VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[nicole0612]

@Happyish @BigAkoya I am so happy that the clips are getting some well-deserved attention. They have such a lovely vintage vibe. I will try my diamond clips, I have a few Deco and Edwardian clips that I have never worn because I was afraid to lose them off a blouse, but never though to wear them with a necklace before I saw the idea in this forum!
I am waiting to get on a plane now (1st post-COVID trip!), so I will give it a try when I get home.
@BigAkoya, I think the panda is lovely with WG onyx!
The bird charms are really speaking to me, they are so pretty and whimsical. I love horses, as I have rode my whole life until recently, but the horse is not really in my colors.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

@Happyish @BigAkoya I am so happy that the clips are getting some well-deserved attention. They have such a lovely vintage vibe. I will try my diamond clips, I have a few Deco and Edwardian clips that I have never worn because I was afraid to lose them off a blouse, but never though to wear them with a necklace before I saw the idea in this forum!
I am waiting to get on a plane now (1st post-COVID trip!), so I will give it a try when I get home.
@BigAkoya, I think the panda is lovely with WG onyx!
The bird charms are really speaking to me, they are so pretty and whimsical. I love horses, as I have rode my whole life until recently, but the horse is not really in my colors.

Ask you SA about the Lucky pendants. I know there's a number of new ones that are oriented around the Chinese New Year and it may include another horse. I've scoured the internet but have yet to find any from the new issue, but your SA should be able to help.

Regarding brooches and securing them . . . I use a spring-loaded elliptical button on all my brooches. It slides onto the pin and locks into place. In other words, it acts as a brake. You could do cartwheels and the brooch won't come off. I buy them by at a jewelry supply. The diameter of the opening can vary so it might be worthwhile if you bring your brooch with you and pick what works best.

 

[Yoshi1296]

My NYC SA said 2.7% increase on jewelry that is not high jewelry (those are going up more). I think you were smart to go ahead and pay the rest since you had already paid more than half! May as well save whatever we can!

Thank you! I agree. $130 is a good dinner that I can enjoy with my fam! Definitely saving anything I can!

I checked 2.7% of $4100 USD which is the price of the 5-motif bracelet I ordered and it comes out to be $110.70 USD increase which is generally close to what I heard which was about $130. So we can safely assume the increase will be around that estimate.

 

[BigAkoya]

My NYC SA said 2.7% increase on jewelry that is not high jewelry (those are going up more). I think you were smart to go ahead and pay the rest since you had already paid more than half! May as well save whatever we can!

You are correct, and it's in the range. I checked on a specific item, Lotus earrings, and it's going up 2.6%.
So not horrible for the casual lines.

 

[BigAkoya]

Ask you SA about the Lucky pendants. I know there's a number of new ones that are oriented around the Chinese New Year and it may include another horse. I've scoured the internet but have yet to find any from the new issue, but your SA should be able to help.

Regarding brooches and securing them . . . I use a spring-loaded elliptical button on all my brooches. It slides onto the pin and locks into place. In other words, it acts as a brake. You could do cartwheels and the brooch won't come off. I buy them by at a jewelry supply. The diameter of the opening can vary so it might be worthwhile if you bring your brooch with you and pick what works best.

I did not realize that! That is so cute. I found this Chinese Zodiac sign. I would like a monkey!
A long time ago, my husband and I saw a super cute photo of two monkeys hugging each other.
We then started to call each Love Monkeys! We have two Beanie Babies (remember those things?!) that are monkeys, and we position them with their arms wrapped around each other, like they are hugging. That's why I would love a monkey! But knowing VCA... since the monkeys are brown, so they will use tiger's eye and Yellow Gold!

Thanks for sharing this insight! I will pay more attention to the animal clips.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

I did not realize that! That is so cute. I found this Chinese Zodiac sign. I would like a monkey!
A long time ago, my husband and I saw a super cute photo of two monkeys hugging each other.
We then started to call each Love Monkeys! We have two Beanie Babies (remember those things?!) that are monkeys, and we position them with their arms wrapped around each other, like they are hugging. That's why I would love a monkey! But knowing VCA... since the monkeys are brown, so they will use tiger's eye and Yellow Gold!

Thanks for sharing this insight! I will pay more attention to the animal clips.

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There may also be a dragon, a goat, and a few others to complete the Zodiac signs. See, https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/new-vca-lucky-animals-brooches.974515/page-8

 

[nicole0612]

Ask you SA about the Lucky pendants. I know there's a number of new ones that are oriented around the Chinese New Year and it may include another horse. I've scoured the internet but have yet to find any from the new issue, but your SA should be able to help.

Regarding brooches and securing them . . . I use a spring-loaded elliptical button on all my brooches. It slides onto the pin and locks into place. In other words, it acts as a brake. You could do cartwheels and the brooch won't come off. I buy them by at a jewelry supply. The diameter of the opening can vary so it might be worthwhile if you bring your brooch with you and pick what works best.

Thank you! This is excellent advice!

 

[nicole0612]

There may also be a dragon, a goat, and a few others to complete the Zodiac signs. See, https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/new-vca-lucky-animals-brooches.974515/page-8

I was thinking the same thing, I may love the dragon. The snake is very cute but I have a phobia. (Though I realized I am currently wearing an antique snake ring right this moment )
I just requested a malachite SO, so maybe the snake is in the running after all!

 

[gagabag]

I am also looking into these lucky animals but can’t decide between the lion in TE or the heritage all gold. It doesn’t help that these are always hard to find in the boutique. Has anyone seen the heritage lion, at least?

@Happyish, do you have a photo of the securing button? I need to find those, too!

 

[nicole0612]

There may also be a dragon, a goat, and a few others to complete the Zodiac signs. See, https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/new-vca-lucky-animals-brooches.974515/page-8

Thank you so much for linking this thread! I wish I had purchased a few months ago, apparently my favorite (hummingbird) was almost $1,000 less in January! The thread says the new lucky animals will all be $8300, but I wouldn’t expect them to all be at the same price point considering some are more intricate and have more or less costly stones. I will see if I can find a photo online of the dragon.

 

[DS2006]

High jewelry is going up more? They just increased it earlier this year...

Someone else said their SA said that about high jewelry, so I am not sure. Mine only told me about the regular jewelry increase likely because she knows I won't be buying high jewelry!

Dear Nicole, It's a nice idea but before you make a decision you need to try the brooch and see how it balances. The clips are set in a certain position and you may not like the orientation of a particular brooch when you try and use it as a lariat.

Notwithstanding, here's an enabling shot. @BigAkoya will like this too!

Wow, that onyx and white gold with the panda has to be THE best possible combination of those two styles! Love it!

 

[nicole0612]

There may also be a dragon, a goat, and a few others to complete the Zodiac signs. See, https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/new-vca-lucky-animals-brooches.974515/page-8

I just saw in the other thread that you just brought home the turtle and hummingbird clips! Congratulations! They are beautiful.

 

[nicole0612]

This IG poster has a wonderful collection and has many of the clips, including current and heritage styles. I think many of us follow her posts on IG.

 

[DS2006]

Decided to wear a few VCA pieces today...
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I especially love the Magic pendant and the Lotus ring! You could be the hand model for that ring! Beautiful!

 

[BigAkoya]

There may also be a dragon, a goat, and a few others to complete the Zodiac signs. See, https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/new-vca-lucky-animals-brooches.974515/page-8

The monkey is so cute! I like the chicken too... a farm animal! My Southern husband grew up on a dairy farm. He would get a kick out of the chicken. Thank you for sharing the thread... I am going to read all the posts. Now you have me on a Lucky Animal kick. Maybe they will make another one in WG since they come out annually.

Thanks for sharing this!