Navajo BIG BOY Sterling Silver Sleeping Beauty Turquoise BRACELET Men’s Cuff. Interested in more than one item? WHAT A UNIQUE GIFT! Big Boy Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Solid Sterling Silver Cuff is amazing! This Big Boy Turquoise and Sterling Silver Cuff displays a bold presence accented with genuine Sleeping Beauty nuggets. Set in a heavy gauge of Sterling, the details include drops, twist wire & chiseled borders. We Hand Make each bracelet in our shop right here in ARIZONA, Navajo Master Silversmith Tom Ahasteen finished his design with antiquing. It’s 1″ wide & we will custom make this just for your wrist sizes 6″ to 7-1/2. This Big Boy Turquoise Silver Cuff is full of the classic color of the southwest that you know you love! Color, matrix & shape will vary. Last photo shows unmounted stones that are ready for use in your jewelry. This Handmade cuff will become one of your favorites and is sure to become a treasured family heirloom for generations. The quality of this turquoise is second to none! Best Ways to measure your wrist for a cuff: you can use a cloth tape measure, a ¼ strip of paper or a cord to accurately measure your wrist. Wrap around your wrist, mark it & measure the length against a ruler, that’s your exact size. Please Select. 6 Inch Wrist Size. 6.5 Inch Wrist Size. 7 Inch Wrist Size. 7.5 Inch Wrist Size. The Sleeping Beauty mine is seven miles outside Globe, Right here in ARIZONA. Sleeping Beauty turquoise is noted for its solid, light blue color with no matrix. The host rock is granite. Sleeping Beauty turquoise is the favorite of Zuni Pueblo lapidaries and silversmiths for the purity in color. This mine was one of the largest in North America. Now, one of the most prolific mines in the US has been closed! The Sleeping Beauty mine produced well, about 1600 pounds a month, according to information obtained from the miner/owner in 2010. The tons of tailings piles, which produced most of the turquoise, have even been exhausted. The beautiful, solid color of Sleeping Beauty is especially beloved by many Europeans. A great amount of this turquoise was exported to Italy & France alone. In its hey-day, the Sleeping Beauty mine yielded only 4% of natural, unaltered turquoise. A high percentage was enhanced, a process that only added value to the lesser grade Sleeping Beauty turquoise. After the mine closed prices began to rise. Wise people bought all they could. In one year prices have tripled. Calls come from China and Japan daily. There is a stampede for all Sleeping Beauty. Look for the scramble to intensify, making this a Rare and very, desirable highly collectible turquoise. There is very little True Sleeping Beauty Turquoise available today and due to its rarity and exceptional beauty it is very valuable, and Sleeping Beauty Turquoise remains nearly as rare as hens teeth! 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We fell in love with Native American jewelry many years ago and really appreciate the true craftsmanship that goes into the making of a piece of genuine Native American jewelry art! That is why we chose to partner up with some of the oldest and most reputable Trading Posts in the Southwest who deal directly with the Native American artisans to bring you a large selection of authentic Native American products. These artisans come from the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and affiliate tribes on the reservations all of which our close to our home and office, so you can be assured that all our Native American products are authentic! Most of our items are One-of-a-Kind and subject to availability. We try to keep our listings up to date, but may occasionally miss one. In some cases, we can have one custom made with a two week lead time. If you like our products, please add me to your FAVORITES list. This is very important to us. It lets us know that you have received item and are happy with it. As soon as we get feedback, it leaves you feedback in return. We are always adding new items. The item “Navajo BIG BOY Sterling Silver Sleeping Beauty Turquoise BRACELET Men’s Cuff” is in sale since Sunday, December 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Bracelets”. The seller is “elkcreektradingllc” and is located in Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Jewelry Type: Bracelets
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Metal Purity: .925
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
- Artisan: Artist Signed
- Origin: SW USA
- Signed?: Signed
