VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[BigAkoya]

It looks so very large! Why are you passing?

No, it's not large at all. It's just my jumbo size photo making it look big.
Look closely at my ring and compare it to the ring's large flower. You can see the Very Large flower is not much bigger than the large flower on my ring. I tried wearing it short, and it looks great. However, as you know, I don't wear short pendants. I hung it on the 32" jump ring, and the flower is a bit lost, at least to me. The look is very nice, a bit delicate.

I showed my husband (VCA sent the pendant to my house, I did not fly to a boutique, so my husband actually saw it) and even my husband said "That's it? That's the Very Large?"

I guess first impressions are always correct. I felt the same way when I tried it on the first time, so now it's definitely off my list.

 

[lynne_ross]

No, it's not large at all. It's just my jumbo size photo making it look big.
Look closely at my ring and compare it to the ring's large flower. You can see the Very Large flower is not much bigger than the large flower on my ring. I tried wearing it short, and it looks great. However, as you know, I don't wear short pendants. I hung it on the 32" jump ring, and the flower is a bit lost, at least to me. The look is very nice, a bit delicate.

I showed my husband (VCA sent the pendant to my house, I did not fly to a boutique, so my husband actually saw it) and even my husband said "That's it? That's the Very Large?"

I guess first impressions are always correct. I felt the same way when I tried it on the first time, so now it's definitely off my list.

If that is your reaction than definitely off list. I will still consider the mirror yg one longer term. I found it was big and had presence. Not sure if mirror makes a difference with reflecting light.
Would you consider the onyx pave wg 20 motif? I feel like it would go with all your pieces and you love your 20s.

 

[BigAkoya]

If that is your reaction than definitely off list. I will still consider the mirror yg one longer term. I found it was big and had presence. Not sure if mirror makes a difference with reflecting light.
Would you consider the onyx pave wg 20 motif? I feel like it would go with all your pieces and you love your 20s.

Yes, you are 100% correct. I think the YG mirror finish will pop more with all that shiny metal. The pave pops on the ring and the earrings, but it doesn't on the pendant. I think it's because worn long, the pendant lands below the torso. In this case, the beauty of the 3D and pave actually hurts the beauty of this piece because the eye has to look down, and the diamond angles are not optimal. At least that is how I personally see it. I am sure there are those who think it's too big, so it's all preference. With the YG mirror finish, it's all shiny metal, so it would pop!

On the oynx, yes, great guess. I tried on the WG oynx pave and actually thought I'd get a set (WG oynx pave 20, 5 motif oynx pave bracelet, VA pave earrings). However, I have decided I don't care for the alternating look. I like the bold pop of all color, all 20 motifs the same stone. The alternating 20 is a bit softer, and to my eye, the pave motifs create a gap and make the stones too spaced out for me. I actually felt the pave motifs took away from the bold look of oynx.

For a split second, I thought why not just get the Magic pave long pendant even though I think the Magic long is so logo-y. It will definitely be a bold look. Then I smacked myself on the head and said "nope, stop it, you're just getting desperate and trying to make pieces work." My head hurts now.

I hope VCA makes more WG pieces, but it seems now this is the year of YG. Butterfly, Frivole... all the new pieces are YG.

 

[lvmon]

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[lynne_ross]

Yes, you are 100% correct. I think the YG mirror finish will pop more with all that shiny metal. The pave pops on the ring and the earrings, but it doesn't on the pendant. I think it's because worn long, the pendant lands below the torso. In this case, the beauty of the 3D and pave actually hurts the beauty of this piece because the eye has to look down, and the diamond angles are not optimal. At least that is how I personally see it. I am sure there are those who think it's too big, so it's all preference. With the YG mirror finish, it's all shiny metal, so it would pop!

On the oynx, yes, great guess. I tried on the WG oynx pave and actually thought I'd get a set (WG oynx pave 20, 5 motif oynx pave bracelet, VA pave earrings). However, I have decided I don't care for the alternating look. I like the bold pop of all color, all 20 motifs the same stone. The alternating 20 is a bit softer, and to my eye, the pave motifs create a gap and make the stones too spaced out for me. I actually felt the pave motifs took away from the bold look of oynx.

For a split second, I thought why not just get the Magic pave long pendant even though I think the Magic long is so logo-y. It will definitely be a bold look. Then I smacked myself on the head and said "nope, stop it, you're just getting desperate and trying to make pieces work." My head hurts now.

I hope VCA makes more WG pieces, but it seems now this is the year of YG. Butterfly, Frivole... all the new pieces are YG.

Oh that is too bad. I love the alternating more than all stone. It is bold but elevated. Dare I suggest you consider the all pave 20?? Or 20 onyx wg SO. I find the magic pave more logo like than the pave motifs. Not sure why….

 

[BigAkoya]

Oh that is too bad. I love the alternating more than all stone. It is bold but elevated. Dare I suggest you consider the all pave 20?? Or 20 onyx wg SO. I find the magic pave more logo like than the pave motifs. Not sure why….

I tried the 20 pave too. For me personally, that necklace is neither here nor there. The diamonds are so small, and in WG, it looks like long a metal chain necklace, at least to me when I tried it on. I think that's probably why you find the pave 20 not so logo-y either; it's mostly metal. It's a gorgeous necklace, just not the look I'm after. I want an all stone necklace that pops with color around the neck. I have other diamond pieces for diamond bling.

I think I'm now back to SO WG oynx.
I recently purchased several green shirts for this spring. I plan to wear them with white shorts. Well, green top, white shorts, and I'd wear it with the new black quilted Chanel slides (waiting for my size to arrive). If you visualize that... I need an oynx 20! I would then wear my emerald pieces. Oynx, emerald, and diamonds. I'd look so 20s Art Deco, only I would be 21st century 20s Art Deco as I'd be in shorts!

Speaking of SO... I am still waiting on Hellebore and was recently asked if I would consider another stone. Not looking good.

 

[lynne_ross]

I tried the 20 pave too. For me personally, that necklace is neither here nor there. The diamonds are so small, and in WG, it looks like long a metal chain necklace, at least to me when I tried it on. I think that's probably why you find the pave 20 not so logo-y either; it's mostly metal. It's a gorgeous necklace, just not the look I'm after. I want an all stone necklace that pops with color around the neck. I have other diamond pieces for diamond bling.

I think I'm now back to SO WG oynx.
I recently purchased several green shirts for this spring. I plan to wear them with white shorts. Well, green top, white shorts, and I'd wear it with the new black quilted Chanel slides (waiting for my size to arrive). If you visualize that... I need an oynx 20! I would then wear my emerald pieces. Oynx, emerald, and diamonds. I'd look so 20s Art Deco, only I would be 21st century 20s Art Deco as I'd be in shorts!

Speaking of SO... I am still waiting on Hellebore and was recently asked if I would consider another stone. Not looking good.

Sounds like onyx wg is the winner.
What other stone did they ask you if you would consider for Hellebore?
I wore my lapis bracelet yesterday…wish I could get more pieces but nothing catches my eye currently made in lapis.

 

[nicole0612]

Sounds like onyx wg is the winner.
What other stone did they ask you if you would consider for Hellebore?
I wore my lapis bracelet yesterday…wish I could get more pieces but nothing catches my eye currently made in lapis.

I wish they would make lapis pave 10 motif, and my second wish is that it would be available for regular customers to buy! I’ll just keep wishing for the next 20 years

 

[A bottle of Red]

The 2 motif guilloche carnelian earrings aren't on the website anymore? I was hoping to match my bracelet

 

[lynne_ross]

I wish they would make lapis pave 10 motif, and my second wish is that it would be available for regular customers to buy! I’ll just keep wishing for the next 20 years

Same! I hope VCA releases more pave alternating 10 motif or new 10s in general as I am not a fan of 20s.

 

[nicole0612]

Same! I hope VCA releases more pave alternating 10 motif or new 10s in general as I am not a fan of 20s.

I am a huge fan of 20s, but I agree, I need a new stone or combo option!

 

[kelsenia]

I am a huge fan of 20s, but I agree, I need a new stone or combo option!

would it be too much to ask for any new rose gold-stone combo? haha

 

[lynne_ross]

I tried the 20 pave too. For me personally, that necklace is neither here nor there. The diamonds are so small, and in WG, it looks like long a metal chain necklace, at least to me when I tried it on. I think that's probably why you find the pave 20 not so logo-y either; it's mostly metal. It's a gorgeous necklace, just not the look I'm after. I want an all stone necklace that pops with color around the neck. I have other diamond pieces for diamond bling.

I think I'm now back to SO WG oynx.
I recently purchased several green shirts for this spring. I plan to wear them with white shorts. Well, green top, white shorts, and I'd wear it with the new black quilted Chanel slides (waiting for my size to arrive). If you visualize that... I need an oynx 20! I would then wear my emerald pieces. Oynx, emerald, and diamonds. I'd look so 20s Art Deco, only I would be 21st century 20s Art Deco as I'd be in shorts!

Speaking of SO... I am still waiting on Hellebore and was recently asked if I would consider another stone. Not looking good.

BigA other thought I had was if you would consider a vintage 20 wg. I am considering seeing if I can order a 10 as I wear my yg 10 A LOT and thought it would be handy to have wg version. The WG version would go with your mop and an onyx if you wanted layer and it would go with diamond pieces. Just a thought.

 

[littleclouds]

Hi ladies, I’ve just gotten this pair of Vintage MOP earrings last week from the boutique and realised that the back of the earring post seems to be discoloured? Is this normal?

 

[lynne_ross]

For those like me interested in the two butterfly earrings my SA has said one can only buy a 3rd earring from the set they own. So if I want pink sapphire and yellow sapphire I need to buy 2 sets.

Interestingly, another SA told me I could order a single yellow sapphire butterfly if I owned the pink sapphire set. Even showed me the price. So I am not sure there are any set rules.

I also tried on the yg pave butterfly earrings today. I love the shape and size for me. The store only had the lapis and tq pairs, so I could not try the pink sapphire or wg pave but they seem to be in stock in other stores. They had the wg and pink ring so I held it up to my ear for colour reference. I think I found a winner but will take some time to ponder the purchase and see if I can try the actual pair. Would like to see if I can find the yellow sapphire pair too before I decide.
Here is the yg pave earring, the pink ring for colour reference on my ear and with my noeud. I do not see myself getting the ring as it looked so small compared to noeud. But it makes a beautiful earring set to wear with noeud. I was out with my fam so in a rush and hence my pictures are dark.