Van Cleef Arpels Vintage Alhambra 20-Motif Onyx 18k Gold Necklace

Twenty clovers in black onyx. The long Alhambra at its most graphic.

The 20-motif is the length collectors chase — the full Vintage Alhambra that drops well past the collarbone, worn long and lean or looped twice for a doubled, layered look. In onyx it's the boldest version of the icon: twenty panels of deep, even black, each set in 18K yellow gold, each framed by the fine beaded border that's defined Alhambra since 1968.

Onyx is the one that makes a statement. Where mother-of-pearl glows and whispers, onyx draws a clean black line against the gold — high contrast, graphic, impossible to miss. It's the version that reads modern no matter what it's worn with, and the one that turns a simple outfit into a deliberate one.

This is a necklace that does all the work itself. A white shirt, collar open. A black dress that needs one strong note. Worn long it lengthens; doubled, it sits bold and close. Either way, it's the thing people look at.

Each piece we take on is studied closely before it joins the collection — the gold, the onyx, the build of every motif, the run of the chain. Only those that meet the maison's standard earn a place here. A 20-motif onyx clears that bar without question. This one does.

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