THE CUFF:

We here at Plata de Santa Fe Jewelry, do nothing but drool with excitement whenever premium turquoise jewelry comes our way!

This particular piece is designed in a stunning 7-stone row cuff, made exclusively with the finest turquoise that the Royston mine produces. What truly captivates us about this cuff, is the great eye Native artist Albert Jake has, who handpicked these 7 premium cuts of turquoise, each showcasing at least 7 distinct colors famously known to the Royston mine.

Created as a “Sampler” representing the full spectrum of Royston turquoise, the colors begin at the center with a polychrome cut that beautifully displays both blue AND green hues. From there, the stones transition to a soft sea green, to a rich deep teal green highlighted with a golden brown matrix (one of our absolute favorites!) The arrangement continues with varying shades of turquoise blue tones, making the entire cuff a vibrant mosaic of nature’s artistry. The beauty of this sampler selection lies in its variety of tones, which adds striking contrast, with a less uniform look, enhancing the piece’s visual interest!

Traditionally made, the stones graduate in size & line the center of a 12 gauge sterling shank that has a scalloped shape perimeter, where Al tastefully used the appropriate stamp that follows this scallop shape. Accentuating the stamp work is based on the oxidation being left deep in their crevices. This is what brings out the design that much more!

One subtle, yet remarkable feature that photos fail to capture is the ‘glassy, glossy, spit-shine’ finish on each stone’s cut. This high gloss luster actually is something that validates the stone's quality and hardness. It’s important to remember that the harder the turquoise, the higher its quality.

Chalky, soft, low-grade turquoise cannot produce the same glassy, glossiness after cutting and polishing...Therefore, premium turquoise is judged by a combination of hardness, it’s ability to take a spit shine gloss, and color. Lastly, with these harder cuts, you won’t experience the color changes that happen over time like lower grade stones do, since they are more porous, ensuring a lasting beauty that stands the test of time.

SIZING:

Made to fit or either a man or a woman, this is made for a larger/wider size wrist that doesn’t need a wide gap opening to put it over the thickness of a fleshier arm. (1-1/8") This cuff isn’t as heavy as some of Al’s cuffs, but because of the sterling gauge he used, doesn’t allow this to be the easiest to adjust.If you do need a slightly wider gap, you could possibly take it to a ‘reputable’ jeweler that knows how to do this. But just know, that by opening up the gap so it can then go over the arm, is the only thing that can be adjusted.. It does NOT change the 6" interior. It does help to know your wrist size & what gap your arm needs before purchasing, since cuffs fit different than any other type bracelet.

If you're not sure or have never measured yourself, please click on this link: How To Fit A Cuff to know whether this will fit.. Also, click on this "You Tube" link https://youtu.be/bU6QwykAo7wsince they too give valuable info on the subject about how to properly put a cuff on! ..If you need help, please don't hesitate to contact me!

PRICING IS BASED ON: You are paying for not only the name of the Artist & his decades old reputation, but mostly it’s each cut’s quality, the cost paid per carat for this over the top type of quality and the amount of carats ,the sterling cost at time of purchasing it, the artist’s time, which are all reflected in price.

INFO:

ARTIST: Albert Jake
TRIBE: Navajo/Zuni
WEIGHT: 4.37 OUNCES - 124 Grams
CENTER SHANK WIDTH: 1-1/2" Wide-MEASUREMENT AT TERMINAL: 1”
STONE: EXCELLENT/PREMIUM Grade Royston Turquoise “Sampler”
CUTS: Oval
INTERIOR MEASUREMENTS: 6"
GAP MEASUREMENT: 1-1/8"
(For a larger size wrist Total wrist size 7-1/8" )
INTERIOR LEFT TO RIGHT MEASUREMENT: 2-5/8" (This is measured while laying atop of a paper measure from the left to right while cuff is laying flat as shown in 10th photo- This measurement is different than the measurement from the 6” interior)
ADJUSTABLE: Not Recommended
HALLMARK: "A JAKE~Sterling"/Indian Head Penny Icon/HBH
COMES BOXED
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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:

Anything with this kind of price tag, will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement. (This is reflected in the shipping price) . If you're not home in the day & need it shipped where it can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label***I'm sorry if this may be an inconvenience, but I do not ship expensive pieces without one. This is for your safety & mine.

PLEASE READ:

****I do not consider myself a 'professional photographer" but I do try to give you photos that are 'realistic" in color. I find however, that photographing anything with 'yellow' in it, (oranges, greens) can come up a little more vivid than other colors, so please take this into consideration. Please understand that each monitor varies and also plays a role in how vibrant or less vibrant as something appears. *****

To give you close up photos,pictures can tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. Close up's make the item look so large & then you get it in hand & you feel are let down since the item is much smaller than how they looked in the photos..So to get an accurate idea of how big this is ,please either check it out on the wrist (photo 2 ) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements