Thanks so much! I will have my teenage daughter take some pics and help me upload and resize them soon!
VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!
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My Vintage Alhambra 10 Motif Onyx YG also arrived yesterday. 😍
The standard length is 42cm/16.5 inches. I had the complimentary 2" added plus my SA had an additional inch added for me.
VCA actually added a tad more to the length because it measures 20" from end to end. This is the perfect length for my wardrobe. I can add my 5 motif bracelet and have 27". I've posted pix showing the 10 and 5 added together. Since I was not dressed for a modeling pic today, (the blessing of working from our home office instead of our office in town 😀I hung the 10 and 5 added together over one of my silk tunics to give you an idea of the 27" length. View attachment 2799574View attachment 2799579View attachment 2799580View attachment 2799582View attachment 2799583
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Congratulations on another piece in your lovely collection! May you wear it in good health and happiness always
Congratulations on another piece in your lovely collection! May you wear it in good health and happiness always
Thank You. 💐
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Hey, cvalier26! I asked my SA in Chicago if, per chance, she had the yellow gold/turquoise earstuds and she does! She said they are usually really hard to find but she just got some in from Paris. (She also has a pair of white gold/turquoise butterfly earstuds if anyone is interested). Her name is Christina and she is at the Michigan Avenue boutique. Do you want her contact info?Oh I forgot, this plan is unless I happen to be very lucky and find sweet yellow gold turquoise clover studs in december, because then these would be my first choice
and I would get the pendant this summer
Bentley is a darling! Great name too! You gals are making me want to go out and get another puppy!!! LOL.Thank you Penny. He is my little Havanese, Bentley
So funny Heidi~ I have used Christina at the Michigan Ave store. She is super easy to deal with. So happy she was able to get the YG turquoise ear studs. Are you getting the vintage size? Can't wait to see them! Also thank you about Mr. Bentley! My son named him. He is a sweet dog.
LOL: Edited slightly for clarity because apparently Siri doesn't speak English:
Penny, of course it's totally acceptable to add the five motif to make the necklace longer! many of us (me included) join necklaces together to make them longer. I don't see how a bracelet is any different. I don't happen to own any VCA bracelets, but you can be sure that if I did I would be the first to do that. As for the clasps- I am just very type A. Although I know that nobody but me is likely to notice my clasps showing, it does bug me just a little bit when I join my 2 x 10 motifs. An invisible clasp would be the perfect solution. Meanwhile we make do!!!
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Christina has been lovely to work with! No, I was not looking for the sweet turquoise earrings for myself . I read that cvalier26 was looking for them and I get super excited when I think I can help someone shop! Lol.
Apparently I misunderstood something that was said to me today. I was thinking the person was referring to my linking the 5 and 10 together, but actually she was referring to me adding 3 inches to the 10 motif. Her statement was the third inch makes the spacing of the motifs look off. I thought she was referring to the overall length of the two connected.
I won't be wearing the two connected as I would miss wearing the bracelet. 😀
You all are right about the clasp. It would be great if VCA changed the clasp to the one they use on the Pure Alhambra.
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That was so kind of you to inquire about those for cvalier. 😊
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When I got my 5 motif YG bracelet I thought I was always going to use it to extend the 10 but I found also I love the bracelet just as it is. When I extend the 10 I miss wearing it 😊
I like the look of the onyx bracelet. I wear my 5 motif YG bracelet all the time with my Cartier 4 Diamond YG Love Bracelet. I never take those two off.
For those who have the Perlee Signature Bracelets - - do you have a problem with the closure? I read on a thread that a tPFer was having a problem with her closure on the bracelet and it had to be sent back to NY to be repaired. When I was speaking with my SA today I ordered the Signature Perlee Bracelet in YG. Hopefully hers was just an isolated incident.
I like the look of the onyx bracelet. I wear my 5 motif YG bracelet all the time with my Cartier 4 Diamond YG Love Bracelet. I never take those two off.
I love the idea of a bracelet but my wrists are so tiny I'd have to take off a full inch if not a little more and I"m worried the spacing between the motifs would look funny?