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#137
BigAkoya said:
All pieces are all metal, except the 20! The 20 my centerpiece for a set.
And you are right.. I can't do it. Alternating is so not me. I like the purity of 20 stones exactly the same.
But.. alternating is so you! You like that creativity of alternating.

I also think you are right in that a 20 all guilloche may be added later.
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We will just both need to be patient and wait for what we really want!
 
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#138
stephbb9 said:
I don’t understand why they are making the alternative pave and guilloché necklace. The guilloché will be very shiny already and the bracelet isn’t pave… It will look too dressy to my opinion. Will make people want to SO a necklace… Unless you just buy 2 or 4 bracelets and make a set?
I am thinking of the bracelet but would actually like a magic pendant to go with it. Or 2 bracelets as a pendant.
Maybe they will add more options later on?
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I'll share my thoughts on why I don't like alternating. I find it to be neither here nor there.
It does not have the pop of 20 beautiful matching stones, nor is it really a "diamond" necklace. The diamonds are so tiny, so you mostly see metal.

Because of that, I think the diamond motifs take away from the 20 motifs.
I went to buy the 20 onyx pave alternating a while ago thinking it would be softer than a 20 onyx which is a bit too harsh for me.
However, when I tried it on, I felt the diamond motifs left a void in that 20. The long 20 matching motifs is what I really love. I love that continuity. That's just me, and I know many people love alternating to add a little bling.

If you are considering the guilloche alternating and like a little bling, I do not think that necklace is dressy at all.
It is for the most part, a "metal" chain necklace. Chain necklaces are definitely not dressy to me. On the contrary, I find them more casual than stones as you see "metal chains" everywhere.

It's definitely not dressy, and I think if you like alternating, you can wear this necklace a lot with jeans, shorts, anything.
 
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#140
BigAkoya said:
It's diamonds. This means you get one guilloche motif, then one diamond pave motif, and the two alternate.
Yes... if you don't love it, save your money and wait. I am waiting too.
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Their white gold Alhambra With pavé is definitely a pass for me since it doesn’t make my heart sing. Anything guilloche does though! :heart:

We’ll have to see what is actually released since there’s conflicting reports. I can still hope. :flowers:
 
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tinybiopsee said:
Ohhh! My SA told me it’s 20 motif all guilloche. Same as the bracelet 5 motif all guilloche white gold. I am still indicisive if I should get this soon to be released white gold guilloche or not, never own guilloche piece and also all my jewelry is yellow/rose gold. Any advice would be wonderful!
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My SA thought that too at first, but when I spoke to him about ordering, he said the 20 is alternating.
Not sure if there is a 20 motif all guilloche coming out later, who knows.

If all your jewelry is YG/RG and you want to switch to WG, I would start with a stone. I would do a WG MOP set.
WG MOP is softer than WG guilloche.

At its core, guilloche is just a heavy metal four leaf clover chain necklace. Guilloche in WG is crispy and shiny to me, but for some, it can look like harsh metal, dare I say, like a "cheap silver chain" if one is not used to WG.

WG metal pieces will never have the warmth of RG/YG, but that is the point of WG.
WG pops, it's a cool metal and meant to stand out. I personally love WG and all white metal (e.g. platinum) because it's crispy and stands out.

I think WG MOP will be softer for you. I would try both on both WG guilloche and WG MOP to be sure.
My gut says you will like WG MOP more than WG guilloche. Just my two cents. Hope this helps.
 
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BigAkoya said:
My SA thought that too at first, but when I spoke to him about ordering, he said the 20 is alternating.
Not sure if there is a 20 motif all guilloche coming out later, who knows.

If all your jewelry is YG/RG and you want to switch to WG, I would start with a stone. I would do a WG MOP set.
WG MOP is softer than WG guilloche.

At its core, guilloche is just a heavy metal four leaf clover chain necklace. Guilloche in WG is crispy and shiny to me, but for some, it can look like harsh metal, dare I say, like a "cheap silver chain" if one is not used to WG.

WG metal pieces will never have the warmth of RG/YG, but that is the point of WG.
WG pops, it's a cool metal and meant to stand out. I personally love WG and all white metal (e.g. platinum) because it's crispy and stands out.

I think WG MOP will be softer for you. I would try both on both WG guilloche and WG MOP to be sure.
My gut says you will like WG MOP more than WG guilloche. Just my two cents. Hope this helps.
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So weird how SAs are not told the same thing or that they have conflicting details. A friend of mine who is a WG lover said both of her SAs, one in Vegas and one at 5th Ave, say it’s going to be a 20 all WG guilloche.
 
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