Help identifying old jewelry (UPDATE)

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I inherited a small horde of jewelry from my grandfather. I am told that the turquoise is “Bisbee” Turquoise, set on silver. The jewelry is not visibly hallmarked, my understanding is that my grandfather bought the jewelry at one of those jewelry conventions in the early-mid 70s. Based on my research it may have been from Sunwest Silver? (Not confirmed and grandma doesn’t remember.)

Don’t mind the Jade ring, that’s not what I’m here for answers on.

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The cuff is 5.8 oz according to a “precision” weight watchers kitchen scale :laughing:

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Welcome to Turquoise People. Looks good, the turquoise in the bracelet definitely has a Bisbee look.

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Welcome, you have some nice pieces. I especially love your cuff.

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Those are beautiful.
Are there any markings onh the back?
You are so lucky.

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None of them have markings other than my grandpas drivers license number that he had etched in the back lol

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Thank you!

I didn’t know he owned anything like this, he never had come off as a jewelry guy, turquoise and jade have some significance in meso-American culture is what I’ve recently come to learn.

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Oh lawd that cuff :heart_eyes: those stones!

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Welcome to the forum @Duelstar. You’ve inherited some nice pieces. That cuff is special, with it’s beautiful stones, seemingly refined craftsmanship, and an absolutley stunning patina. Do you have access to a precision scale? I know at least a few of us would be curious as to it’s gram weight. If you decide to polish it, please don’t share the photos :anguished::scream:

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I lightly cleaned the cuff, here’s a photo of the craftsmanship from the side. I can try to take them to a consignment shop to see if they can give me the info on the scale?

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It doesn’t have to be that precise. I use a kitchen scale most of the time.

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Wow! The cuff is magnificent. And I like the rings in your thumb and ring finger, as well. What fantastic pieces to inherit!

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5.8 on my moms “precision” weight watchers scale that we happened upon last time I went over lol

Uploaded the updated pic

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5.8 according to a kitchen scale. Uploaded the pic of it above :smile:

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Great! That’s a nice solid cuff. I tend to like the heavy ones and have a few that make me wear one on each arm too stay upright. :joy:

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Wow! The bright blues strike me as either Bisbee or Godber Turquoise… Blue Diamond Turquoise older stock can also come in that shade of blue against black. All 3 of those claims are very sought after with high price points that serious collectors will happily pay. Gorgeous group you inherited!

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Appreciate it! What’s your experience with turquoise and the industry? You’ve named at least one mine that I’ve not heard of or read about in my research! This is why I came here and have stayed :sweat_smile: !

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I wasn’t able to find a nice image like that for absolute confirmation.

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It certainly looks like Bisbee, but you can’t have absolute confirmation without having provenance from miner/artist/trusted seller. I have a buckle with what I am pretty sure is Bisbee, but if I were, for example, selling it I would not say it’s for sure Bisbee, because I have no proof.

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Fair point! I have lots of habits like speaking and thinking in definitives and assigning “value” to rarity, all of which I am learning to leave at the door when I visit this site :joy:

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