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That is a gorgeous bracelet! I love the color! I am no help, because I am going to say to add a few yellow gold pieces to go with this bracelet! I don't really think the other metals will complement it as well as YG would!
The same thing happened to me, because I mainly have white gold, also. I ended up selling my yg lapis pave VA bracelet because I just didn't want to have to buy a few other yg pieces to go with that one bracelet! That might have been a mistake, though!
@Mayacamas
Hi! I love love love the Schlumberger bangles! I have been so tempted, but I do not have any. I am a platinum/WG only gal, and they only come in YG. I assume the photo is not you wearing the bangle as you said you did not have any YG pieces, so maybe that was a mod shot of the seller's arm?
Thoughts on this gorgeous bangle...
For me, I would not stack it. This bangle is a statement piece and does not require a stack. Often, people stack because they feel they need more presence on their arm. Stacking is nice, but there is a fine balance. If you stack to much, the eye sees so much, the eye then ends up seeing nothing. It becomes a blur, just an armful of "bracelets," and the beauty of each piece is lost. Sometimes more is not more, especially with statement pieces, whether it be a bracelet or a ring. No need to wear a ton of rings if you are wearing one big statement ring. It is the same with bracelets; let the one piece be the star.
I'll use the photo you posted and decompose it as an example. In the photo, my eye sees a gorgeous YG and turquoise enamel bangle (most will not know it's a Schlumberger Croisillon "Jackie" bangle). All they will see is a fun, bold, turquoise enamel and YG bangle. Then, my eye sees this everyday diamond bangle. Then, my eye see a plain gold bangle (most people will not know it's Atlas, they will just think it's a gold bangle with some roman numerals). In my opinion, there is too much going. In addition, I personally feel the tennis bracelet and gold bangle take away from the statement of the Jackie bangle. I also purposely decomposed these pieces and described them for what they are... an enamel bangle, a tennis bracelet, and a gold bangle. I took away the "brand name" to truly see the piece for what it is. I feel sometimes people think "oh, it's all Tiffany, it must match" or "oh, it's all blingy logo brand name pieces, it must look good." For me, I always try to look at pieces of jewelry without the brand associated with it and think how the pieces will look together? Do they compliment each other? More importantly, when worn together, does it elevate the look, or does it cheapen the look?
On stacking... if you really want to stack, I would get another Croisillon. They are made for stacking. If I had that turquoise one, I would get a white one or a coral (orange enamel) one. I love the turquoise, YG, and white combination. I also love the turquoise, coral, and YG combination. I would wear no more than two narrow ones (looking at the photo, yours looks to be the narrow one). This bangle is gorgeous by itself though; it does not need any help to make a statement.
On mixing other metals... my honest opinion for this bangle... no no no.
The beauty of this gorgeous bangle IS the yellow gold mixed with the colored enamel. The bold yellow gold design MAKES this bangle. It is the heart and soul of the bangle. If you mix metals, the eye is going to wander all over place, and it will take away from the effect of one beautiful statement bracelet. I also think it will not look good with other VCA bracelets. The aesthetic is totally different.
I truly love the Croisillon bangle, and I love the turquoise one your purchased.
That said... if you are having second thoughts on this bangle, I will be honest and say it is hard to wear if you are not a YG lover. This bangle screams YG; there is no getting around it. I love these Croisillon bangles, I have tried them on, several times, but I do not own any. Why? Because it screams YG, and that is not me. I'm a white metal only gal. I never stray, no matter how much I love a piece (e.g. Tolomeo!).
Just my two cents. Of course, jewelry is personal, and you can really do anything you want. As long as you love it, go for it.
Congratulations on this beautiful piece. I hope this was helpful.
Hi! I love love love the Schlumberger bangles! I have been so tempted, but I do not have any. I am a platinum/WG only gal, and they only come in YG. I assume the photo is not you wearing the bangle as you said you did not have any YG pieces, so maybe that was a mod shot of the seller's arm?
Thoughts on this gorgeous bangle...
For me, I would not stack it. This bangle is a statement piece and does not require a stack. Often, people stack because they feel they need more presence on their arm. Stacking is nice, but there is a fine balance. If you stack to much, the eye sees so much, the eye then ends up seeing nothing. It becomes a blur, just an armful of "bracelets," and the beauty of each piece is lost. Sometimes more is not more, especially with statement pieces, whether it be a bracelet or a ring. No need to wear a ton of rings if you are wearing one big statement ring. It is the same with bracelets; let the one piece be the star.
I'll use the photo you posted and decompose it as an example. In the photo, my eye sees a gorgeous YG and turquoise enamel bangle (most will not know it's a Schlumberger Croisillon "Jackie" bangle). All they will see is a fun, bold, turquoise enamel and YG bangle. Then, my eye sees this everyday diamond bangle. Then, my eye see a plain gold bangle (most people will not know it's Atlas, they will just think it's a gold bangle with some roman numerals). In my opinion, there is too much going. In addition, I personally feel the tennis bracelet and gold bangle take away from the statement of the Jackie bangle. I also purposely decomposed these pieces and described them for what they are... an enamel bangle, a tennis bracelet, and a gold bangle. I took away the "brand name" to truly see the piece for what it is. I feel sometimes people think "oh, it's all Tiffany, it must match" or "oh, it's all blingy logo brand name pieces, it must look good." For me, I always try to look at pieces of jewelry without the brand associated with it and think how the pieces will look together? Do they compliment each other? More importantly, when worn together, does it elevate the look, or does it cheapen the look?
On stacking... if you really want to stack, I would get another Croisillon. They are made for stacking. If I had that turquoise one, I would get a white one or a coral (orange enamel) one. I love the turquoise, YG, and white combination. I also love the turquoise, coral, and YG combination. I would wear no more than two narrow ones (looking at the photo, yours looks to be the narrow one). This bangle is gorgeous by itself though; it does not need any help to make a statement.
On mixing other metals... my honest opinion for this bangle... no no no.
The beauty of this gorgeous bangle IS the yellow gold mixed with the colored enamel. The bold yellow gold design MAKES this bangle. It is the heart and soul of the bangle. If you mix metals, the eye is going to wander all over place, and it will take away from the effect of one beautiful statement bracelet. I also think it will not look good with other VCA bracelets. The aesthetic is totally different.
I truly love the Croisillon bangle, and I love the turquoise one your purchased.
That said... if you are having second thoughts on this bangle, I will be honest and say it is hard to wear if you are not a YG lover. This bangle screams YG; there is no getting around it. I love these Croisillon bangles, I have tried them on, several times, but I do not own any. Why? Because it screams YG, and that is not me. I'm a white metal only gal. I never stray, no matter how much I love a piece (e.g. Tolomeo!).
Just my two cents. Of course, jewelry is personal, and you can really do anything you want. As long as you love it, go for it.
Congratulations on this beautiful piece. I hope this was helpful.
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As always @BigAkoya you are the voice of reason!
I agree that wearing it alone is the way to go...I tried wearing it with a tennis bracelet yesterday and I spent the day obsessing about the enamel getting scratched.
As far as wearing more than one...well...I don't exactly have toothpick arms...so I think that is comfortably out of the question...however, I am attaching a photo of me wearing by green with the aqua.
As far as YG, I actually really like yellow gold, and have a significant collection of it. I wear a WG engagement set on my left hand and a YG emerald and diamond ring from my grandmother- those pieces are the pieces I wear every single day. My watch is a combination of steel and YG.
When I started collecting VCA I made the decision that their WG was so elegant and classic I was going to stay with one color only, and well, as I have written on previous posts, I just think VCA RG is special, and have recently purchased a few pieces for mixing in with the WG. The purpose of this post was to see if the VCA stacking elite could see any reasonable ways to stack with these, AND I think you hit the nail on the head:
DONT.
Thank you all.
Maya
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This is stunning! I love love love it. It does not matter if you do not have toothpick arms. No one will notice because they will be staring at your gorgeous bangles!As always @BigAkoya you are the voice of reason!
I agree that wearing it alone is the way to go...I tried wearing it with a tennis bracelet yesterday and I spent the day obsessing about the enamel getting scratched.
As far as wearing more than one...well...I don't exactly have toothpick arms...so I think that is comfortably out of the question...however, I am attaching a photo of me wearing by green with the aqua.
As far as YG, I actually really like yellow gold, and have a significant collection of it. I wear a WG engagement set on my left hand and a large YG emerald and diamond ring from my grandmother- those pieces are the pieces I wear every single day.
When I started collecting VCA I made the decision to start with WG and well, as I have written on previous posts, I just think VCA RG is special. Translation: I find beauty in all the colors of the gold rainbow.
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Seriously though... on the skinny arm/thin finger thought... there is nothing better to offset fat fingers/fat arms than bold jewelry. It creates the perfect illusion, as in... "my arms are so skinny, this bangle looks huge on me."
Wearing a dainty bracelet/bangle would have the opposite effect. Elizabeth Taylor actually had short, plump fingers. But no one really noticed.. all they saw were her stunning humongous rings! 
Elizabeth Taylor had some serious bling! When her collection went up for auction, I flew to NYC to see them on display before they were auctioned off. Such a beautiful collection of bling, all owned by one person. Back to your bangles...
I would definitely wear them together if you feel one is not enough. Jackie-O was queen of these bangles which I am sure you know. They are statement pieces and look fabulous! I love love love the turquoise one you purchased. It is my favorite of all of them!
Since you are collecting VCA in WG and like bangles, I forgot if you have the WG Clover bangle. You might like it. I do not think I will be headed out to a boutique in the next few weeks, so I just asked my SA to send me one. You might like that bangle in WG. It's not a big/wide bangle, but it has a lot of metal which gives is presence.
Congratulations to you again! The bangles looks great!
@BigAkoyaThis is stunning! I love love love it. It does not matter if you do not have toothpick arms. No one will notice because they will be staring at your gorgeous bangles!
Seriously though... on the skinny arm/thin finger thought... there is nothing better to offset fat fingers/fat arms than bold jewelry. It creates the perfect illusion, as in... "my arms are so skinny, this bangle looks huge on me."
Back to your bangles...
I would definitely wear them together if you feel one is not enough. Jackie-O was queen of these bangles which I am sure you know. They are statement pieces and look fabulous! I love love love the turquoise one you purchased. It is my favorite of all of them!
Since you are collecting VCA in WG and like bangles, I forgot if you have the WG Clover bangle. You might like it. I do not think I will be headed out to a boutique in the next few weeks, so I just asked my SA to send me one. You might like that bangle in WG. It's not a big/wide bangle, but it has a lot of metal which gives is presence.
Congratulations to you again! The bangles looks great!
I do! Its beautiful- and so easy to stack, too!
Thank you all for your insights!
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Love this! It’s so so amazingly gorgeous! So happy for you!
I went back to dior and looked at a bracelet that DH thought would be nice stacked with my RG diamond Bulgari tubogas bracelet, but I was not wearing it at the time. But, I think I want to buy a WG necklace next. Also, tried on the smaller double strand of rose de vent with the larger double strand (I am thinking about the larger double strand — about 64K USD— only though. I think the plain YG bracelet was 6700 USD; the diamond one maybe 29K or 31K; and the smaller double strand charm necklace 32K; but Im not sure. I liked the fact that the bracelets were stackable yet a little different from what is usually seen. Though I haven’t forgotten the plume feather cuff WG all diamond bracelet of another TPF member
i think what I would like for white gold might be the long Dior double charm rose de vent necklace and the chanel diamond plume feather cuff, if i want to build a white gold combo this year. Not yet sure. I do want to visit Briony Raymond and also look at Bergdorfs estate counter and take some time to think about what works.
second to last pic is my SA trying on the bracelet (I think he said it does come in mens sizes
last pic is me wearing my custom baroque WG necklace to see if I will actually wear long necklaces in WG
Just added my b.zero1 ring! Deciding on either Dior or bvlgari for a bracelet next to complete my daily set!
