Vtg Navajo Silver Turquoise Mens Watch Bracelet Cuff 1970s Seiko Watch - 7 1/8\" For Sale

This vintage Navajo sterling silver watch bracelet cuff has been expertly crafted by Navajo silversmith Lewis (Hogan) Begay. It measures 5 3/4\" around the inside plus a 1 3/8\" opening at the back for a total of 7 1/8\" around. The bracelet measures 1 5/8\" wide at the front. This watch cuff is crafted of thick sterling silver and weighs 168 grams or 5.9 ounces. The cuff is signed with the initials L B and a hogan on the inside. The cuff is in great vintage condition, including the 4 turquoise stones.
The cuff comes with a vintage Seiko chronograph automatic water 70m resist men\'s watch. still working ..

Throughout the 40 years that I have been in business, I have purchased jewelry from pawn shops throughout the Southwest that had collections of dead pawn. Most of these pawn shops and trading posts are now closed. The Native American would pawn his jewelry for immediate cash. The shop would hold it and charge interest until he could reclaim it. Dead pawn are the pieces that were never retrieved. Old Pawn Jewelry typically dates from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Most of the early pieces are not signed because it wasn\'t the Native American tradition to sign the pieces they crafted. Also, the turquoise in old pawn is turquoise that you can\'t get anymore because many of the mines have closed. And, the red and orange coral is rare because of the coral bleaching which is happening today.