Navajo Genuine Turquoise Coral Sterling Silver Ladies Watch Bracelet by Verna.

You'll be checking the time with more frequency just to give yourself an opportunity to admire this watch. Navajo made from the Navajo Nation. This impressive watch was hand made from Sterling Silver. The cuff holds two nuggets of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise), and two nuggets of genuine Coral. Each nugget of Turquoise and Coral has been set in individually hand made Sterling Silver bezels that were soldered to the hand cut Sterling Silver cuff. Hand twisted Sterling Silver wire, Sterling Silver feathers and 'Navajo Tear Drops' give this one extra ornamentation. A pair of Sterling Silver fans finely showcase the complimentary watch face. This watch is 1" wide. It'll fit a 6" to a 7" wrist. Complimentary watch faces may vary. Made in our shop, signed by the artist with our hallmark and stamped Sterling.

In Arizona turquoise ranks first in terms of value of production and is also the best known of its gem materials. As stated earlier, nearly all important deposits of turquoise are located near copper occurrences or in copper deposits in arid desert regions of the world. Thus, the world famous turquoise deposits associated with certain of the large Arizona copper deposits are to be expected. Turquoise is or has been mined from a number of these copper mines as a byproduct, usually by outside contractors. The financial and operating terms of the collecting contracts vary from mine to mine. Some of the operations are little more than the efforts of individual commercial collectors. Some are essentially full-scale mining operations that are simultaneous with, but separate from, the regular mining operations; and still others operate on an on-call basis as turquoise is uncovered by the regular copper mining operation. Regardless of the size or the sophistication of the initial mining or recovery operation, the actual turquoise is recovered by careful extraction using hand methods.

The existence of coral for Adornment, and it's great demand in our world, dates back over ten thousand years. The name for this is "Moorish or Oxblood Jewelry" Quality Coral is also referred to as RED GOLD!! Coral is known to be used as a gem since prehistoric times. Coral has a history of religious meaning and is one of the seven treasures in Buddhist scriptures. Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against bleeding, evil spirits, and hurricanes.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

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