John Begay, Navajo - Sterling Silver
Vintage Bear Watch Tips
HK Item #W223

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Native American Indian Jewelry; Navajo Sterling Silver Watch

size	Comes with a complimetary expansion band. Indicate in the note section on the order page what size wrist you want it to fit. Otherwise we will send the band that's on it. Tips are 1 1/4" x 1 1/4".
materials	TIPS: sterling silver, Read about silver BAND AND TIMEPIECE: unknown
hallmarks	JB STERLING
artist	John Begay, Navajo
condition	Vintage, Pre-owned, see photos for wear and patina.

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Tips are 1 1/4" x 1 1/4".

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John Begay, Navajo Sterling Silver Vintage Bear Watch Tips
HK Item #W223 $250 (ONLY ONE AVAILABLE)

Paula says - "You are buying two watch tips. The term Watch Tips refers to the two Native American made decorative panels that connect the timepiece to the expansion band.

"We include at no extra charge an expansion band and the new timepiece pictured here. (Neither of these are sterling silver nor Native American made). The timepiece will be running when it leaves here. We are selling you the tips only - the timepiece and band are included free of charge, we make no warranty on the timepiece or band."

Native American Indian Jewelry; Navajo Sterling Silver Watch

Band and Timepiece Replacement

If you want to replace the timepiece or the band but your local jeweler is not familiar with Native American jewelry, we can recommend an excellent shop that we use for all of our jewelry repairs. After purchase from us, you can send the watch to them for a new watch face, and a face lift - anything from a light cleaning to a full polishing. - Paula

Store Policies

Bear is considered the most powerful of all of the animals and is one of the most popular subjects of fetish carvers. Bear is a spiritual guide and represents strength and self-knowledge. He has supernatural powers, great healing powers. Bear is a symbol deliberate action, introspection, soul and insight for the past and the future. The Bear is the guardian of the West an is one of the animals of the Six Directions. The most powerful medicine bear is White Bear.

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts

We are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.

NOTE: Items in our Vintage Shop are either USED or NEW. They might come from inheritances, estate sales, private collections, and store liquidations. Many items are brand new (NOS, New Old Stock) and in perfect condition while others may show tarnish, scratches and other signs of use. Major issues will be described in detail and shown in photos. Vintage Shop items are sold as described and are not returnable.

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition © 2015 Horsekeeping LLC © Copyright Information
Patina	A dark or colored film of oxidation that forms naturally on metal exposure to air and other elements. It is often valued for its aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Vintage	30 years or older.
NOS	New Old Stock. Retail store inventory from at least 10 years ago.
Pre-owned	An item that has been used.

John Begay, Navajo - Sterling Silver Vintage Bear Watch TipsHK Item #W223

Our Rescue Missionof Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts

John Begay, Navajo - Sterling Silver
Vintage Bear Watch Tips
HK Item #W223

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts