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Hi! I do not mind at all and am always happy to help here on this forum if I can.
I place my pieces loose in the jewelry box. I do not put them in a bag. And yes, Wolf is not coated (like those bags or cloths that have chemicals in them) and will not hurt stones. I have gemstone jewelry with sapphires, emeralds, rubies, etc. I also have lots of pearls and no issues at all, even with my pearls which are the most sensitive. I do keep my silver separate.

Thank you @BigAkoya! I really appreciate your thoughts and help :heart: I ordered the vault trays and inserts from Wolf directly. I love the glass lid! This isn't my picture, but it's exactly what I've ordered. Half bracelet insert, half necklace insert.

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Thank you @BigAkoya! I really appreciate your thoughts and help :heart: I ordered the vault trays and inserts from Wolf directly. I love the glass lid! This isn't my picture, but it's exactly what I've ordered. Half bracelet insert, half necklace insert.

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Great! I use the vault trays for my silver! I really love organized jewelry. It's such a nice touch, and I love to sometimes open the box and stare at the bling. I have a feeling you might do that too! :smile:

I'm so excited for you!
 
I think that your jewelry does not suit you anymore. Feel free to forward to my attention, along with
the Wolf. We would not want your pieces to be homesick. Seriously, every piece is absolutely stunning. You are convincing me that white gold is the way to go.
That was so funny... you made me crack up! You are so kind, thank you. I love WG and wish VCA would make more WG pieces. Maybe if more people buy WG, we can pressure them into adding more WG items! :biggrin:
 
I love Wolf and have used their jewelry boxes for years and love them. My jeweler got me hooked on them. I buy them specifically for the Lusterloc. I separate my jewelry (e.g. fine jewelry, silver). For silver, I buy Tiffany, and the pieces have never tarnished which is quite amazing really. I have tried other brands (Smythson is a nice brand if you want to look into them), but I keep coming back to Wolf for the Lusterloc.

This is one of mine and my favorite. I have the pink color and love it (you can see it in the background of some of my photos if you want to check out the actual shade.. it is a gorgeous soft blush pink):
Caroline Large Jewelry Case | WOLF | WOLF (wolf1834.com)
It’s so funny the things we both like! I also have the Wolf Caroline in medium black for white gold and platinum jewelry not including VCA! Thus far I am keeping VCA in original boxes in a soft-sided zipper case, but if I get a few more pieces, I thought I’d get the pink one for my VCA!

@glamourbag Another place to look is Overstock.com. I watched the Wolf site and Amazon for sale prices at first, but one day during a search I found that Overstock was having a good sale on them. My box came packaged directly from Wolf!
 
It’s so funny the things we both like! I also have the Wolf Caroline in medium black for white gold and platinum jewelry not including VCA! Thus far I am keeping VCA in original boxes in a soft-sided zipper case, but if I get a few more pieces, I thought I’d get the pink one for my VCA!

@glamourbag Another place to look is Overstock.com. I watched the Wolf site and Amazon for sale prices at first, but one day during a search I found that Overstock was having a good sale on them. My box came packaged directly from Wolf!
Yes... wow! We both like so many of the same things! I vote get the pink one! You already have lots of VCA, and the pieces will look so beautiful in their cubby holes. Plus, as we so similar, I bet you will start to open up your box and stare at them. :hugs:
 
love love your input! I think RG would look much better and agree that the design shows more in RG than WG… I truly love RG in general I might just go for it! The other piece I like also is the perlee pave in RG… it just looks so much better I mean the diamond contrast in RG really sparkles more than YG or WG! Another piece on my list ;)
I have the perlee clover in both RG and YG and always get drawn RG:)
I didn’t have a hard time deciding on Cartier ballon Bleu RG, it was yes right away!
Thank you again
Love love the watch. I definitely now think earrings should be in RG as it goes with necklace and they are so close together.
 
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It’s so funny the things we both like! I also have the Wolf Caroline in medium black for white gold and platinum jewelry not including VCA! Thus far I am keeping VCA in original boxes in a soft-sided zipper case, but if I get a few more pieces, I thought I’d get the pink one for my VCA!

@glamourbag Another place to look is Overstock.com. I watched the Wolf site and Amazon for sale prices at first, but one day during a search I found that Overstock was having a good sale on them. My box came packaged directly from Wolf!
Oh perfect! Yes I’m definitely for sure going to get one of their units as they seem perfect! I had a couple minutes to look today on their site but so many options… !!! Thank you for the tip! I will check Overstock. I checked Amazon but bc I’m in Canada, Amazon.ca has less of a selection than .com but I’ll do a Google search and see what I come up with (perhaps there is a site somewhere which has a discount on one of the ones I like). I love and appreciate how everyone is so helpful!!!!
 
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Idiotic OT questions: how do you guys store all of these boxes. In the past, I threw them in recycling (I didn’t know watch boxes are essential to value) but it doesn’t matter since we don’t plan on selling them.

do the wolf jewelry boxes (DH ordered Wolf watch boxes first) go into a locked drawer in your closet? safe? I’m hopefully starting a year long gut renovation of a larger second apt soon, but I have really limited space right now. The stone counter by my bedroom window is getting crowded lol. When you travel, do you shove big pieces in the safety deposit box?

also, do you guys have any tips for a newbie looking into vintage VCA? I see items like this on line, and I think, are the popular lines like Alhambra the only ones that are replicated? If you like old things, is there a recommended list of dealers on the VCA or jewelry thread. (I did go into Fred Leighton and they were nice; I have seen the heritage counter at VCA flagship; and, I love going to Briony Raymond’s atelier). I’ll probably spend the rest of this year just looking and trying to educate myself which will be lots of fun since DH loves to look at stuff like this too. DH said, what if we go to London and see stuff (another TPFer here is a client of a dealer who specializes in Suzanne Belperron. somehow I find the thought of buying jewelry abroad is a bit scary, customs, insurance, shipping, paperwork, etc. Etc.

 
Idiotic OT questions: how do you guys store all of these boxes. In the past, I threw them in recycling (I didn’t know watch boxes are essential to value) but it doesn’t matter since we don’t plan on selling them.

do the wolf jewelry boxes (DH ordered Wolf watch boxes first) go into a locked drawer in your closet? safe? I’m hopefully starting a year long gut renovation of a larger second apt soon, but I have really limited space right now. The stone counter by my bedroom window is getting crowded lol. When you travel, do you shove big pieces in the safety deposit box?

also, do you guys have any tips for a newbie looking into vintage VCA? I see items like this on line, and I think, are the popular lines like Alhambra the only ones that are replicated? If you like old things, is there a recommended list of dealers on the VCA or jewelry thread. (I did go into Fred Leighton and they were nice; I have seen the heritage counter at VCA flagship; and, I love going to Briony Raymond’s atelier). I’ll probably spend the rest of this year just looking and trying to educate myself which will be lots of fun since DH loves to look at stuff like this too. DH said, what if we go to London and see stuff (another TPFer here is a client of a dealer who specializes in Suzanne Belperron. somehow I find the thought of buying jewelry abroad is a bit scary, customs, insurance, shipping, paperwork, etc. Etc.

Ooh renos sound lovely! Last year, we finished our last round of home renos and even though it can get to be stressful, you end up with a home that’s designed 100% around your needs and taste! And of course, part of the Renos for us too was to create more closet and storage space. I am OCD when it comes to organization so it gave me an added opportunity to reorganize everything including my jewelry space.

Regarding what I do with all the store jewelry boxes, I put them inside my bigger Hermès bag boxes. I don’t need them on a daily basis so they are all neatly organized and put in my closet. Till now, I have been using the container store jewelry boxes to store the actual jewelry and those are inside what I call my ‘H’ closet:biggrin:. Attaching a pic to show how these boxes look like. I have stackable boxes so it’s easier to store them stacked on top of each other so they take less space. Most of my jewelry pieces to TBH are kept in the bank safe deposit box and hence get little usage. But, I am scared to keep a lot of bling at home so this works. I only keep the pieces that I wear on a daily basis at home and when I am traveling, I take them out of the jewelry boxes, put them into pouches (that I received from the jewelry store) and store them in a safety deposit box. It’s worked for me till now.7DF88605-6B9F-4707-A05B-6118EB00C928.jpegBCED758D-CC60-4A0C-956F-B59A83084285.jpeg7B5301BF-3BA0-4875-B882-64D229B96475.jpeg
 
Attaching a pic to show how these boxes look like. I have stackable boxes so it’s easier to store them stacked on top of each other so they take less space. Most of my jewelry pieces to TBH are kept in the bank safe deposit box and hence get little usage. But, I am scared to keep a lot of bling at home so this works. I only keep the pieces that I wear on a daily basis at home and when I am traveling, I take them out of the jewelry boxes, put them into pouches (that I received from the jewelry store) and store them in a safety deposit box. It’s worked for me till now

this is so helpful, thank you for posting the pic and the suggestions on how to use the pouches! You are really organized! :D
 
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this is so helpful, thank you for posting the pic and the suggestions on how to use the pouches! You are really organized! :biggrin:
Thank you :biggrin:.. I love being able to see everything I own and it’s easier to use things that are in sight. When I go to work, I take no more than 5 minutes to get ready every morning and it would drive me nuts if I had to go hunting on what clothes and accessories to wear each day!
 
Hi!
I am new to this subforum and need some help to decide on my first VCA piece.
I tried some bracelets but will probably get some earings to pair with! So I am trying to find the best option.
I know it is a matter of taste but would love to get your comments as you are knowledgeable. Thanks a lot!

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All of them look fabulous on you, but I love the pop of the WMOP or the elegance of the Guilloche in the YG stack, The only thing is that you have to be careful with the Guilloche bracelet, if it gets dinged up that can't be repaired.
 
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I know what you mean by onyx being "angry". I have had my 5 motif onyx YG bracelet for 4 years now . I like atleast 2 pieces in the same stone to form a set and I have been trying to find something to go with the bracelet for a long time. I have tried vintage and magic earrings onyx, 10 motif and magic necklace onyx. It all ends up looking edgier than I am comfortable with and sometimes harsh as well. Maybe its time for me to give up on onyx and mix it with other pieces in my collection or even consider selling the 5 motif onyx.

I think edgy is a gentler way to put it. Most people look fabulous in WMOP, and Onyx may be too stark. For me, I am the opposite, my style can handle a bit of edgy (and WMOP disappears on me) - this is an issue I've been thinking about a lot lately as I was considering getting a second piercing in my ears for sweet Alhambra and my SA and husband both said absolutely not - I can be edgy, but the pink hair plus multiple piercings will be too OTT for me, especially as I dress much more romantic than edgy, and the bits of edgy jewelry can tone down the saccharine of pink hair + girly outfit (wish my avatar pic was clearer, but my earrings are blackened gold with diamonds, sapphire and turquoise agate). But for a lot of people, onyx may be too harsh.
 
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