VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!
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Interesting - at first glance I thought a few of the items I've purchased in the past have gone down, but I can't recall 100%. I'll have to check when I get home this evening.
Opinions welcome, what are your feelings on the vca vintage Alhambra 20 motif necklace in white gold diamond pave? I don’t own a 20 motif, just a 16 magic non diamond, vintage white mop and pave diamond magic long. I am only a white gold gal and no black stones type of gal. Part of me thinks that I am being ridiculous for considering as I would be on ban island for the foreseeable future and there are probably better value for money propositions out there, but I really like my existing vca pave long pendant and feel that the 20 motif would be a really nice compliment. I may have drank too much vca cool aid lately and just need to ponder as it’s a large purchase to me, but I am curious to hear other opinions from other fellow vca lovers.
If you are talking about raw materials and resale value then I don't believe VCA pave pieces are worth the money. However, I personally plan to purchase a few of the VCA pave pieces over the future years since the value for my money is high since they are so wearable - for everyday life and dress up events. I also don't plan to resell. So if you can afford and know you will enjoy the 20 pave piece then why not go for it!
One thing to consider about the 20 pave is whether it will bother you if the motifs flip to the backside of the diamond side. When I tried on the 20 that really bothered me but I am also a 10 motif gal. Just a consideration.
Agree with lynne ross on the flipping issue for the 20. As my VCA collection has grown over the years, so has the addition of pave pieces and I do not hesitate to wear them day or night, casual or dressy. As you have experienced with your other pieces, all that sparkle gives great joy! I would try this piece on and wear it around the boutique,and if you have a great relationship with your SA, ask to take it home for a day and just wear it and see. It is a significant amount to spend and you need to be sure that it suits you.
I would also try the 10 on as well for comparison.
I would also try the 10 on as well for comparison.
Thank you. I am like you in that I don’t plan to sell my pieces and I like that the pieces can be easily worn everyday as well as on special occasions, this wearability feature is one of the main attractions to me. Thanks for your input as well as enabling [emoji6]. The logic side of my brain knows that I am overpaying as far as materials go, but the other side of my brain says that, if I enjoy the items and wear them over a long period of time, then as long as they still bring me ‘joy’ why fret so much about the best value for money as there is value in my enjoyment of my collection. Not everything has to be quantitative. Thanks again!
Thanks for alerting me to this issue, certainly something I should consider in my thinking process.
With any luxery purchase it has to be all about how much you will enjoy the item/experience (jewelry, home, vacation, etc etc). So your thought process makes perfect sense to me.
I called Neimans this morning and the price is $2390. The website still shows $3150. I called NY and they quoted $2390. It appears the website was defaulting to a non US site although you can’t tell by looking at it as the prices are in dollars. I got to the site by typing in Van Cleef without specifying location as I’ve always done so not sure how I wound up on non US. I typed in specifically for US and the price shows $2390. (This is for the sweet Carnelian Alhambra earrings). Sorry for any confusion. Since the price dropped I went ahead and purchased for my ‘retirement’ gift. Klynneann, thanks for commenting as it made me double check the pricing [emoji846] and make the purchase!
Yay, congrats!
I'm so glad you're getting them. I have them and wear them all the time, they're perfect for every day wear. And I've had that happen to me too - I'm looking around the site and then all of a sudden it's like, wait a second. 
In fact, I've had it happen where I guess the item I had clicked on wasn't available to purchase through the US site, so at that point it flipped me over to another country's site, even though I had been on the US site to begin with! (Also, can I just say - darn it! I bought them at $2550! sigh lol.)
I’m so confused about this price decrease. How long will it last? Seems no answer to this. The pave Alhambra earrings have decreased in price $700. What possibly could be the increase in future months??? It’s all confusing and annoying. Do I buy, or wait? Ugh. Just want reliable pricing. Not saying that the decrease isn’t nice...just confusing about what’s to come.