VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!
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What blue stone is that in the white gold bracelet? Is it a darker turquoise?
I threw my WG turquoise bracelet in the mix to show the variation among the same stone. If I was not distracted, the magic necklace would/could have been mine. Alas .... all shades are gorgeous!
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All gorgeous, it is too bad you missed your piece!
I would love a 20 motif in turquoise and hope one finds its way to me someday
Hello, i need help. What choose. I want buy my first VCA Vintage Alhambra bracelet and errings 5 motifs Mother of pearl. Only dont know which gold more prefer white or yellow? What you think Mother of pearl which better looking? In white or yellow gold? And which gold more strong? Can you help me please)
I think it’s personal preference. Either should be strong enough. I prefer yellow gold with the MOP because I think it makes the MOP pop more and gives a bolder outline or contrast but I bet you’ll find plenty of people on the forum who will prefer their MOP with white gold.
I have both. It looks warmer in YG and a lot cooler on WG. Also depends if you want it to match your other jewelries. I’d say you could never go wrong with MOP in whatever gold colour. Enjoy trying them on!
Thank you very much)
I just think, that i have my two engagements ring from platin and think about this bracelet from white gold. That it would combine with my rings. And some day i want buy from yellow gold cartier love bracelet. This i think before. And i was very sure that i buy VCA in white gold. Now i think about yellow gold too) Or white, like want before.
Thats untrue, It has nothing to do with SAs. SAs do not make the earrings or the posts and they can do nothing about what Paris is sending them. They make their living by selling products. If they don't sell sufficiently within a few months, they are gone. They can report quality control issues, but if Paris says cut the gold to save money, which is exactly what they did, there is nothing the SA can do. If people complain, and I'm thin, that the post barely came out of my ear, only then was I told that all VCA has cut the gold to save money. It's absurd. Most don't complain, but some may have an earring fall off or notice it more than others. I was told that daily and weekly, people come in with POST problems. They don't care. If they fix 10 posts, they still saved gold and money on another 100 pairs of earrings. Gold is expensive. It's ridiculous to try and save money that way. I was just at the flagship and I didn't like the look of the jewelry, didn't have that rich look. Therefore, they must be making it more out of molds and less hand finishing. Sometimes pieces are stunning, other times they look very poorly made. I have been told some are handmade others are more machine made. Is it normal to put posts on the earrings that are way over an inch and hit the back of your neck. That's bizarre and that was the head of repair. That's what happens when you hire very cheap labor. They don't want to pay, so they can't get the same quality of repair people. VCA is one of the lowest payers. They had good people, but they are all gone. And Paris gave orders to cut expenses. They did, they were hiring any idiot out of jewelry school for minimum wage in Texas . They have had a great many repair problems. Currently, they are still having posts problems.
It’s bard to decide! I think if you are ok with mixing metals (I do all the time) get whatever you like the best and don’t worry if it’s yellow gold or even pink gold.
Collection is growing at an alarming rate 
Ladies, it’s live!!!
Anyone getting any new pieces for sure? I’d love to see modelling photos before making up my mind.
Anyone getting any new pieces for sure? I’d love to see modelling photos before making up my mind.
I’m not certain if or what I would select, but I have to say the the earrings are very pretty and more substantial than I expected.