If you have to keep track of the time, do it Southwest style.
High grade Persian cut Natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the TIFFANY of Turquoise) set in Navajo Traditional Sterling Silver, hand stamped and cut for a typical Southwest look.
The COMPLIMENTARY watch rests in handmade Silver fans.
The watch "face" (the design on the face of the watch itself) may vary, meaning the watch face in the product image may not be the exact watch face you receive with the watch.
12 hours of labor went into this one.
The widest point is 1-1/2" wide and we can make it to fit a 6-1/2" to an 8" wrist. Please provide your EXACT wrist size by using our Bracelet Sizer.
Stamped Sterling.
SIGNED by the artist VERNA BLACKGOAT.
"NO QUIBBLE GUARANTEE": If for any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase, return it undamaged within 15 days for a 100% Merchandise Credit on its purchase price. No Questions Asked. You are the final Judge. Custom orders are NON-RETURNABLE & NON-REFUNDABLE.
In Indian folklore, it is said that there was once a chief with turquoise-colored skin. One day, he was running from his enemies in the hot desert. Whenever he stopped to rest, his perspiration ran onto the ground, collected in rocks and became turquoise.
There are many legends about Turquoise. The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend, the lizard who travels between the above and the below excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.
TURQUOISE: The Lucky Stone
When workmen opened the tomb of queen Zen of Egypt, who died 7000 years ago, they discovered, among other things, four beautiful gold and turquoise bracelets encircling the arm of the mummy. These are the oldest pieces of jewelry ever discovered. The ancient Egyptians were captivated by Turquoise and sent large expeditions of up to 3000 workers, under military escort, into the Sinai peninsula for the sole purpose of mining Turquoise and other minerals. Over the centuries, the use of Turquoise spread over the world to many lands. From Persia, it spread over the hills to Turkey and, from there, to the countries of Europe. Early French and Italian traders who carried the stones out of Turkey gave it its modern name, Pierre Turquoise, "Turkish Stone."
Turquoise has been used for personal adornment in almost all countries of the world. The Persians wore it, the Tibetans, Greeks, Romans, Aztecs, Incas and, of course, the Indians of our own Southwest, who have been mining and wearing it since the time of Christ. Turquoise has decorated the thrones of Kings, inlaid in the crowns of kings and queens, and appeared in the crown jewels of many countries. During the 15th Century, the Queen of France gave a gold ring set with Turquoise to King James IV of Scotland as a pledge of friendship. When Queen Elizabeth of England was married, her gift from the President of Mexico was an exact replica of a prehistoric Nahuate (Aztec) brooch of gold inlaid with Turquoise.
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. To ensure this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
