VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[so_sofya1985]

No earrings here grrrrr

just tried magic 6 necklace - not for me
Also tried frivole necklace in pave and it’s STUNNING oh booiiiii

 

[so_sofya1985]

Ok!!!!! Ok!!!!! I know what I want now - and this is IT! This is 10000 percent me! In between and a single on the pinky

 

[missie1]

I love the 10 motif so asking my opinion on that I say its a YES from me. Did you try the regular clover in the XS? If your not XS then obviously it wont fit the same, but you get the general idea. I think the one row is stunning with the sweet clover and the D'or (they show it together on the website) but then you might have also seen that I also posted a pic a little bit ago of the one row, the sweet clover and original clover and I love that pairing! Its a hard decision but worth waiting for before making a decision. The onyx and wg pave 5 motif is one Id like to see as well but its always out of stock every time I ask. Is there something you're leaning more towards?View attachment 5198734

Your taste is amazing so I’m definitely listening. The 10 motif I need to try again as it would be SO as I want in RG GMOP just to make sure. I’m really really leaning towards the pave and onyx Alhambra. I’m thinking long term I might want to build out collection of 3 Pave and 5 motifs bracelets I already have GMOP coming so maybe two more.

 

[so_sofya1985]

My mouth is closed (semi) but I am Screaming!!!!!!! I want this bad! And the two rings! Oh VCA what you do to me

 

[glamourbag]

Ok!!!!! Ok!!!!! I know what I want now - and this is IT! This is 10000 percent me! In between and a single on the pinky View attachment 5198813

YESSSSSS! Love this!!!!!!!

 

[glamourbag]

Your taste is amazing so I’m definitely listening. The 10 motif I need to try again as it would be SO as I want in RG GMOP just to make sure. I’m really really leaning towards the pave and onyx Alhambra. I’m thinking long term I might want to build out collection of 3 Pave and 5 motifs bracelets I already have GMOP coming so maybe two more.

That will be a beautiful collection! Im totally looking forward to you building this!!!!!

 

[880]

YESSSSSS! Love this!!!!!!!

@so_sofya1985, I love the single and BTF rings on you! Looks amazing! Fingers crossed that you can get it! Yay!
OT, but have you tried stacking the much less expensive pave Pascuale bruni floral rings? @Notorious Pink has the amazing PB wrap around rings in page, but their lilies ? are three dimensional and beautiful in groups (and you can mix a lily of diamonds with one of sapphires etc etc
im in Umbria now (before we go to Tuscany) at a relais and chateau hotel with a Michelin restaurant, basically bc DH loves salami, proscuitto, and truffles. I’m ecstatic bc I found brutti ma buoni cookies, a cooked merengue, not too sweet, and crunchy with toasted pistaschios. kind of like a rustic chewy crisp dacquiose in a single bite. But, sadly the property does not have the myriad jewelry display vitrines that were all over hotel de russie or a Pascuale Brunn across the street where I discovered you could stack a bunch of PB rings together.

 

[911snowball]

OMG that pendant on you sofya, this is a MUST! Rings too!! pendant is STUNNING on you!

 

[BigAkoya]

I am in the it is so ugly camp. I have seen some of the pieces in person and it did not change my opinion. The two rings I have on my list are pave frivoles in yg and the noeud. I picked the lotus over noeud for my anniversary gift but I still absolutely love that ring.

Noeud is a gorgeous ring! It would be beautiful on you!
I think I'm the only one on this forum that is in love with the Hellebore Lapis ring.
That ring mesmerizes me (at least on the VCA website)... it's so bold yet elegant, it's 3-D and very artistic, and the lapis as leaves against the diamond border is so beautiful to me.

On the bright side, if I have to order my size, which I mostly likely will have to, I'll be the first in line!

 

[BigAkoya]

Why

Why does that happen? We try something and immediately hate it and then time passes and it grows on us....

I have to be honest... about 3,4 years ago I’d tell you I would never even look at frivole and here I am now lusting over it!

I did not like Frivole at first either. It is now my favorite VCA collection! Goes with everything! Very fun to wear and so different.

Next time you are there, really stare at the BTF ring to absorb it's beauty... it is as work of art, not just diamonds thrown on a setting...
The petals are heart shaped and angled so it's a true 3D flower effect, the two flowers are very close to each other, on the edge of overlapping, but at different heights, as they would be in nature if two flower blooms were on a bush. Also, while each heart-shaped petal is symmetrical (a perfect flower petal), the flower itself is asymmetrical (three petals), as it would be in real life in nature.
The BTF ring is truly beautiful art and craftsmanship in my opinion.

Can you tell I love Frivole?
I really hope this fall there are some new WG pave pieces.

 

[BigAkoya]

I'd LOVE to have both the WG Frivole BTF ring and the single ring, to wear together on one hand. I wouldn't wear just the BTF ring. It'd have to be the whole "set".

I took a pic of it a long time ago. Still can't get the image out of my head. Lemme see if I can find it again.

I am also a matchy matchy person. So I'd have to get the matching WG earrings. But I am finding VCA earrings not super comfy for me and my studs are my staple 95% of the time. So I'm not sure I'd get the rings.

Maybe you need the earrings adjusted. VCA earrings off the shelf hurt my ears. I have had to adjust every VCA earring.
I wrote a post on the four ways to adjust their earrings, and for me, I have to use two of the four adjustments.
I need to swap out for thinner posts (my ear piercing hole gets really sore with the standard thicker post), and I have to loosen the tension on the clips (the preset clip tension was squishing my ear lobes after only a couple of hours).

VCA earrings are adjustable to be comfy for everyone, so I hope maybe with a little adjustment you can add some earrings!

 

[BigAkoya]

Look how it shines here... @BigAkoya View attachment 5198609
I really like how it looks next to my Daytona...

Note to myself: Daytona off for polish.

This looks beautiful and matches the YG on your Daytona. But the WG pave will also match the stainless!
Frivole is beautiful in any metal, I think it's more the look you want. YG is more casual, you see the metal. WG is more blingy, you barely see the metal. It's all preference.

By the way, you mentioned you were looking at a RG AP. Have you tried the Everose Rose Gold Daytona? I think that is such a beautiful watch for RG lovers! And Frivole pave comes in RG too!

On polishing, I am the opposite of you; I don't polish. Just be careful not to overpolish as when you polish, you are really taking off metal, albeit a tiny tiny layer each time so it's not immediately noticeable. Every now and then is okay, but if you go crazy over polishing, you will eventually lose that crispiness because it's been polished a billion times (think of something that's been rubbed a billion times... it's smooth, the crispiness is gone). I personally like well love pieces...the nicks, scratches, and dents are the story of your piece's journey through life with you.

 

[so_sofya1985]

This looks beautiful and matches the YG on your Daytona. But the WG pave will also match the stainless!
Frivole is beautiful in any metal, I think it's more the look you want. YG is more casual, you see the metal. WG is more blingy, you barely see the metal. It's all preference.

By the way, you mentioned you were looking at a RG AP. Have you tried the Everose Rose Gold Daytona? I think that is such a beautiful watch for RG lovers! And Frivole pave comes in RG too!

On polishing, I am the opposite of you; I don't polish. Just be careful not to overpolish as when you polish, you are really taking off metal, albeit a tiny tiny layer each time so it's not immediately noticeable. Every now and then is okay, but if you go crazy over polishing, you will eventually lose that crispiness because it's been polished a billion times (think of something that's been rubbed a billion times... it's smooth, the crispiness is gone). I personally like well love pieces...the nicks, scratches, and dents are the story of your piece's journey through life with you.

I have a rose gold day date with rubies and I love the tone of Rolex rose gold! It’s a special tone indeed!

I really did stare at the frivole and loved it so much! Shame the earrings were not available but the btw and single are definitely a winner for me!

hahahaa yes I can see you love it so much! It’s a definitely easier piece to wear than lotus!

 

[so_sofya1985]

I did not like Frivole at first either. It is now my favorite VCA collection! Goes with everything! Very fun to wear and so different.

Next time you are there, really stare at the BTF ring to absorb it's beauty... it is as work of art, not just diamonds thrown on a setting...
The petals are heart shaped and angled so it's a true 3D flower effect, the two flowers are very close to each other, on the edge of overlapping, but at different heights, as they would be in nature if two flower blooms were on a bush. Also, while each heart-shaped petal is symmetrical (a perfect flower petal), the flower itself is asymmetrical (three petals), as it would be in real life in nature.
The BTF ring is truly beautiful art and craftsmanship in my opinion.

Can you tell I love Frivole?
I really hope this fall there are some new WG pave pieces.

What do you think of snowflake?

i looked at the cosmos ring too and it’s also a stunner... much heavier though
Edit: you are absolutely right re polishing gold, it does take a layer off but I feel it’s time now...

 

[so_sofya1985]

OMG that pendant on you sofya, this is a MUST! Rings too!! pendant is STUNNING on you!

It’s amazing isn’t it.... I feel it is an easily wearable piece too...