Inlaid Turquoise Opal Sterling Silver Ladies Watch.

This Inlaid Turquoise Opal Sterling Silver Ladies Watch is an impressive piece of hand-made Turquoise and Opal jewelry. This watch features a pair of tips that were made from hand-cut and hand-domed sheets of Sterling Silver. The Sterling Silver tips hold inlaid designs made from hand-cut stones of genuine Turquoise and lab Opal. A complimentary watch face and an adjustable stretch band have been included for your convenience. These Sterling Silver watch tips are 1/2" by 1". Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist. You'll receive one from the group.

Opal's name evolved from the Roman word opalus from the Greek word opallios - "to see a change of color." The Greek word was a modification of the ancient Indian Sanskrit name for opal, upala, which meant "precious stone." If one spoke in mixed tongues, then opal would be opallios upala, "to see a change of color precious stone." As indicated by the derivation of its name, opal has centuries of history as a treasured gemstone. Historically, beliefs associated with the wearing of opal have varied. The early Greeks thought that opals gave their owners the powers of foresight and prophecy. Romans adored it as a token of hope and purity. Eastern people regarded it as sacred. Arabs believed it fell from heaven.