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#14,911
pigleto972001 said:
I visited nyc vca at last yesterday. They had the guilloche bracelet and necklace. They said it is getting harder to get the pieces and they think there will have to be a wait soon ...

They had one blue agate bracelet that I was able to try with the guilloche :)

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I tried the thin pave perlee bangle. They said it was more an everyday piece. The bangle was a medium and a bit small on my large wrists he he

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I also tried the white gold pave Alhambra bracelet which was pretty! Hard to get a good pic in their lighting View attachment 4329093

And finally for fun I was able to try the zip necklace which was super amazing but super out of my price range !!! The top is white gold diamonds and sapphires. 560k. The bottom was rose gold and diamonds. 456k

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So glad you shared the photos! Your own bracelets hold their own against the ones you tried on, but those zip necklaces are just phenomenal.
 
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Hi ladies, I just had a pair of VCA earclips adjusted as they were too tight. Now that I got them back, I feel like one earlobe is a bit looser than I want, and the earring leans forward slightly- I am being super picky here, as no one notices this, just me. If I use Lobe Wonder, the earrings sits the way I would prefer. However I am contemplating having these earrings sent back to VCA to have the one ear clip tightened. Has anyone had this experience before - I have always heard of VCA loosening the earclip but never heard of them tightening it again.

I may just stick to the lobe wonder as I can feel the earring is more secure this way, but I do want to know my options for the future. TIA!
 
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Coconuts40 said:
Hi ladies, I just had a pair of VCA earclips adjusted as they were too tight. Now that I got them back, I feel like one earlobe is a bit looser than I want, and the earring leans forward slightly- I am being super picky here, as no one notices this, just me. If I use Lobe Wonder, the earrings sits the way I would prefer. However I am contemplating having these earrings sent back to VCA to have the one ear clip tightened. Has anyone had this experience before - I have always heard of VCA loosening the earclip but never heard of them tightening it again.

I may just stick to the lobe wonder as I can feel the earring is more secure this way, but I do want to know my options for the future. TIA!
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I've never had my earrings (re)tightened, only loosened. But, I have had the posts on my Lotus earrings lengthened, as I find VCA's standard posts too short. I think you can ask for anything to be done (within reason, of course, lol).
 
#14,914
Phoenix123 said:
I've never had my earrings (re)tightened, only loosened. But, I have had the posts on my Lotus earrings lengthened, as I find VCA's standard posts too short. I think you can ask for anything to be done (within reason, of course, lol).
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Hi Phoenix thank you for your reply!
Yes I always get longer posts added automatically when I purchase VCA earrings. I am going to go to me SA and see what he says about the tightening my earrings. I have sensitive earlobes and earrings are such a challenge for me. I am considering juts leaving them a tad loose and wearing Lobe Wonder. They are added security for me and I feel my earrings just feel a bit better and can tolerate earrings much much more.
 
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Phoenix123 said:
I've never had my earrings (re)tightened, only loosened. But, I have had the posts on my Lotus earrings lengthened, as I find VCA's standard posts too short. I think you can ask for anything to be done (within reason, of course, lol).
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Hi Phoenix thank you for your reply!
Yes I always get longer posts added automatically when I purchase VCA earrings. I am going to go to me SA and see what he says about the tightening my earrings. I have sensitive earlobes and earrings are such a challenge for me. I am considering juts leaving them a tad loose and wearing Lobe Wonder. They are added security for me and I feel my earrings just feel a bit better and can tolerate earrings much much more.
 
#14,916
Happyish said:
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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This X 100!!! So applicable to many things in life.
 
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pigleto972001 said:
I visited nyc vca at last yesterday. They had the guilloche bracelet and necklace. They said it is getting harder to get the pieces and they think there will have to be a wait soon ...

They had one blue agate bracelet that I was able to try with the guilloche :smile:

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I tried the thin pave perlee bangle. They said it was more an everyday piece. The bangle was a medium and a bit small on my large wrists he he

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I also tried the white gold pave Alhambra bracelet which was pretty! Hard to get a good pic in their lighting View attachment 4329093

And finally for fun I was able to try the zip necklace which was super amazing but super out of my price range !!! The top is white gold diamonds and sapphires. 560k. The bottom was rose gold and diamonds. 456k

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Thank you for so much eye candy!!! :heart:
 
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So, who else knew that VCA is nearly out of letterwood?

Of course this is when I HAVE to have it. Years ago I saw an SA wearing a letterwood necklace that had aged and i thought it was Onyx but was confused because of the pink gold. I have been keeping it in the back of my mind since then, Onyx with YG is just too harsh for me, but when letterwood darkens it’s perfect. [emoji175][emoji175][emoji175]
 
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BBC said:
So, who else knew that VCA is nearly out of letterwood?

Of course this is when I HAVE to have it. Years ago I saw an SA wearing a letterwood necklace that had aged and i thought it was Onyx but was confused because of the pink gold. I have been keeping it in the back of my mind since then, Onyx with YG is just too harsh for me, but when letterwood darkens it’s perfect. [emoji175][emoji175][emoji175]
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I thought I was always late to the VCA parties..lol What's the game plan? The hunt has started or not? :graucho:
 
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BBC said:
So, who else knew that VCA is nearly out of letterwood?

Of course this is when I HAVE to have it. Years ago I saw an SA wearing a letterwood necklace that had aged and i thought it was Onyx but was confused because of the pink gold. I have been keeping it in the back of my mind since then, Onyx with YG is just too harsh for me, but when letterwood darkens it’s perfect. [emoji175][emoji175][emoji175]
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I thought they were out of the true letterwood a while ago, and what they're using now is not the original?
 
#14,922
Rami00 said:
Woa!!!!! I DID NOT know this. Thank you!
What does not original means? The color?
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So I believe they had found the original letterwood in the vaults/workshops of VCA. That was called a limited edition and is gone now. The new letterwood is lighter and of the same plant/material, but not the exact one that was found in the workshop.
 
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#14,924
BBC said:
So, who else knew that VCA is nearly out of letterwood?

Of course this is when I HAVE to have it. Years ago I saw an SA wearing a letterwood necklace that had aged and i thought it was Onyx but was confused because of the pink gold. I have been keeping it in the back of my mind since then, Onyx with YG is just too harsh for me, but when letterwood darkens it’s perfect. [emoji175][emoji175][emoji175]
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On my trips to Singapore I have seen several times the letterwood necklace being in the window display. I won't be surprised if they still have it there... I don't think letterwood is popular in Asia maybe because of the climate. I did try it and you are right it looks beautiful like the onyx in RG. I was thinking about it but in the end bought the Lucky Alhambra btw the finger ring to match with the earrings.
 
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#14,925
Rami00 said:
I thought I was always late to the VCA parties..lol What's the game plan? The hunt has started or not? :graucho:
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LOL! [emoji8]

The hunt has started and ended. [emoji28] They are holding what is allegedly the last letterwood necklace in the US for me. It’s a 20 motif. I didn’t care whether it was a 20 or two 10s.

It’s a very warm and feminine combo. I considered it when my SA mentioned last year that VCA was running out and would stop producing, but got sidetracked with some other purchases. [emoji16] Then I heard a voice shouting in the back of my head that I’d better decide ASAP, so I pounced.

klynneann said:
I thought they were out of the true letterwood a while ago, and what they're using now is not the original?
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I think if that was true, then they would still be able to produce it?
 
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