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Aimee3 said:
Are there diamonds on the “loop”? I like the way that one looks hanging on the chain and because it’s a large pendant, a doubled chain would look very nice and substantial. I had a thought...if you’d never wear it long, (doubled) would you be able to have VCA put a larger jump ring about 3/4 down on the chain so you could wear it longer, just not as long as the entire single length. Then you could have a length between doubles and fully long. I don’t know what kind of clasp the chain has but if the jump ring doesn’t have to be very large it wouldn’t be noticeable. Not sure I explained that clearly!
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I like this idea!

I also prefer the one with the loop rather than the one that cannot be detached. I know you'd have to pay quite a bit more (make that quite a lot more, lol). But if I were going to get this Magic pendant, that's what I'd get. But of course, @say brooke, you're the one that's gonna be buying it and wearing it, whichever you get would be fabulous!!
 
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say brooke said:
Here are my options with my WG frivole pave earrings The long Magic Pendant which is $3700 more & has a loop on the pendant or the short chain with the non detachable Magic pendant. I had just pulled the long chain back to get it closer to my neck, but the chain would be double if one is to wear it properly. Should I be spending another $3700 for the detachable one??
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In the end only you can decide what is right for you , But I chose the pave long Magic pendant.

I love the diamonds on the bale but beyond that I love the versatility of the piece. I tend to wear it long, but love the idea you can wear it 3 ways — long, on the jump ring, or doubled. I have also used the chain with other pendants .

One thing I have noticed about myself is that how I wear my jewelry has evolved over time . So years ago I wouldn’t have worn a long necklace, but now I wear them all the time . I love that this piece can change with you.
 
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sbelle said:
In the end only you can decide what is right for you , But I chose the pave long Magic pendant.

I love the diamonds on the bale but beyond that I love the versatility of the piece. I tend to wear it long, but love the idea you can wear it 3 ways — long, on the jump ring, or doubled. I have also used the chain with other pendants .

One thing I have noticed about myself is that how I wear my jewelry has evolved over time . So years ago I wouldn’t have worn a long necklace, but now I wear them all the time . I love that this piece can change with you.
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Yes to this!!! Necklaces were all about choker length, well, a long time ago, and now long is in style. I have one piece that when I bought it I only wore it at around 15 1/2 inches and now I only seem to wear it at its original long length . Jump rings make pieces more versatile.
 
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Aimee3 said:
Are there diamonds on the “loop”? I like the way that one looks hanging on the chain and because it’s a large pendant, a doubled chain would look very nice and substantial. I had a thought...if you’d never wear it long, (doubled) would you be able to have VCA put a larger jump ring about 3/4 down on the chain so you could wear it longer, just not as long as the entire single length. Then you could have a length between doubles and fully long. I don’t know what kind of clasp the chain has but if the jump ring doesn’t have to be very large it wouldn’t be noticeable. Not sure I explained that clearly!
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Think there are some small ones on the bail too. I do like your idea of having another jump ring on it. Thanks so much!
 
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sbelle said:
In the end only you can decide what is right for you , But I chose the pave long Magic pendant.

I love the diamonds on the bale but beyond that I love the versatility of the piece. I tend to wear it long, but love the idea you can wear it 3 ways — long, on the jump ring, or doubled. I have also used the chain with other pendants .

One thing I have noticed about myself is that how I wear my jewelry has evolved over time . So years ago I wouldn’t have worn a long necklace, but now I wear them all the time . I love that this piece can change with you.
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I think you are so right. This way, I can wear it multiple ways. Seems like I'll be spending big bucks soon!!
 
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say brooke said:
Here are my options with my WG frivole pave earrings The long Magic Pendant which is $3700 more & has a loop on the pendant or the short chain with the non detachable Magic pendant. I had just pulled the long chain back to get it closer to my neck, but the chain would be double if one is to wear it properly. Should I be spending another $3700 for the detachable one??
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I prefer the long magic pendant given the versatility of lengths you can wear it plus I do like that extra loop. But what matters is your opinion of course. Does your heart say to go for the long magic pendant but your brain say to save $3700?

I was in a somewhat similar predicament to you trying to decide between two similar VCA items although the price differential was less - ~$2400 after tax. I was debating between the vintage Alhambra earrings in onyx yellow gold vs. the limited edition vintage Alhambra earrings in onyx rose gold with diamonds. I thought I should just get the regular earrings without diamonds and save the money but when I tried both on I liked the ones with diamonds much better. I debated if it was worth spending ~$2400 more for two small diamonds ($3550 vs. $5750 pretax). In the end I chose what I loved more as I knew if I got the regular earrings I wouldn’t have been satisfied in the end. I have not regretted my decision.

The pave magic pendant is a big purchase so i would purchase whichever one you love more even if it’s the pricier one. I think in the long run you will be happier.
 
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I'm responding again. If you're heart is set on the more expensive, wait until you're more comfortable with the purchase. My concern is that if you buy based on price, rather than preference, every time you wear the lower priced magic pave, you'll wish you had bought the other. In other words, don't settle. VCA is too expensive to buy less than exactly what you want.
 
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Phoenix123 said:
Gorgeous!!:heart::heart::heart: Congrats!!

Did you get both the 6-motif and the 10-motif necklaces? They look amazing on you!! and it doesn't hurt that you're so slim and tall and stylish.
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Thank you so much!

Today I got the 6 motif gmop and the 5 motif onyx. Can’t get them all and my SA said she will keep me updated before the next price increase so I am holding off on the 10 motif onyx for now. My fiancé really liked all of them though and it’s nice to be able to wear all of them together mix and match. I feel super grateful to be able to get them and although they are luxury purchases they really make me happy and grateful as I can think they are such good value if you can wear them often. This, coming from a girl who’s never wearing anything. I am in trouble haha
 
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