Vintage Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Watch Cuff by Navajo Roan 0455

Vintage Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Watch Cuff

This Vintage Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Watch Cuff by Navajo Jerry Roan is the ultimate in color and presence! Genuine, Arizona nuggets are set in a display of handcrafted Sterling. Leaves, flowers, twisted wire, free-form drops and swirls add the importance of nature to this functional jewelry. Finished with a chiseled frame, hand hammered fans hold a complimentary timepiece. It's 1-1/2" at the widest and will best fit a 6-1/4" wrist. Refurbished in our shop, it's hallmarked and circa 1970's. This Vintage Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Watch Cuff is an enduring tribute to Native American craftsmanship and really handsome, southwest jewelry!

Jerry (1919-1997) was an award winning smith who started making jewelry in 1968. His work is in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum for the American Indian and the Yellowhorse Museum in AZ. He is referenced in Schaaf's "American Indian Jewelry III" and Wright's "Hallmarks of the Southwest".

This was owned by a major, California dealer and collector of high-end Native American jewelry. He operated a retail business that sold vintage, contemporary and custom Indian jewelry to movie studios, prop and costume houses and collectors.

Your correct size: you must measure the circumference of your wrist. You can use a cloth tape measure, a ¼” strip of paper or a cord to wrap around your wrist and mark it. Lay it out flat and measure the length against a ruler, that’s your exact circumference and the size you wear.