White Gold Guilloche

[BigAkoya]

Can you SO a non alternating set?

I am sure it's possible. My SA told me the 20 is alternating. However, I read here some SAs are saying it's all guilloche, all metal, no pave, so that might be true.

I wonder if VCA has changed their mind (maybe too much effort for pave motifs and they are behind in production) so it will be all guilloche now. I am going to wait until Nov, because.... I am now thinking of the Magic long pendant.

Related to SOs...
I am bit tired of trying to do SOs. So much drama. You may remember my past SO requests. For my recent two SOs...

The first submission was a WG Clover bangle with emeralds. The response from VCA HQ was "we cannot make this piece at the present time, please submit again later."
Define later!!! Okay VCA... do you want me to submit every month? Can't I just get in the queue or can't you just flat out say no and not lead me on?

I also wanted to purchase a WG 70cm Trace Chain. The 70cm Trace Chain in WG is not standard stock, which means... SO!
What drama behind getting a simple chain which I won't bore you with.

Which brings me to the Magic long pendant...
To work around the drama of a Trace chain (which apparently is thinner than the chain on the Magic pendant), I am now thinking of getting the Magic guilloche pendant just so I can get the chain. I want to hang my panda. I know I can just buy any long WG chain, no brand, but I'm kind of a purist and want a VCA chain to match. I'm not a Magic person, and if I were honest with myself, the guilloche option is my last choice as I think it looks like a big metal four leaf clover logo charm. That's just me and not my look. If I go down the Magic long pendant look, I would much rather have a stone as I feel at least that has more character. My SA did say in the same conversation he believes there will be more WG pieces coming out, even after the WG guilloche release.

Long story short... I will wait to see what actual pieces are coming and how they look and then think through my options.

 

[lucky7355]

I am sure it's possible. My SA told me the 20 is alternating. However, I read here some SAs are saying it's all guilloche, all metal, no pave, so that might be true.

I wonder if VCA has changed their mind (maybe too much effort for pave motifs and they are behind in production) so it will be all guilloche now. I am going to wait until Nov, because.... I am now thinking of the Magic long pendant.

Related to SOs...
I am bit tired of trying to do SOs. So much drama. You may remember my past SO requests. For my recent two SOs...

The first submission was a WG Clover bangle with emeralds. The response from VCA HQ was "we cannot make this piece at the present time, please submit again later."
Define later!!! Okay VCA... do you want me to submit every month? Can't I just get in the queue or can't you just flat out say no and not lead me on?

I also wanted to purchase a WG 70cm Trace Chain. The 70cm Trace Chain in WG is not standard stock, which means... SO!
What drama behind getting a simple chain which I won't bore you with.

Which brings me to the Magic long pendant...
To work around the drama of a Trace chain (which apparently is thinner than the chain on the Magic pendant), I am now thinking of getting the Magic guilloche pendant just so I can get the chain. I want to hang my panda. I know I can just buy any long WG chain, no brand, but I'm kind of a purist and want a VCA chain to match. I'm not a Magic person, and if I were honest with myself, the guilloche option is my last choice as I think it looks like a big metal four leaf clover logo charm. That's just me and not my look. If I go down the Magic long pendant look, I would much rather have a stone as I feel at least that has more character. My SA did say in the same conversation he believes there will be more WG pieces coming out, even after the WG guilloche release.

Long story short... I will wait to see what actual pieces are coming and how they look and then think through my options.

That sounds like such a hassle, I’d be tempted to just get the chain rhodium plated but of course you’d ruin the value.

Some of the hoops they make you jump through for simple requests is definitely a pain. For example, they don’t allow you to extend the 10 motif with a jump ring, it’s the entire chain between the motifs or nothing.

Trying to find a gold extender that doesn’t look completely different was impossible for me. I ended up finding a replica vendor and bought a a gold extender and a long chain from them that matched the VCA chain. I get that many folks here would never do that but it’s practically seamless and you’d never be able to tell the difference. Shame on me, I know, but it’s perfect for what I needed.

 

[lynne_ross]

I am sure it's possible. My SA told me the 20 is alternating. However, I read here some SAs are saying it's all guilloche, all metal, no pave, so that might be true.

I wonder if VCA has changed their mind (maybe too much effort for pave motifs and they are behind in production) so it will be all guilloche now. I am going to wait until Nov, because.... I am now thinking of the Magic long pendant.

Related to SOs...
I am bit tired of trying to do SOs. So much drama. You may remember my past SO requests. For my recent two SOs...

The first submission was a WG Clover bangle with emeralds. The response from VCA HQ was "we cannot make this piece at the present time, please submit again later."
Define later!!! Okay VCA... do you want me to submit every month? Can't I just get in the queue or can't you just flat out say no and not lead me on?

I also wanted to purchase a WG 70cm Trace Chain. The 70cm Trace Chain in WG is not standard stock, which means... SO!
What drama behind getting a simple chain which I won't bore you with.

Which brings me to the Magic long pendant...
To work around the drama of a Trace chain (which apparently is thinner than the chain on the Magic pendant), I am now thinking of getting the Magic guilloche pendant just so I can get the chain. I want to hang my panda. I know I can just buy any long WG chain, no brand, but I'm kind of a purist and want a VCA chain to match. I'm not a Magic person, and if I were honest with myself, the guilloche option is my last choice as I think it looks like a big metal four leaf clover logo charm. That's just me and not my look. If I go down the Magic long pendant look, I would much rather have a stone as I feel at least that has more character. My SA did say in the same conversation he believes there will be more WG pieces coming out, even after the WG guilloche release.

Long story short... I will wait to see what actual pieces are coming and how they look and then think through my options.

As an alternative what about chalcedony magic wg? It is a stone, wg and gives you a different look. I see it going beautifully with your pucci tights. Then you can 20 guilloche wg later.
Emerald wg clover sounds define! I hope they make coloured perlees!

 

[arcana]

I'm so excited for (hopefully) a vintage pendant without the diamond like HP!
Hoping all the HP hype will die down by Nov. and I can ask about this in store and get more info.

 

[BigAkoya]

As an alternative what about chalcedony magic wg? It is a stone, wg and gives you a different look. I see it going beautifully with your pucci tights. Then you can 20 guilloche wg later.
Emerald wg clover sounds define! I hope they make coloured perlees!

You are reading my mind!
After staring at guilloche pieces and the big Magic YG guilloche, I really don't think WG Magic guilloche is me.
I might still take a look. My SA said he could consign it to me so I can check it out and send it back if I didn't like it, but I don't want to waste time doing that. So... I surfed the VCA website for options to get a long WG chainn with the drama of the options VCA HQ told my SA. The answer... the Magic chalcedony pendant.

To make a set with this Magic chalcedony pendant...
I was thinking of the Magic WG bracelet which has MOP, chalcedony, and grey MOP. It has that big charm (hope the charm doesn't annoy me or look too childish... definitely not a work piece).
For earrings, I would SO the chalcedony earrings.

For fun days when I'm feeling groovy (aka the Pucci theme)...
I was thinking of wearing the Magic chalcedony long pendant, the Magic WG bracelet, and for earrings... I would wear one WG VA MOP earring and one WG VA chalcedony earring. The Magic bracelet with the mixed stones would tie the mismatched earring theme together (I hope). If it looks goofy, I'll just wear the chalcedony earrings to keep it clean.

That's my current plan. I will wait for the guilloche line to come to decide. I also hope by that time, my SA might have insight into any new WG pieces with stones coming out for spring.

 

[lynne_ross]

You are reading my mind!
After staring at guilloche pieces and the big Magic YG guilloche, I really don't think WG Magic guilloche is me.
I might still take a look. My SA said he could consign it to me so I can check it out and send it back if I didn't like it, but I don't want to waste time doing that. So... I surfed the VCA website for options to get a long WG chainn with the drama of the options VCA HQ told my SA. The answer... the Magic chalcedony pendant.

To make a set with this Magic chalcedony pendant...
I was thinking of the Magic WG bracelet which has MOP, chalcedony, and grey MOP. It has that big charm (hope the charm doesn't annoy me or look too childish... definitely not a work piece).
For earrings, I would SO the chalcedony earrings.

For fun days when I'm feeling groovy (aka the Pucci theme)...
I was thinking of wearing the Magic chalcedony long pendant, the Magic WG bracelet, and for earrings... I would wear one WG VA MOP earring and one WG VA chalcedony earring. The Magic bracelet with the mixed stones would tie the mismatched earring theme together (I hope). If it looks goofy, I'll just wear the chalcedony earrings to keep it clean.

That's my current plan. I will wait for the guilloche line to come to decide. I also hope by that time, my SA might have insight into any new WG pieces with stones coming out for spring.

Thanks sounds perfect! You could layer the magic bracelet with one of your mop. You would have mix and match options with all the pieces if you even want to dump being a purist.
I find it funny that you just built an entire set all for a long chain for your panda haha!

 

[lvmon]

You are reading my mind!
After staring at guilloche pieces and the big Magic YG guilloche, I really don't think WG Magic guilloche is me.
I might still take a look. My SA said he could consign it to me so I can check it out and send it back if I didn't like it, but I don't want to waste time doing that. So... I surfed the VCA website for options to get a long WG chainn with the drama of the options VCA HQ told my SA. The answer... the Magic chalcedony pendant.

To make a set with this Magic chalcedony pendant...
I was thinking of the Magic WG bracelet which has MOP, chalcedony, and grey MOP. It has that big charm (hope the charm doesn't annoy me or look too childish... definitely not a work piece).
For earrings, I would SO the chalcedony earrings.

For fun days when I'm feeling groovy (aka the Pucci theme)...
I was thinking of wearing the Magic chalcedony long pendant, the Magic WG bracelet, and for earrings... I would wear one WG VA MOP earring and one WG VA chalcedony earring. The Magic bracelet with the mixed stones would tie the mismatched earring theme together (I hope). If it looks goofy, I'll just wear the chalcedony earrings to keep it clean.

That's my current plan. I will wait for the guilloche line to come to decide. I also hope by that time, my SA might have insight into any new WG pieces with stones coming out for spring.

I vote Magic chalcedony, but you know I am biased. Not sure if the magic bracelet is practical for you if you don’t like jingle. Why not get a 5 motif chalcedony and mix it with your MOP bracelets?

 

[BigAkoya]

I vote Magic chalcedony, but you know I am biased. Not sure if the magic bracelet is practical for you if you don’t like jingle. Why not get a 5 motif chalcedony and mix it with your MOP bracelets?

Your gorgeous pieces are influencing me! Your stones are beautiful. I hope the stones I get are as nice as yours!

On the Magic bracelet, I thought I wanted to try something different and match the Magic pendant.
You are correct though, the jingle might annoy me. If it does when I try it on, I will just get two chalcedony bracelets to keep it simple.

The other thing I worry about is the Magic bracelet will not have enough presence width-wise.
It has that big charm, but the charm will always be at the bottom due to the weight. This means when I look at my arm from the top view, all I will see it one thin link bracelet, and I prefer a bigger bracelet look (e.g. two of the same bracelets).
I will have to see which charms end up on top becasue if it's the clasp on top, that will really annoy me.

The photos I've seen modeled show the big charm on top, but that's a modshot and I don't think it's realistic.
Gravity will pull the big charm to the bottom which leaves the clasp at the top, and next to either side of the clasp is a lot of metal links (see photo). I hope not, and I hope VCA thought about this and put the motifs in locations so the weight is balanced. I would think it's fine though.

 

[lvmon]

Your gorgeous pieces are influencing me! Your stones are beautiful. I hope the stones I get are as nice as yours!

On the Magic bracelet, I thought I wanted to try something different and match the Magic pendant.
You are correct though, the jingle might annoy me. If it does when I try it on, I will just get two chalcedony bracelets to keep it simple.

The other thing I worry about is the Magic bracelet will not have enough presence width-wise.
It has that big charm, but the charm will always be at the bottom due to the weight. This means when I look at my arm from the top view, all I will see it one thin link bracelet, and I prefer a bigger bracelet look (e.g. two of the same bracelets).
I will have to see which charms end up on top becasue if it's the clasp on top, that will really annoy me.

The photos I've seen modeled show the big charm on top, but that's a modshot and I don't think it's realistic.
Gravity will pull the big charm to the bottom which leaves the clasp at the top, and next to either side of the clasp is a lot of metal links (see photo). I hope not, and I hope VCA thought about this and put the motifs in locations so the weight is balanced. I would think it's fine though.


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I love how MOP and chalcedony pieces are mixed together. If you keep the large MOP on top of your hand May be it will stay put. I am excited to see you sporting striped shirt and your new chalcedony/mop set

 

[beachmom688]

Guess what — the SO came in and I picked it up today! I had a very good conversation with my SA, and while I do not have any info on launches, I do feel very comfortable that I will get fair treatment, come what may.
Here is a quick shot — no effects were applied, this is how the piece picks up the bright boutique lights!
I will put up quick mod shots in the SO thread for people’s future easy reference.View attachment 5389332

I am in Love with this! This you put in as a SO? Does anyone know what will be in the Nov WG Guilloche line?

 

[beachmom688]

I will order the hell out of a wg guilloche bracelet. I know people say it scratches but at the rate my eyesight is going I’m not going to worry about it.

It has been harder to get into VCA as a white gold fan. Not many pieces to choose from and what they do have tends to not be available.e

I have the YG Guilloche bracelet and mine isn’t scratched at all. A lot of ppl were their bracelets 24/7. I don’t do that and the bracelet I wear with it has room so it doesn’t scratch.

 

[BigAkoya]

I am in Love with this! This you put in as a SO? Does anyone know what will be in the Nov WG Guilloche line?

Hi! Welcome to TPF! I think if you go through this thread you'll see a lot of input from TPFers here on what pieces are and are not in this new collection. There's some consistency we are hearing (e.g. bracelet), but the big inconsistency is the 20 motif. The debate is whether it's all guilloche or alternating. Of course, nothing is official at this point.

You can read through this thread and think about what you might want! Lots of great thoughts from folks.

 

[sugarbabetvxq]

I would really really love to get the 5 motif WG Guilloche bracelet to match my 2020 HP this is what I have been waiting for…probably why I have been holding off on even getting a bracelet from VCA cos I was waiting for this one. Also, initially I really wanted to purchase this year’s 2022 HP, but after finding out it is porcelain, decided to save that money and use it for this bracelet

 

[ShadowComet]

last year I asked my SA to do SO the WG guilloche earrings and bracelet but the quotes came up very exp so I refused. I'm glad that I wait. Hopefully they are much less from the quotes I got.

 

[hally0409]

Sad I missed out on the 2020 HP and was looking to purchase one resale, but so glad I decided to wait! Fingers crossed this line includes all the pieces everyone is hoping for!