wish list gets longer. Love it though!

 

[tbbbjb]

Ladies, love your collections! I am In a dilemma here. I am having difficulty choosing between
option 1:two 10 yg mop motif,
option 2:one yg 10 mop motif and one yg 10 onyx motif,
option 3ave frivole earrings
option 4:lotus earrings.

I love them all, but only one piece at a7 time, so Please help!
I currently have the medium size yg mop ear clips, yg small frivole earrings and yg frivole necklace.

If it were me, given what you already have I would go with option number 2. You already have the yg VA earclips and they would go with either necklace. You could also wear your small yg frivolves earclips with the necklaces if you do not want to look too matchy matchy. They complement each other very well. And you would have the most variety as yg VA goes with just about everything and you will be really surprised how often you reach for your yg onyx VA. Just definitely get them lengthened! This is just my humble opinion....

 

[darkangel07760]

I have a problem!!! :cry:
I bought the sweet bracelet in yellow gold/mop off of ebay a few months ago, and I don't wear it much, mainly because I feel it is quite delicate, so I only wear it on my days off from work.
Look at what I just noticed today!!!

Do you see how one of the four beads is missing? It seems like it was sheared off, lord knows when or what I was doing...
I am so upset, mainly with myself. I shouldn't have bought this as a bracelet (but I wanted to match it with my vintage necklace of the same color), I had a feeling that unless I was super careful with it that something might happen, though I honestly thought I would have broken the chain first... Delicate pieces like this are better off as necklaces for me...
So I cannot keep this bracelet (which I am not going to lie, I am sad about), but here is what I wanted your advice on...
How much will this cost to fix? Should I go through VCA? The closest VCA to me is in San Francisco, inside the Neiman Marcus. I have no relationship with any of the SA's there. I am friendly with the Boca Raton store in Florida however...
I have no idea what to do. I am assuming fixing it at VCA... I just know it will cost alot, but if that is the thing to do, then I will...
Or could I simply get a capable local jeweler to do this?

 

[tbbbjb]

I have a problem!!! :cry:
I bought the sweet bracelet in yellow gold/mop off of ebay a few months ago, and I don't wear it much, mainly because I feel it is quite delicate, so I only wear it on my days off from work.
Look at what I just noticed today!!!

Do you see how one of the four beads is missing? It seems like it was sheared off, lord knows when or what I was doing...
I am so upset, mainly with myself. I shouldn't have bought this as a bracelet (but I wanted to match it with my vintage necklace of the same color), I had a feeling that unless I was super careful with it that something might happen, though I honestly thought I would have broken the chain first... Delicate pieces like this are better off as necklaces for me...
So I cannot keep this bracelet (which I am not going to lie, I am sad about), but here is what I wanted your advice on...
How much will this cost to fix? Should I go through VCA? The closest VCA to me is in San Francisco, inside the Neiman Marcus. I have no relationship with any of the SA's there. I am friendly with the Boca Raton store in Florida however...
I have no idea what to do. I am assuming fixing it at VCA... I just know it will cost alot, but if that is the thing to do, then I will...
Or could I simply get a capable local jeweler to do this?

So sorry to hear that this happened to a relatively new to you bracelet. I personally would go through VCA especially if you plan on reselling it. This way you can rest assured that the gold color will be an exact match and you can at that time make certain once and for all that it is authentic! Plus, it might be considered a manufacturer's defect. At which point I would think that they would repair it free of charge. You just never know until you try. Good luck and please keep us posted

 

[POODLGRL]

I have a problem!!! :cry:
I bought the sweet bracelet in yellow gold/mop off of ebay a few months ago, and I don't wear it much, mainly because I feel it is quite delicate, so I only wear it on my days off from work.
Look at what I just noticed today!!!

Do you see how one of the four beads is missing? It seems like it was sheared off, lord knows when or what I was doing...
I am so upset, mainly with myself. I shouldn't have bought this as a bracelet (but I wanted to match it with my vintage necklace of the same color), I had a feeling that unless I was super careful with it that something might happen, though I honestly thought I would have broken the chain first... Delicate pieces like this are better off as necklaces for me...
So I cannot keep this bracelet (which I am not going to lie, I am sad about), but here is what I wanted your advice on...
How much will this cost to fix? Should I go through VCA? The closest VCA to me is in San Francisco, inside the Neiman Marcus. I have no relationship with any of the SA's there. I am friendly with the Boca Raton store in Florida however...
I have no idea what to do. I am assuming fixing it at VCA... I just know it will cost alot, but if that is the thing to do, then I will...
Or could I simply get a capable local jeweler to do this?

This is an odd break. Call your SA in Boca, explain that some of the beads on the bezel setting of your Alhambra Sweet bracelet seem to have broken-off and ask for further direction.
It is possible to replace the setting, which is probably what VCA would do..
I'm more concerned however, at the cause. You didn't say if the beading was worn down or broken. If it's worn, it would suggest this is a vintage piece, but the Sweets are relatively new and it sounds like you haven't used it much. Is it possible it was this way when you bought it, in which case it was damage that was not disclosed?
However, if it's broken (the edge would feel sharp) that would be characteristic of a stress fracture. If that were the case, I'd expect to see damage to the surrounding areas and the MOP, but it doesn't appear that anything else is broken. If it's a break, that's characteristic of a defect in manufacturing, such as an air bubble, which I would not expect to see with VCA.
Bottom line, call VCA. They surely will have you send this to them. Once they have an opportunity to examine it, let's hear what they say.
Finally, you don't say when you bought this or who you bought it from. The limit for an ebay/PayPal claim is 45 days. But if your payment source for your PayPal payment was a credit card, you might have recourse through your credit card company especially if it was defective and those defects just came to light or if you just discovered it was counterfeit (and I'm not saying it is).

 

[beachy10]

I have a problem!!! :cry:
I bought the sweet bracelet in yellow gold/mop off of ebay a few months ago, and I don't wear it much, mainly because I feel it is quite delicate, so I only wear it on my days off from work.
Look at what I just noticed today!!!

Do you see how one of the four beads is missing? It seems like it was sheared off, lord knows when or what I was doing...
I am so upset, mainly with myself. I shouldn't have bought this as a bracelet (but I wanted to match it with my vintage necklace of the same color), I had a feeling that unless I was super careful with it that something might happen, though I honestly thought I would have broken the chain first... Delicate pieces like this are better off as necklaces for me...
So I cannot keep this bracelet (which I am not going to lie, I am sad about), but here is what I wanted your advice on...
How much will this cost to fix? Should I go through VCA? The closest VCA to me is in San Francisco, inside the Neiman Marcus. I have no relationship with any of the SA's there. I am friendly with the Boca Raton store in Florida however...
I have no idea what to do. I am assuming fixing it at VCA... I just know it will cost alot, but if that is the thing to do, then I will...
Or could I simply get a capable local jeweler to do this?

Yikes, sorry to hear. I am sure you could send it to Florida, not sure if it would cost more than taking it in to SF. I have an SA in SF VCA I work with a lot, if you want I can pm you his name. You can give him my name too. I am sure he'd take care of you.
I can't imagine it would be terribly expensive to fix.

 

[surfergirljen]

Oh that sucks! If you'd bought it from VCA I'd march right back and demand they fix it, but because you bought it second hand (I do that a lot too by the way!) it's probably something you'll have to pay to have fixed... maybe not... I would start with your connection in Boca though.

I know what you mean about delicate jewellery - I'm drawn to it but am so rough with my things! I cringe every time I hit something. I have two tennis bracelets I barely wear because every time I clip them on something I almost have a heart attack!

 

[darkangel07760]

So sorry to hear that this happened to a relatively new to you bracelet. I personally would go through VCA especially if you plan on reselling it. This way you can rest assured that the gold color will be an exact match and you can at that time make certain once and for all that it is authentic! Plus, it might be considered a manufacturer's defect. At which point I would think that they would repair it free of charge. You just never know until you try. Good luck and please keep us posted

Thank you! I agree about matchIng the gold. I will definitely keep you posted!

 

[darkangel07760]

This is an odd break. Call your SA in Boca, explain that some of the beads on the bezel setting of your Alhambra Sweet bracelet seem to have broken-off and ask for further direction.
It is possible to replace the setting, which is probably what VCA would do..
I'm more concerned however, at the cause. You didn't say if the beading was worn down or broken. If it's worn, it would suggest this is a vintage piece, but the Sweets are relatively new and it sounds like you haven't used it much. Is it possible it was this way when you bought it, in which case it was damage that was not disclosed?
However, if it's broken (the edge would feel sharp) that would be characteristic of a stress fracture. If that were the case, I'd expect to see damage to the surrounding areas and the MOP, but it doesn't appear that anything else is broken. If it's a break, that's characteristic of a defect in manufacturing, such as an air bubble, which I would not expect to see with VCA.
Bottom line, call VCA. They surely will have you send this to them. Once they have an opportunity to examine it, let's hear what they say.
Finally, you don't say when you bought this or who you bought it from. The limit for an ebay/PayPal claim is 45 days. But if your payment source for your PayPal payment was a credit card, you might have recourse through your credit card company especially if it was defective and those defects just came to light or if you just discovered it was counterfeit (and I'm not saying it is).

Thank you for thE detailed look at my bracelet! I am going to call vca right away!

 

[darkangel07760]

Yikes, sorry to hear. I am sure you could send it to Florida, not sure if it would cost more than taking it in to SF. I have an SA in SF VCA I work with a lot, if you want I can pm you his name. You can give him my name too. I am sure he'd take care of you.
I can't imagine it would be terribly expensive to fix.

Thank you i would love that info.

 

[darkangel07760]

Oh that sucks! If you'd bought it from VCA I'd march right back and demand they fix it, but because you bought it second hand (I do that a lot too by the way!) it's probably something you'll have to pay to have fixed... maybe not... I would start with your connection in Boca though.

I know what you mean about delicate jewellery - I'm drawn to it but am so rough with my things! I cringe every time I hit something. I have two tennis bracelets I barely wear because every time I clip them on something I almost have a heart attack!

Right?! I am so diSappointed.

 

[beachy10]

This lovely item came in the mail today. I love turquoise. I wish Lapis was available as it would pair nicely.

 

[tbbbjb]

This lovely item came in the mail today. I love turquoise. I wish Lapis was available as it would pair nicely.

Oh, please don't bring up the possibility of lapis.... I am hoping so badly for this rumor to be true, but so far I cannot get any confirmation from ANY VCA SAs. The same with the possibility of yg perlee. For now, not to get my hopes up; I am just going to continue to believe it to be an unsubstantiated rumor. But, oh how I want it!! Are you listening VCA G-ds and G-desses?