VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[Emily1830]

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.

Congratulations! What an achievement! Why not get her a Cartier Love bracelet to tell her how much you love her or a JUC bracelet with diamonds as a way of saying she “nailed it” and worked hard?

 

[lynne_ross]

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.

Aww! Congratulations to your daughter. Given her love for wg and your budget I would get the pave wg vintage Alhambra earrings. They are casual but dressy, so she can wear them at a young age and as she starts her career and will go with current pieces. They act as diamond studs.
I am not a fan of Hermes jewellery, so not helpful there.

 

[lynne_ross]

Congratulations! What an achievement! Why not get her a Cartier Love bracelet to tell her how much you love her or a JUC bracelet with diamonds as a way of saying she “nailed it” and worked hard?

Oh love these suggestions too. Lol at nailed it.

 

[gagabag]

Congratulations! What an achievement! Why not get her a Cartier Love bracelet to tell her how much you love her or a JUC bracelet with diamonds as a way of saying she “nailed it” and worked hard?

I second this! @crimsonmommabear
My mum gifted me a WG love bangle with 4 diamonds when I graduated med school. Then my dad gave me a YG when I got my specialty letters. I’ve been wearing these two everyday and felt their presence with me all the time! Now if it really has to be VCA, I vote for pave perlee earrings in WG - understated, youthful and elegant. Congrats to you and your daughter!

 

[ItsPurseonal]

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.

Wow! Congratulations to your daughter, what an achievement! I love the idea of a love bracelet! Symbolic, hard to lose, and
classic

Just another idea: my parents gifted me $10k to start an investment account when I graduated high school. Definitely less sexy than jewelry, but I was able to watch that money grow as I went through college and afterwards. I think it was a great lesson in saving money, and gave me some extra cushion in case I wanted to travel after college, etc. Maybe you are already planning to do something like this, but I would definitely suggest going the route of jewelry + money to start investing. Congratulations again to your daughter!

 

[innerpeace85]

Congratulations! What an achievement! Why not get her a Cartier Love bracelet to tell her how much you love her or a JUC bracelet with diamonds as a way of saying she “nailed it” and worked hard?

Love the idea of JUC!

 

[DS2006]

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.

My first choice would be a classic such as the pave vintage Alhambra earrings or pendant. I think they'd be more wearable for her than Lotus or pave Frivole being so young. Either could also be worn with her chalcedony bracelet. Or for red, you could do the carnelian vintage Alhambra earrings and bracelet (or pendant and bracelet). That is an incredible achievement, and I know you must be so very proud of her!

 

[marbella8]

funny that you bring this up. I think it depends on the specific combo. I do agree with you that a perlee with a stack of loves probably won’t work. it definitely needs to be balanced and I agree you shouldn’t wear the perlee 24/7. Here is my perlee with my love. Deciding whether the add the single row pave perlee or the small pave love.

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I know this may not be what you want to hear, but I think your stack looks great as it is. The love’s asymmetry looks great with your Perlee. I wouldn’t spend on another bracelet (save it for the piggy bank for the Liane necklace you want, lol), but if you really wanted to, I’d get the small-pave Love in white gold to wear on the other side of your Perlee, so it’ll match on the other side. I say this as someone who is not a fan of the Love bracelet in general, and prefer all the Perlee line to the Love line, lol.

 

[Yoshi1296]

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.

Congrats to your daughter! I vote for the carnelian rose de noel, although I really prefer the blue lapis one...something about the blue is just incredible!

Wow! Congratulations to your daughter, what an achievement! I love the idea of a love bracelet! Symbolic, hard to lose, and
classic

Just another idea: my parents gifted me $10k to start an investment account when I graduated high school. Definitely less sexy than jewelry, but I was able to watch that money grow as I went through college and afterwards. I think it was a great lesson in saving money, and gave me some extra cushion in case I wanted to travel after college, etc. Maybe you are already planning to do something like this, but I would definitely suggest going the route of jewelry + money to start investing. Congratulations again to your daughter!

My parents did something similar when I graduated college actually! I really liked that idea and I plan to do it for my kids too.

 

[Chanbal]

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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I would return and wait for a replacement.

 

[880]

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.

Congrats on her achievement! In the age of covid, I hope she gets to go to Cambridge in person as the Harvard Yard and the house system is so important. How about a six motif necklace in carnelian and tigers eye? I think it’s more fun than the ten or twenty motif! And, i think it’s a piece that you will treasure as you get older. Barring that, how about a rolex or Cartier watch? so happy for you and of course for your DD!

 

[Chanbal]

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.

First congratulations, Harvard is an amazing school and living in Cambridge is phenomenal!

I'm in a very minority here, but I would leave the 'heavier' jewelry pieces (e.g. 20 motif) for her college graduation celebration. I would buy her pieces that she could wear when on campus. A VCA pendant, a Cartier watch or a love bracelet are fun options imo. You could perhaps add a Chanel brooch, since she likes brooches. In addition, you could make a deposit into her bank account that she could use later towards the purchase of her own home.

 

[crimsonmommabear]

Hi ladies, I'm back. It's been pretty hectic in our household with this exciting news and getting ready for the holidays (calls to the family just got a whole lot braggier). Thank you SO MUCH for all of your suggestions and kind wishes!

Congratulations! What an achievement! Why not get her a Cartier Love bracelet to tell her how much you love her or a JUC bracelet with diamonds as a way of saying she “nailed it” and worked hard?

The nailed it idea is so cute, thank you!

Aww! Congratulations to your daughter. Given her love for wg and your budget I would get the pave wg vintage Alhambra earrings. They are casual but dressy, so she can wear them at a young age and as she starts her career and will go with current pieces. They act as diamond studs.
I am not a fan of Hermes jewellery, so not helpful there.

Good idea! I think I might have been a little too literal with the idea of H fine jewelry in my excitement LOL!

I second this! @crimsonmommabear
My mum gifted me a WG love bangle with 4 diamonds when I graduated med school. Then my dad gave me a YG when I got my specialty letters. I’ve been wearing these two everyday and felt their presence with me all the time! Now if it really has to be VCA, I vote for pave perlee earrings in WG - understated, youthful and elegant. Congrats to you and your daughter!

Thank you for the suggestion and the kind wishes!

Wow! Congratulations to your daughter, what an achievement! I love the idea of a love bracelet! Symbolic, hard to lose, and
classic

Just another idea: my parents gifted me $10k to start an investment account when I graduated high school. Definitely less sexy than jewelry, but I was able to watch that money grow as I went through college and afterwards. I think it was a great lesson in saving money, and gave me some extra cushion in case I wanted to travel after college, etc. Maybe you are already planning to do something like this, but I would definitely suggest going the route of jewelry + money to start investing. Congratulations again to your daughter!

I think the love is a great idea, but my daughter is super under the radar, or at least as understated as teens can get, so she doesn't like loves because she gets uncomfortable having it recognized. Originally, we were planning on sending her off on a trip throughout Europe with two of her best friends with a nice budget to buy something for herself there to have that wonderful experience as well, but obviously that's can't happen this summer.

My first choice would be a classic such as the pave vintage Alhambra earrings or pendant. I think they'd be more wearable for her than Lotus or pave Frivole being so young. Either could also be worn with her chalcedony bracelet. Or for red, you could do the carnelian vintage Alhambra earrings and bracelet (or pendant and bracelet). That is an incredible achievement, and I know you must be so very proud of her!

Thank you! You're right, the lotus or pave frivole is just a little much right now. I trust her to be responsible with them, but still. I think I'll save that for a graduation gift or sometime when she enters the workforce, so she has nice earrings for fancy occasions.

Congrats to your daughter! I vote for the carnelian rose de noel, although I really prefer the blue lapis one...something about the blue is just incredible!



My parents did something similar when I graduated college actually! I really liked that idea and I plan to do it for my kids too.

The lapis brooch is gorgeous too! I saw the new mini lapis rose de noel and thought it was so cute, I was really tempted to get it for her except it couldn't be used as a pin which was disappointing.

Congrats on her achievement! In the age of covid, I hope she gets to go to Cambridge in person as the Harvard Yard and the house system is so important. How about a six motif necklace in carnelian and tigers eye? I think it’s more fun than the ten or twenty motif! And, i think it’s a piece that you will treasure as you get older. Barring that, how about a rolex or Cartier watch? so happy for you and of course for your DD!

Yes, the campus experience is just irreplaceable. She really fell in love with Harvard and decided to EA there after she went there for a debate tournament and got to wander around the campus and such. A watch is a good idea, it feels like the perfect signifier of a transition into adulthood!

First congratulations, Harvard is an amazing school and living in Cambridge is phenomenal!

I'm in a very minority here, but I would leave the 'heavier' jewelry pieces (e.g. 20 motif) for her college graduation celebration. I would buy her pieces that she could wear when on campus. A VCA pendant, a Cartier watch or a love bracelet are fun options imo. You could perhaps add a Chanel brooch, since she likes brooches. In addition, you could make a deposit into her bank account that she could use later towards the purchase of her own home.

You definitely have a point, but I don't think we'd be comfortable with her bringing any type of expensive jewelry to campus. My daughter isn't planning on bringing anything too expensive either, at least for freshmen year because she'll have a roommate.

All great ideas ladies, thank you! I came here to narrow down my list, and I've ended up with so many more ideas!

 

[oranGetRee]

I tried on 2 rings yesterday at the boutique. Can I have your feedback on which ring you think looks better on me? Frivole or Two Butterfly? Or should I save up for bigger ticket items like the perlee clover?

Both my SA and I couldn’t decide which looks better.

Thank you!

 

[Chanbal]

I tried on 2 rings yesterday at the boutique. Can I have your feedback on which ring you think looks better on me? Frivole or Two Butterfly? Or should I save up for bigger ticket items like the perlee clover?

Both my SA and I couldn’t decide which looks better.

Thank you!

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Prefer the Two Butterfly ring on you, but both rings are beautiful.