Absolutely! I will post pics tonight. I have a few cartier and LV charms with the VCA ones as well.
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Hi, I have the vintage Alhambra 20 motif necklace in mother of pearl and my jeweler offered me one in ónix, but I noticed that the clover in the ónix one is a bit smaller than mine. Is that normal, those of you tha have more than one necklace, does the lovers are exactly the same size . Thanks for your help
I missed Dover street release too and ordered a bracelet and I had to pay the SO mark up.
WG and onyx bracelet. I just had to have it. Still waiting. But at least it was approved.
Yeah that’s what I would want too, but need to get WG MOP first [emoji4]
I am so sorry to hear this. I feel your pain. I had a pair of vintage alhambra earclips that went missing at my home. I kept thinking they would turn back up but they never did. I finally replaced them.
So sad that happened! Was it insured? I insure all of my VCA and Cartier pieces. I didn't have everything on the personal jewelry policy, then I stated thinking about how much money I have invested in all of it and got paranoid and decided to add every piece to the policy.[emoji846]
Hi, yes the clovers in the ónix necklace is slightly smaller than the clovers in my mother of pearl 20 motif necklace. He told me that it may be that one more old than the other, he is a respected jeweler, but I was wondering is any of you in the forum that have two necklaces have notice this , or if it should be a red flag.
Yes, he bought in in France and he said it was authenticated in VCA store, when I compare both necklaces I notice that the ónix one have the clovers a bit smaller than the mother of pearl one that I own , I was wondering if this normal to happen or that the clovers , should be always the same no matter the Stone/ year they are made. I know they are done by hand and this could make a difference , but I’m lost . Can someone in the forum that have more than two vintage Alhambra necklace compare them to see if the clovers are a perfect match ? Thanks
Look at the bracelet stacking thread.
You will likely find your answer.
I would personally see this as a red flag and would not take the chance. Vintage Alhambra fakes are abundant and even reputable jewelers can be fooled.
These days the only safe guarantee of authenticity is to purchase directly from VCA.
Saving a few $$ isn’t worth the risk imo.