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In my city, I can think of 3 other people that wear VcA, two of whom are friends. I do see lots of Cartier love bracelets around though, interestingly enough, more often in men! But maybe that’s just what my eye noticed lol.
I live in NYC and only see VCA when I’m on 5th Ave near 57th St or on the Upper East Side. None of my friends or colleagues wear VCA. It’s definitely not saturated in real life.
 
I wonder if they are listed as "out of stock/call for availability" because they are not a high volume item, and behind the covers, they are made on-demand. Maybe if you just ordered them, VCA would put a pair in production for you.

I say this because of my Lotus pieces. The Lotus collection is not a popular collection in terms of high volume and sales. The SA said they sell a lot more Alhambra pendants and bracelets by volume than Lotus, due to price point. I had to order both my ring and earrings, both were "out of stock/call for availability". The Lotus ring I recall took 3-4 weeks to arrive, and the Lotus earrings 8 weeks.
Just a thought as this may be the case with the Butterfly Alhambra earrings due to their lack of sales volume.
I asked two SAs I work with in 2 different countries and they both said everything is out of stock right now. Best to just wait. I am in no rush and I want to pick the right stone. If it was a diamond piece I would be more inclined to pay now but for a stone piece I want to pick it. Where I live you can buy in many different countries. I will ask if this is an option to secure the piece in case that is best route. Thanks!
 
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In HK I see VCA constantly. A woman in my building works out at same time as me and she wears her perlee signature working out. I see many woman wearing VCA hiking too. They are everyday pieces for many. Actually I see all brands constantly! In Toronto, I also saw VCA a lot in my neighbourhood and at work. I don’t think it is oversaturated but I do think major cities have more concentration of it.
 
I asked two SAs I work with in 2 different countries and they both said everything is out of stock right now. Best to just wait. I am in no rush and I want to pick the right stone. If it was a diamond piece I would be more inclined to pay now but for a stone piece I want to pick it. Where I live you can buy in many different countries. I will ask if this is an option to secure the piece in case that is best route. Thanks!
Seems like stock is low everywhere. VCA has been wiped out here, Bulgari had only two bracelets available in my size (all over Canada), Cartier pavé sold out too. Luxury houses are struggling to keep up with the demand. I hope you get your pieces soon.
 
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I’m in the Bay Area in CA and i will see it once every weekend at the mall. At least one person. Last weekend I visited the Chanel boutique and the Chanel SA had a vintage pendant and so did one of the ladies in line outside the store. One older lady had an onyx 10 motif at NM. Mostly I see single motif pendants, occasionally a five motif bracelet. I did see about 10 years ago a lady wearing a magic pave pendant and pave sweet Alhambra studs (where my obsession began) in my 24 Hour body pump class, with her bright orange Goyard gym bag slung into a dusty corner of the dirty room. At a casual going away party before the pandemic another lady was rocking the pave frivole earrings. Hmmm…I guess I do see it quite a bit.
 
I’m in the Bay Area in CA and i will see it once every weekend at the mall. At least one person. Last weekend I visited the Chanel boutique and the Chanel SA had a vintage pendant and so did one of the ladies in line outside the store. One older lady had an onyx 10 motif at NM. Mostly I see single motif pendants, occasionally a five motif bracelet. I did see about 10 years ago a lady wearing a magic pave pendant and pave sweet Alhambra studs (where my obsession began) in my 24 Hour body pump class, with her bright orange Goyard gym bag slung into a dusty corner of the dirty room. At a casual going away party before the pandemic another lady was rocking the pave frivole earrings. Hmmm…I guess I do see it quite a bit.
Oh and another. A lady was wearing her 10 motif in Bar class. But the weird thing was her bringing her Hermes bag into class with her, when we’re not even allowed to bring cell phones.
 
Wow @EpiFanatic that is a lot!
in one of the malls i used to go to, i saw vca twice. A small pair of earrings & a small necklace pendant.
Never before or after.

Btw, my dh and i were discussing how stunning the 5 motif guilloche yg bracelet is. Are they still really hard to get?
I don't live near a boutique anymore, so i can't just go in & ask.
 
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Wow @EpiFanatic that is a lot!
in one of the malls i used to go to, i saw vca twice. A small pair of earrings & a small necklace pendant.
Never before or after.

Btw, my dh and i were discussing how stunning the 5 motif guilloche yg bracelet is. Are they still really hard to get?
I don't live near a boutique anymore, so i can't just go in & ask.
I think they are. If you’re serious I think you could ask an SA and provide a deposit if they are willing to take one. Then at least you get priority when one comes in.
 
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The pharmacist at our local grocery wears a VCA holiday pendant. At a local
multi-location jeweler (which does not carry VCA), one of the saleswoman wears a 20 Motif. Otherwise I very rarely see VCA worn here.
 
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Does anyone have 3 motif Alhambra earrings and wear them a fair bit - daily for work or for daily life? I have a 1 motif and 2 motif pair on my to buy list and was thinking a 3 motif could be fun to own too. But it must be wearable for day to day life. So I would not get the ones with diamonds.
I have 2 pair three motif and I wear them quite a bit - they each have a pave motif
Love them both - really they can go day to night -
 
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