BEST & WORST LUXURY DESIGNER BRACELETS | Ranking My Collection on 5 Factors & Best Bracelet Stacks
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- An all inclusive review of all the bracelets in my collection from luxury designer brands. To be as unbiased and objective as possible I'm rating and ranking these bracelets based on a set of 5 criteria (looks, ease of use, stackability, wear and tear, and value for money) to determine the best and worst bracelets. Also showing you guys some of my favorite bracelet stacks.
0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Cartier Small Love
6:57 - Cartier Small Juste Un Clou
13:06 - VCA White Gold Guilloche 5 Motif Vintage Alhambra
19:53 - VCA Yellow Gold Guilloche 5 Motif Vintage Alhambra
21:58 - Bvlgari Serpenti Viper
26:27 - VCA Perlee Sweet Clovers
ITEMS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO:
Cartier Small Love Bracelet: bit.ly/2PrRVot
Cartier Small Juste Un Clou Bracelet: bit.ly/3npUXdE
Van Cleef & Arpels White Gold Guilloche 5 Motif Vintage Alhambra Bracelet: bit.ly/3Ib2jgq
Van Cleef & Arpels Yellow Gold Guilloche 5 Motif Vintage Alhambra Bracelet: bit.ly/3ztRSOw
Bvlgari Serpenti Viper Bracelet: bit.ly/3tRx960
Van Cleef & Arpels Perlee Sweet Clovers Bracelet: bit.ly/3SKs36A
Tool to help with Vintage Alhambra bracelet: bit.ly/3mHDGzP
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Excellent comprehensive review! Thank you for this!
This was a great all rounder showing us heaps of options. Really enjoyed it 😊
Thank you for sharing! Love the look and details of both the gold and white gold VCA Alhambra bracelets but agree on the difficulty of maintaining them
Great video, lots of detail, very informative ✌🏻
Beautiful collection and super informative video! Thank you for sharing!
So happy you enjoyed the video! ❤️
Great ratings! 😍
Thanks for this comparison. Super informativ. 👍
Hi Carol. What a stunning luxury designer bracelets you have! I love your VCA perlee sweet clover and they’re all fit perfectly. Awesome collection though 🤍🩶😍
Thanks!!! ❤️
Great review I enjoyed
This was awesome thank you for the detailed reviews of all your bracelets! You should do one for your rings!
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Thanks for this informative video! I put some tape on the end of my screwdriver to minimize scratches on my Cartier Love bracelet.
Thanks! ❤️ And great idea! I can’t believe I never thought of that.
They’re all beautiful ❤ I didn’t know they offered small love bangle in white gold. It’s so pretty!
Thanks!!! ❤️
All of them are quite good choices.
I just don't find it ideal to stack them.
Sometimes stacking them, doesn't give the best look.
Thank you so much for this video! I got the small Love Bracelet for Mother’s Day and it is already in the repair shop! 😢 It unlatched while locked twice, which I’ve heard is an issue some people have had. Hopefully they’ll be able to fix it but I think I will always be nervous wearing it. I love the simple delicate design and the shine is really stunning even when scratched! I agree with you that it looks lovely when stacked with the small JUC. I will think about getting that one next! 🥰
Oh no that’s not what I would expect from Cartier at all 🙁 Hopefully it gets fixed. If not you should insist that they exchange it for a new one.
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHICI know! I was surprised! I still love my bracelet, though 🥰 Thanks again for the video!
I like your VCA jewelry and thank you for the review. Could you also share your watch collection soon?
Thanks Camille! ❤️ I don’t wear watches so I don’t have any but I can definitely do collection videos for other jewelry categories 😆
All stunning bracelets. My bet is the viper bracelet and almost fell for this if only I didnt do the Diva’s collection:)
The Divas Dream collection is so glamorous! Love Bvlgari’s designs - the Serpenti range will probably always be my favorite though 😆
I love my serpenti and bulgari in general. The serpenti and bzero half pave bangle are absolutely beautiful together, same with the bvlgari bvgari bangle w/ diamonds
Thanks for the review, I'm thinking to buy the vintage alhambra bracelet too. Btw about the juste un clou and the love bracelet, my SA told me to avoid stacking the juste un clou with the nail head next to the love bracelet because it can scratch more to the other.
Hmm interesting…I guess it depends which you mind more - scratches to the side of the love bracelet or the top.
Beautiful collection TFS
that's really nice video , Excellent comprehensive review, loved you ring as well can you do a quick video for it
Thanks! 🩷 I talk about the ring in this video: czcams.com/video/ZwU4WQlcviE/video.html
Such a stunning collection ; super helpful!!
Thanks! ❤️ Glad you found the video helpful!
Such a great review of these bracelets! 👏 I can’t figure out why the guilloche bracelet is so hard to put on 😅 I put my lucky spring on with no trouble at all but really struggle with the guilloche 🤷♀️ Love your beautiful bracelet collection! 🤩
Thanks! 🤗❤️ I think it has to do with the motif closest to the clasp. On the vintage alhambra bracelets, there’s not much chain at the end and then the alhambra motif is right there and kind of stiff and bulky. But on the lucky spring since the leaf dangles the chain is more flexible and easier to maneuver.
Too many movements hard to watch your jewelry so I had to stop watching this video. Please take note so you can get all the attention and enjoyment if your followers. Thx you!
You have a beautiful collection ❤
Thanks!!! ❤️
Love the stack !’ And ring 💍
Thanks! ❤️
Really interesting video. Thanks. I prefer vintage bracelets which are one of a kind and if purchased at auction also much cheaper.
Ooh what are some of your best vintage finds?
👍 great excellent collection
Love your collection and wedding set is beautiful. Are you able to provide little information about where you got it from? Thx
Thanks! The diamond on my engagement ring is from Whiteflash. They have some of the best cut diamonds in their inventory. The setting as well as the wedding band are from Victor Canera. Let me know if there’s anything else you want to know 😊
I just came across your video and subscribed. Beautiful collection! Would you mind sharing total carat of your diamond tennis bracelet? And the setting as well. It seems like it’s the classic martini setting? I’m also a size 16cm in wrist and I’m looking for diamonds that look a decent size on the wrist for myself. Thanks so much 💕
Thanks for subscribing! ❤️ The bracelet is a three prong setting but I don’t know the carat weight unfortunately 😞
I've tried the bracelet assist tool and even the safety pin hack before, but ultimately the quickest/easiest way is to use my boobs to hold the bracelet in place lol! What you do is wrap the VCA bracelet around your wrist with the hook on the left side and the clasp on the right side of your wrist, then you press the bracelet against your chest and lean back a little so the hook will now rest on your wrist. All you gotta do then is to open the clasp with your right hand to hook it. It takes some practicing at first but once you get the hang of it, you can take it off and put it on in under 5 seconds. I'm also not a huge fan of stacking two 5 motif bracelets together. I bought a sweet pave 6 motif to stack with my 5 motif instead and love the look.
Haha interesting trick for sure! 😆
I have cartier bracelet, vca perlee bracelet in both sizes sweet and regular clover. I found vca harder to clean in between but more functional since i can easily take on and off
Yes I love how easy it is to put on/take off but it’s still secure! When I used to wear my love bracelet 24/7 it wasn’t an issue but now that I switch bracelets all the time I hate having to deal with the screw 😩
so informative
Have you tried tape for putting on your bracelets?
How low does the van cleef guilloche bracelet fall down on your wrist for the number of links removed? Also just curious how far up your wrist it goes? Does it slide pretty easily up and down over your wrist bone?
In between the # of links to have removed!
These are nice
Great video, thanks for sharing. Just wondering, did you ever get a scratch on your perlee sweet clover? I got a few hairline scratches on mine, not sure how to remove them? Also how do you clean yours? Thank you
I do have some small scratches on mine but I haven't done anything about them. As for cleaning, I've been using a soft toothbrush and some dish soap to scrub it down every month or so.
The thin Love Bracelet w D’s means everything to me, 10/10.
love your collection! how often do you wear your serpenti?
Thanks! 🩷 I think I probably wear it at least 2-3 times a week.
I love your jewellry . This video is very interesting
Thanks Paulina! ❤️
Btw the serpenti bracelet gets tangled in clothes sometimes. Be careful with it I thought I lost mine and found it in my clothes 😭
Oh wow thanks for the heads up.
On the VCA 5 motif bracelets I have the larger clasp on all of them and it makes it so easy to put on and take off. I have zero problems putting it on or taking it off by myself. I don’t think the clasp looks bad at all. It was a no go for me to purchase these items if I could not take them on and off by myself.
How does the larger clasp work? Is it extra to add it? I did not know that this was an option.
@@mbelieve9919 I can tell you the latest price as the last one I did was just 2 weeks ago and with tax was $190. I shop at the NYC flagship store. It is worth it because if I am spending this kind of money on a bracelet I want to get a lot of use out of it and I certainly won’t be using tools or asking people to help me put it on. That will get old very quickly for me.
@@haley2704 Thank you for sharing! This is quite helpful. I own a 5 motif and my local store never relayed this option. I currently primarily wear it as a necklace by connecting it to another bracelet, but this option would make it easier to wear as a a bracelet.
Love your wedding set! Any chance of a video just about them 😬
Thanks! ❤️ I don’t have a dedicated video about my wedding set but lmk what you want to know 😊
Your engagement ring is stunning, do you have a video on that? :)
Thanks! I talk about it in this video: czcams.com/video/ZwU4WQlcviE/video.html
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC Thank you :)
Just use tape to stick the end of vancleef bracelet and see if that helps
Tx for your sharing. I also own the Gold and Silver Guilloche Bracelet and agree it's a bit much to wear together. I also find that the Guilloche looks best with my diamond tennis bracelet. Great assessment and agree with all your comments! I used to own the Perlee many years ago but found it too similar to my Love bracelet (I own the regular thickess) so don't own it anymore. I think the 5 motif is actually good value for money when you compare it to the single motif necklace price !! LOL. I'm curious to know how you would rank these if you could only keep only 2 or 3?
You make a good point about the pricing of the bracelets vs pendants. I also feel like the bracelets are a better value compared to the earrings too.
Tough choice if I could only have 2-3. I would say Serpenti over the JUC for first place, white gold guilloche over the yellow gold version for second, and then perlee sweet clovers over the love for third.
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC Thanks for your response. You have a really beautiful collection!! Look forward to seeing future beautiful pieces too!
Anybody else finds it ironic that the creator is talking about value for money 😂
I should add the wg Alhambra to my collections.
Do you all wear your cartiers on Right or left Hand? I have Fear if i wear it on my dominant Hand that it will get more scratches .. what you prefer ?
Hi. Thank you for the comprehensive review. Could you please let me know your wrist size.. thank you
It’s around 5.5 inches or 14 cm.
Love your collection especially the perlee bracelet but too pricey. Which bracelet are you going to get next? Are you thinking about the Tiffany’s lock? I saw you have tried on it on the other video? I am thinking about it in white gold with half pave. What do you think about that?
The next bracelet I intend on getting is actually a diamond bangle in the same type of design as my wedding band. I’ll probably reach out to the jeweler who made that to see if he can make a matching bracelet in the next few months. After that I’m not quite sure. I might be set for a long time 😆 And I do like the Tiffany Lock bracelet but I think I prefer it in pairs. The half pavé is definitely my favorite of the options though.
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC good luck on your next purchase! 😊
Hello carol! Beautiful stack! But how did you know what size perlee clover to get when stacking with your Cartier?
Thanks! I just went with the size that my SA suggested and it worked out really well.
Carol the sizing has me frustrated I do not have Vca in my country can you tell me what size sweet perlee you have and the size of you juc?
My perlee bracelet is an XS and JUC is size 15. Hope that helps!
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHICthank you very much carol, does that mean your love is a 16?
Yes 😊
Hi there, long time Cartier client here. The way you wear your JUC with your LOVE bracelet, the JUC nail head (in my opinion) should be worn upside down when stacking it with the Cartier LOVE bracelet.
I agree there are too many movements making it challenging to watch this video. That being said, I do appreciate your thoughts on the bracelets you have.
STOP you are making as dizzy with your too much movement
Do you a link for your diamond tennis bracelet
Unfortunately I can’t link to my exact one because it’s from a local jeweler. It’s a pretty standard three prong tennis bracelet though, the only difference being that the diamonds only cover the top half of the bracelet.
This video has taught me that I LOVE solid bangles
Same! 😆
Love VCA and Cartier, I am crazy about VCA bracelets and earrings, there is something about them. Love your collection! The only one idk why I can’t seem to like is the Bulgari serpenti one 🙈 but it looks great on you. Thanks for the video!😊
Everything at VCA looks even nicer in person too. I always find new things to love whenever I step in the store 🤭🙈
VCA Yellow Alhambra looks the best, followed by the Perlee Sweet Clover.
Wow ❤❤❤❤❤
What size are you VCA 5 motif bracelets?
I had 6 links removed from them which makes them 16 cm afterwards.
Put tape on the end of the screw driver
I have a small Cartier love bracelet. Now i have the Option to get a van cleef maalachite or a Cartier just in Clou with diamonds. Which is better ? Which is Worte the Money? I want to invest good ..
Cartier JUC is the way to go. It’s not even close. Malachite is way too delicate and doesn’t go with your love bracelet as well as the JUC. Plus I personally don’t think malachite looks that nice. The JUC you could wear all the time without worrying.
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC Thank you so much! I want to ask is by every the alhambra bracelet always same size from Stones? Or is es individual? Because i see a sweet alhambra
Size in Malachite but cant find it online. The Girl say Thats a extra Production for her… or is she lying?
Van Cleef does have 3 sizes (technically 4 - I’ll explain in a bit) for their Alhambra pieces. There’s sweet, vintage, and magic and strangely enough there’s two sizes of motifs that they call magic. I’m not sure if this is what you’re referring to but this would be the only explanation for the motif looking different in size. Otherwise a vintage alhambra motif in malachite should be the same size as a vintage alhambra motif in onyx or mother of pearl or carnelian etc. Hope this answers your question.
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC she have the Sweet size but in malachit and with more than 1 motives.. i think 5 … this Armband doesnt exist in this size or? And she say its customize.. but they don’t make special Production for Customer.. or?
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC its Look exakt like sweet alhambra but in malachite..
Gold doesn't alarm metal detectors.
18k gold which is what the love bracelets are made out of is not 100% gold. Many people have had issues going through metal detectors with them on.
So we can’t wear Cartier bracelet at the airport, they are gold
Your JUC is slightly too big. That’s why it spins on your arm during the night.
You might be right. Strange that Cartier recommends going up a size for the Love compared to the JUC and that’s exactly what I did and the Love doesn’t spin like that.
I bought the Love and JUC at the same time and the SA suggested the same size. She actually measured my wrist with her own fingers and literally knew the size right away. 😂
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Does your diamond tennis bracelet scratch the VCA Guilloche?
I don’t wear the two together often because of that fear. I’m sure even though I’m careful there’s probably been some small scratches but nothing majorly noticeable yet thankfully 😅
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC thanks for replying! Do you think a watch would scratch the VCA too?
It would probably be less likely to get scratched stacked with a watch if the watch is fitted around your wrist. I don’t wear watches though so I can’t say for sure.
Don’t think diamonds on the JUC is worth it imo. Very little diamonds. Would rather get an all diamond tennis bracelet for what it’s worth.
Yes a diamond tennis bracelet is definitely better value 😆
I’m sorry, may not have caught the information that your carrier love bracelet is gold, rose gold or white gold. It looks quite discoloured against your other bracelets.
It’s white gold. The plain small love isn’t rhodium plated so it doesn’t look as white as the typical white gold jewelry.
@@CAROLCHANNELINGCHIC I see. Thanks for showing your bracelets! I like your VCA ones. :)
Between the French brands (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Chaumet, etc) and the Italian brands (Bulgari, Buccellati, etc), I think the French brands does Gold tone better, and Italian Brand does the Rose Gold better. At least on my not porcelain white Asian skin tone.
how big is your engagement ring sis o_o
It’s slightly over 2 carats but it’s in a halo setting which makes it look more like 2.5 carats.
T8
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I like the part where you stab at the luxury bracelet with a screwdriver 😳😨
It’s how it was designed 🤷🏻♀️
They all look too tight.
Name is more expensive than actual gold
Whoa….truth
Too many. Glad you can afford them. But hope you dont wear them like those old ladies with stacks of bracelets on.
That’s a lot of money to spend on a few bracelets. I do like them. Feed the hungry.
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It’s her money
Ordered and cancelled all of them🥲
Almost 10-12 times, the shop(website/app) guys must be mad at me! 😰