VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[BigAkoya]

So much happy talk of carnelian and tiger's eye...
Here’s some enabling….

I thought I would post my favorite celebrity photo. I love Melanie Thierry’ carnelian 20 and tiger's eye & carnelian 16.
I love love love those two necklaces layered together, and the stone combo is the bomb! Talk about bright and happy!

@nicole0612 ... see how gorgeous that tiger's eye is... like gleaming liquid gold against her ivory white top.
@Sonijj ... check out her happy orange-red carnelian. Stare closely at the carnelian... you will see a lot of orange-red. Pop! Pop! Pop!

P.S. For WG lovers.. in case you are wondering how the 16 WG version looks, it's a flop, at least for what I was hoping for. I tried the WG 16 with a WG MOP 20, and while it's very nice, it's also very subtle. It does not pop like this... so sad.

I hope some of you are enabled.

 

[nightbefore]

I’m drooling over this…
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Will go nicely with Daytona on the other wrist.

I love this combo too, it is gorgeous! I think it is the most stunning pave/stone combination

 

[nicole0612]

I’m drooling over this…
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Will go nicely with Daytona on the other wrist.

They need to add a 10 motif ASAP!

 

[nightbefore]

They need to add a 10 motif ASAP!

I’ve just bought my first 5 motif (YG MOP) and I can’t stop looking at it (I was never really a bracelet person). Now I want to add another one to my collection (probably YG onyx to be able to wear it as a 10 motif too), but I can’t make up my mind on stacking. I think 5 motif on its own looks very lovely too. So if I decide to skip stacking, I am considering to get this combo and a chain extender to wear as a necklace with white shirts. It is so hard to make up my mind, VCA problems… I think 10 motif with this combo would so gorgeous. We need more modshots of pave/onyx as an enabler I am also wondering if diamond motifs tend to flip

 

[DS2006]

I’ve just bought my first 5 motif (YG MOP) and I can’t stop looking at it (I was never really a bracelet person). Now I want to add another one to my collection (probably YG onyx to be able to wear it as a 10 motif too), but I can’t make up my mind on stacking. I think 5 motif on its own looks very lovely too. So if I decide to skip stacking, I am considering to get this combo and a chain extender to wear as a necklace with white shirts. It is so hard to make up my mind, VCA problems… I think 10 motif with this combo would so gorgeous. We need more modshots of pave/onyx as an enabler I am also wondering if diamond motifs tend to flip

My wg onyx pave bracelet is my favorite VCA piece! Sure, motifs can flip, but the reverse side of pave motifs are beautiful, too!

For you, the yg onyx would be great to add. I am mostly focusing on wg onyx and mop for my Alhambra since those are the most versatile for me. However, I am inclined to get a few more pieces of yg, because the carnelian and blue agate are too hard to resist!

 

[Fabfashion]

I’ve just bought my first 5 motif (YG MOP) and I can’t stop looking at it (I was never really a bracelet person). Now I want to add another one to my collection (probably YG onyx to be able to wear it as a 10 motif too), but I can’t make up my mind on stacking. I think 5 motif on its own looks very lovely too. So if I decide to skip stacking, I am considering to get this combo and a chain extender to wear as a necklace with white shirts. It is so hard to make up my mind, VCA problems… I think 10 motif with this combo would so gorgeous. We need more modshots of pave/onyx as an enabler I am also wondering if diamond motifs tend to flip

That’s a great idea on the chain extender. I’m really loving this bracelet combination.

 

[Fabfashion]

My wg onyx pave bracelet is my favorite VCA piece! Sure, motifs can flip, but the reverse side of pave motifs are beautiful, too!

For you, the yg onyx would be great to add. I am mostly focusing on wg onyx and mop for my Alhambra since those are the most versatile for me. However, I am inclined to get a few more pieces of yg, because the carnelian and blue agate are too hard to resist!

@DS2006, would you by chance have a photo of what the reverse side looks like?

 

[DS2006]

@DS2006, would you by chance have a photo of what the reverse side looks like?

I actually do have a picture of the backside of a yellow gold motif that I had. You can see the diamonds through the back side and there is the center bead. Obviously the white gold is more invisible since it blends in with the diamonds.

 

[nightbefore]

Some extra enablers from instagram @Fabfashion

 

[Fabfashion]

I actually do have a picture of the backside of a yellow gold motif that I had. You can see the diamonds through the back side and there is the center bead. Obviously the white gold is more invisible since it blends in with the diamonds.

Thank you so much, @DS2006!

Just out of curiosity…if one stacks 2 VCA bracelets together (like 2 of the 5 motifs), do they tangle up?

 

[Fabfashion]

Some extra enablers from instagram @Fabfashion

Oh wow! Love the long necklace!

 

[doloresmia]

Tahitian pearl studs would be the least expensive option until you can get some PG VCA earrings. The gray mop is from Tahitian pearl oyster shells. Check out Pearl Paradise or American Pearl.

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My YG studs black pearl arrived and this was a great suggestion! Pearl paradise was very fast and responsive. Pearls have more luster in real life although vca grey mop is still more gorgeous!

Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[nicole0612]

Here is WG onyx pave vs YG guilloche pave. When the motifs flip, the white gold pave is definitely less noticeable than the yellow gold pave. The back of the WG pave looks similar to the front, so you don’t really notice that it has flipped. I have never worn them as a necklace with an extender, but I have tried on both with another similar five motif around the back of the neck (YG 5 motif and WG GMOP). I have tried on the 5 motif YG pave guilloche attached as a jaunty accent to yellow gold 10+5. Sorry no modeling photos because they were tried on in my house in lounge clothes.

 

[doloresmia]

Does anyone have enabling photos of a 10 or 20 motif necklace in Tigers Eye being worn? (Can be photos from the internet). I am feeling so tempted to ask for one with pretty yellow tones as they become harder to find. I have thought about this for years now, and each time a friend talks me out of it due to the color/stone not being as popular or “desirable”, but I think I should just accept that I love unique items that not everyone loves! Thanks

Here is mine! I usually layer with my 20 YG mop but added the 10 YG Carnelian after seeing BigAkoya’s post. The black and TE looks awesome… and mine are to compare how cream can work.

 

[nicole0612]

Here is mine! I usually layer with my 20 YG mop but added the 10 YG Carnelian after seeing BigAkoya’s post. The black and TE looks awesome… and mine are to compare how cream can work.

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I love this so much! Thanks for posting that photo! Major enabling! Your TE is the 20 motif doubled up with 20 MOP (+ Carnelian)?