it’s also called a magic pendant, but it’s a location exclusive magic pendant so it’s smaller than the normal magic pendants. the ginza, hong kong, and paris edition pendants are all this size i believe.
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Exhausted with all the price increases
Me too! So hard to keep up with these increases
Hi! The vintage size has the french clips/omega backs which I love. I've tried la pousette backs and to me, they are so so so cumbersome. I can't get them right half the time, and it's annoying. They are mostly associated with smaller earrings such as the Sweet or mini Frivole, so add on top a small earring, a tiny la pousette disc, and I'm a clutz.
If earrings back matter to you (they do to me), you can check the earrings you like online and there are photos that show you what type of earring back.
Good luck!
Thank you willeyi! I've tried to search online for the types of earring back for the Vintage Alhambra, but can't find anything at all. Every Vintage size has the french clips, and I'm not really a fan of those. So, I was just wondering if they came with the la pousette backs because I really loved them on my Sweet size.
Is it rare to get the Vintage with the la pousette backs? Or is it just not popular? But it is an option, right?
Does this bother anyone else? I'm interested in the onyx alhambra - specifically a 5-motif bracelet and the onyx and diamond ring - but I can't unsee the fact that the ring motif shape seems to be different than the pendant and bracelet.
The inner-most corner dots aren't as large as they are in the plain pendants/bracelet. I could understand if it were specifically because it was a unique characteristic of the center diamond, but the pendants with the diamond aren't even the same.
I had planned to wear the ring and bracelet on the same hand but I don't know if this would bother me too much that they aren't the same. I've looked up a lot of pictures of the ring and while I know they're all handmade and the craftsmanship will vary slightly, the rings ALL seem to have uniform dot sizes while the bracelets/pendants have the larger 4 dots on the inner corners. I feel like if I'm going to match, things should MATCH.
I don't live near a boutique so I can't try them on until we start traveling again but wanted to get opinions of ladies who perhaps are more familiar with or have this combo.
The inner-most corner dots aren't as large as they are in the plain pendants/bracelet. I could understand if it were specifically because it was a unique characteristic of the center diamond, but the pendants with the diamond aren't even the same.
I had planned to wear the ring and bracelet on the same hand but I don't know if this would bother me too much that they aren't the same. I've looked up a lot of pictures of the ring and while I know they're all handmade and the craftsmanship will vary slightly, the rings ALL seem to have uniform dot sizes while the bracelets/pendants have the larger 4 dots on the inner corners. I feel like if I'm going to match, things should MATCH.
I don't live near a boutique so I can't try them on until we start traveling again but wanted to get opinions of ladies who perhaps are more familiar with or have this combo.
Hi! It is not an option to get Vintage with la pousette backs. The french clip/omega clip system is completely different and you cannot just pop out the post. You can google more to compare the two systems as they are both quite common.
Also, the Vintage size is much larger (like twice) the size of Sweet, so I think a la pousette back will cause the earring to droop especially since the post of the Vintage is not centered on the back.
You should try the Vintage for fit. I think you might like it as-is.
I think you are focusing too much on highly magnified pictures. These pieces certainly are meant to match. Every piece you buy may have slightly different prongs in that spot, but it's not going to look like it doesn't match other onyx pieces. Here is the current picture of the ring on the VCA site.
Agree 100% with DS. They are complementary for sure and meant to be worn together.
You certainly can mix and match anything that you think looks good. I personally wouldn't combine those particular two, though. The solid gold pieces and the pave pieces go well with any other pieces that are set in the same metal.
NEED HELP PLEASE !!!
What size SINGLE ROW DIAMOND PERLEE lines up seamlessly with a size 16 CARTIER LOVE BRACELET?
I am not sure if it will be an EXTRA SMALL or SMALL. I don’t want the bracelets to slide over each other.
Thank you ALL so very much
Hi! Not sure if you’re still looking for an answer, but I wear size 16 loves and 15 JUC. I was trying on various VCA bracelets, including the single row diamond perlee, last month and debating what to get and the three VCA bracelets in this pic are all XS. The three bracelets closest to my elbow are mine. All the XS VCA bracelets perfectly with size 16 love. My wrist measures just under 14”. Hope this helps!
Yes, now it does not look right with this rust
As an update, the SA noted the bracelet likely wasn’t cleaned properly and it shouldn’t be rust. We were able to exchange for another (not sure how she was able to locate one), but a happy ending nonetheless. Thank you again for all the comments!
