Navajo Artisan - RANDY SECATERO - EXTREMELY Solid-Heavy Gauge Triangular -Sawed/Chiseled Design- UNISEX Sterling Cuff- For Large 7-3/8" Wrist- 3.57 Ounces!
Navajo Artisan - RANDY SECATERO - EXTREMELY Solid-Heavy Gauge Triangular -Sawed/Chiseled Design- UNISEX Sterling Cuff- For Large 7-3/8" Wrist- 3.57 Ounces!
ABOUT RANDY SECATERO:
Coming from the Navajo reservation just west of Albuquerque, in the Cañoncito Band of Navajos community of To'hajiilee, NM, veteran artist Randy Secatero and his wife Sylvana have been creating traditional Navajo jewelry for many years now. He chooses to specialize in working with heavy-gauge sterling, employing deep hand-stamping and finely sawed and chiseled techniques to give each piece a bold, enduring character. Although he is best known for making these heavy-duty sterling cuffs, Randy has been making jewelry long enough to create virtually anything placed before him. He keeps his designs faithful to those of his ancestors while thoughtfully adapting them into more contemporary, yet still deeply rooted, styles. Randy is also the proud father of artist Wylie Secatero (see listings).
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DESCRIPTION:
This incredibly made cuff is made with heavy zero gauge sterling & if gauge weight doesn't mean anything to you, the lower the number, the heavier & stronger the metal is. So this is lowest gauge it goes!! It is so solid, it would be impossible to bend it, it is that strong..
Randy’s a first-rate artist when it comes to creating these hefty cuffs, where each piece has a design within a design within the cuff.. With an unmistakable Navajo edge, Randy hand-chiseled and sawed the pattern and carefully executed all the deep stamp work, which is no small feat when working with sterling this thick.
Leaving the oxidation deep within the stamping, is what actually accentuates the tools he used. The remaining sterling has more of a contemporary mirror polished finishing. This look gives a contemporary look to a traditional Navajo style.
Made for a larger wrist that both men & women can wear & being that men usually like to keep it to a minimum in regards to how much jewelry they wear, this would be a perfect call! Would go perfect with some faded denim & a crisp white shirt!!
SIZING:
This piece is designed to fit a larger 7-3/8” wrist size, and specifically not only a wrist that needs a larger/wider ‘east-west’ interior circumference,(2-5/8”-see photo 5) but for wrists that have a bit more "flesh" or fullness, as the gap has an opening of 1-1/4 inches. A wider gap is generally more comfortable for someone with a little meatier wrist, while a smaller gap tends to suit skinnier wrists better. To determine if this gap opening is right for you, you can measure the gap on a cuff that fits you well and compare it to this one. This HAS to fit properly, since it cannot be adjusted.
So please know your wrist size before purchasing, since cuffs fit different than any other type bracelet & it is of extreme importance they fit right! If you're not sure or have never measured yourself, please don't hesitate to contact me so I can possibly help.!! For more info on cuff fitting, please click on this link to see if this will fit: How To Fit A Cuff I also recommend you copy & paste the You Tube link I have there, which covers the right way of putting a cuff on & explains things I don’t.
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ARTIST: Randy Secatero
TRIBE: Navajo
WEIGHT: 101.3 Grams (3.57 Ounces)
WIDTH: 1/2"
METAL: Sterling
FINISH: Contemporary Mirror Finishing-Oxidized in the Crevices of the Design
GAUGE: 0 Gauge
INTERIOR MEASUREMENT: 6-1/8"
GAP OPENING: 1-1/4"
TOTAL WRIST SIZE: 7-3/8"
EAST TO WEST INTERIOR MEASUREMENT: 2-5/8"(Taken laying flat while sitting atop of a paper measure-from east to west-different from interior measurement)
ADJUSTABLE: No
HALLMARK: 'Randy Secatero-Cañoncito Band of Navajos'-Sterling
COME GIFT BOXED
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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:
Anything with this kind of price tag, will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement. 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 BEFORE PURCHASING:
To give you close up photos ,pictures tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality.. So to get an accurate idea of how big this is, please either check it out being worn to get a rough idea (photos) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.
