I loooooovvvve the 16 motif! It’s a great stacking piece! And also subtle enough to wear every day! You can either stack or wear it by itself. Long or short, just so many options for a single piece!
I saw a girl on YouTube, stacking her 16 with a pave pendant. She was wearing 16 motif with one loop closer to the neck and the other loop longer. With her pave pendant in the middle. The stack was so dreamy that I went to get the pave pendant next day and will def add 16 motif in the future. Her name is lailli Mirza if you want to check her out. She didn’t talk about them but she was wearing them in one of her videos. I definitely don’t think it’s too underwhelming as it is part of a stack. The soft glow from 16 motif with the bright sparkles of a diamond pendant, it was so perfect and sexy!
I don’t like VA 10 motif l There was a time I had 2x 5 motif and I made it to a necklace. I just did not like the look. It feels very dressy and it aged me. Especially in all gold ( stone one might be different but looks like you are not considering the stone version)
With that said, I do like the 5 motif bracelet size. Dainty bracelets are too easy to disappear on the wrist even stacking but not the case for necklaces. You can sell it at your 40s and get a bigger size if you want more statement piece lol
Sorry this has become a long post! Hopefully you can feel my enthusiasm about the 16 motifs lol!