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Hi everyone, I just purchased my second vca bracelet. All its four clover motif looks good, very minimal air gaps except this one I'm holding against the light. The stock in boutique is very low, they only have 2 left and I chose this over the other that has more noticeably air gaps. What do you guys think? Should I return this and wait for another batch but I know there's no assurance if I would get a better one or should I just settle for this bracelet with one "faulty" clover? TIA.

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kristinlorraine said:
Hi everyone, I just purchased my second vca bracelet. All the four clover motifs look good, very minimal air gaps except this one piece. The stock in boutique is very low and I chose this over the other onyx bracelet that has more noticeably air gaps. What do you guys think? Should I return this and wait for another batch but I know there's no assurance I would get a better one or should I settle for this bracelet with just one "faulty" clover? TIA

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That's so odd that only one motif has the problem! If you can see it without holding it up to the light in normal viewing conditions, I'd return it.
 
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DS2006 said:
That's so odd that only one motif has the problem! If you can see it without holding it up to the light in normal viewing conditions, I'd return it.
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thanks for the reply. the other 4 motifs has air gaps as well but very minimal, unnoticeable compared to this one. i'm thinking of exchanging but what if the other batch will have air gaps as well. i also read here that it is a lot common now for new batches to have gaps. so i think it might be useless to return if I would just end up with another bracelet with air gaps. at least this bracelet has only one noticeable gap or maybe i'm just trying to convince myself to feel better. lol. i'm so torn.
 
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kristinlorraine said:
Hi everyone, I just purchased my second vca bracelet. All its four clover motif looks good, very minimal air gaps except this one I'm holding against the light. The stock in boutique is very low, they only have 2 left and I chose this over the other that has more noticeably air gaps. What do you guys think? Should I return this and wait for another batch but I know there's no assurance if I would get a better one or should I just settle for this bracelet with one "faulty" clover? TIA.

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Can you see it when it is worn? If so and it bothers you I would exchange it since more stock will come in and your SA can search for suitable piece. I have a lapis bracelet with sizeable gaps, but it doesn’t bother me at all. Man made jewellery and I can not see gaps well when bracelet is worn and far from my eyes.
 
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kristinlorraine said:
thanks for the reply. the other 4 motifs has air gaps as well but very minimal, unnoticeable compared to this one. i'm thinking of exchanging but what if the other batch will also have air gaps. i also read here that it is common now for new batches to have gaps. so i think it might be useless to return if I would end up with air gaps or even worse. at least this bracelet has only one noticeable air gap or maybe i'm just trying to convince myself to feel better. lol. i'm so torn.
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With these larger gaps, you can check if the clover is loose and can slide up/down inside the frame. And even so, I haven't read about anyone losing a clover so you're probably ok.
 
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lynne_ross said:
Can you see it when it is worn? If so and it bothers you I would exchange it since more stock will come in and your SA can search for suitable piece. I have a lapis bracelet with sizeable gaps, but it doesn’t bother me at all. Man made jewellery and I can not see gaps well when bracelet is worn and far from my eyes.
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It's not noticeable when worn on my wrist. But I can see the gaps a bit when I held it on a light-colored background or through a bright light.
 
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kristinlorraine said:
It's not noticeable when worn on my wrist. But I can see the gaps a bit when I held it on a light-colored background or through a bright light.
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In that case I might not worry about it. I cannot see gaps with my stone bracelet when wearing which is how I would normally see them. You can always ask your SA to see if they have others to compare, but you are right, that may be common. I just don't hold mine up to the light!
 
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kristinlorraine said:
Hi everyone, I just purchased my second vca bracelet. All its four clover motif looks good, very minimal air gaps except this one I'm holding against the light. The stock in boutique is very low, they only have 2 left and I chose this over the other that has more noticeably air gaps. What do you guys think? Should I return this and wait for another batch but I know there's no assurance if I would get a better one or should I just settle for this bracelet with one "faulty" clover? TIA.

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Those gaps seem really big...I personally would exchange, as I would be really annoyed by it. Value of an item with such faults seems questionable to me tbh :(
 
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DS2006 said:
In that case I might not worry about it. I cannot see gaps with my stone bracelet when wearing which is how I would normally see them. You can always ask your SA to see if they have others to compare, but you are right, that may be common. I just don't hold mine up to the light!
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thanks for the advice. i'm thinking of replacing or stacking with guilloche but I read somewhere here that guilloche does patina overtime or the shininess fade over time. i wonder if it is true.
 
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Hi ladies, I have insufficient privileges to post here since I’m a new member but I was hoping I could post a new thread because I’m trying to get some opinions on what to buy for my daughter WHO GOT INTO HARVARD!!!! Acceptances came out today and we are so beyond proud of her, she is so hard working and deserving and I really just want to get her something extra special that she can look fondly upon later on in life. I want to give her a special piece that will stay with her forever.

My daughter is 17 right now. She won’t be bringing whatever piece I end up buying for her to college (don’t want her to lose it). Her favorite colors are blue and she prefers white gold, but she does wear a little yellow gold. She has a simple, feminine style. She currently has an assortment of random fashion jewelry, a chalcedony 5 motif bracelet, and the 2019 holiday pendant. Our budget is 10-20k.

I’m thinking about

- A chalcedony 10 or 20 motif, to go with her bracelet, but i’m worried this may be too mature for her.
- Lotus or pave frivole earrings, but that might be too blingy
- Carnelian rose de noel (red for Harvard crimson!), because she actually loves brooches, odd for her age
- An Hermès fine jewelry piece (something with an H for Harvard perhaps?)
I would love to hear any ideas or thoughts you ladies have.

I’m just so incredibly proud of her, throughout high school and her whole life she’s been working her butt off for this. This is definitely an over the top gift, but this is for a once in a lifetime achievement so I really do think it’s worth the expense.
 
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