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The Limited Edition letterwood is from the planks discovered in the archives.
VCA in Paris. It is aged letterwood and not new letterwood.
This is what was supposed to make it special. Own a piece of VCA history yada yada yada....plus the letterwood was supposed to have darkened and developed it's patina. Something along these lines.



sjunky13 said:
How could that be, she ( sa) said it was the same wood! They found a bunch or something? Ha
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texasgirliegirl said:
The Limited Edition letterwood is from the planks discovered in the archives.
VCA in Paris. It is aged letterwood and not new letterwood.
This is what was supposed to make it special. Own a piece of VCA history yada yada yada....plus the letterwood was supposed to have darkened and developed it's patina. Something along these lines.
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Ok, I was given wrong info then! :)

She said they found more special wood, it comes with a letter, lol. I know that sounds funny. I am going to NYC this weekend and right to VCA!
 
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sjunky13 said:
Ok, I was given wrong info then! :)

She said they found more special wood, it comes with a letter, lol. I know that sounds funny. I am going to NYC this weekend and right to VCA!
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No, this is from the first (original) stash.
The limited edition (alternating) letterwood is old and the full letterwood is new.
Some of us purchased the limited edition letterwood when it first came out.
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Yes, we fell for the old wood.....hahaha....
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
No, this is from the first (original) stash.
The limited edition (alternating) letterwood is old and the full letterwood is new.
Some of us purchased the limited edition letterwood when it first came out.
:smile1:
Yes, we fell for the old wood.....hahaha....
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On no I agree and know this. A sa told me that the new lw was the same batch as the old, no big deal.

I love old wood! ;)
I love the pattern of the tiger looking wood. Ha
 
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Prettybirds said:
They're both older versions. The top is the vintage Alhambra, probably from the '70's and probably made in France, stamped with a french hallmark. Is the same style that is currently in production, the only exception being that this bracelet is now made with a lobster clasp.
The other bracelet, also genuine and Alhambra, has a satin finish in the interior of the clovers. With that sole exception, it has the same styling as the vintage alhambra and will coordinate nicely with other Alhambra pieces. I would expect that it too has french hallmarks, (regarding this, write the seller and ask for each bracelet).
Both are lovely and I think it really comes down to personal choice.
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Thank you Prettybirds! I was going to purchase this bracelet from VCA directly but was checking prices on the bay and saw this version. I actually like the one currently being produced with the texture finish on the interior of the clovers. I really appreciate your reply.
 
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picked up my sweet earrings today, i am happy with the color of them, according to my nm associate the sweet is the only line they can order turq in right now, she expects to have malachite pieces in march
 
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