Sterling Silver and Gold Filled inlaid Lapis Ladies Watch

This watch is absolutely gorgeous. You'll be checking the time in style with this one on! This watch features a pair of elegant tips that were hand cut out of shimmering Sterling Silver and Gold Fill. These watch tips hold inlaid designs made from hand cut stones of Lapis. A complimentary watch face and an adjustable stretch band have been included for your convenience. These watch tips are 1/2" wide and 1-1/4" wide. Lapis lazuli is a beautiful opaque stone ranging in color from a deep blue to denim. Lapis lazuli can be made of several minerals besides lazurite, namely sodalite, hauyne, calcite (white streaks), and pyrite (metallic streaks or flecks). Stones that are deep blue with small patches of pyrite and calcite are considered the most valuable. The ancients believed that divine favor and success came to those wearing lapis. It was largely reserved for royalty. Claims to origins of lapis lazuli range from Afghanistan and ancient Babylon to Peru and the Inca civilization. Regardless, those who wore lapis claimed that "power amulets" were formed when this beautiful stone was shaped into the form of an eye and ornamented with gold.