Vintage Navajo Liberty 1911 Watch By Larry Moses Begay

Late 20th Century

5.125" L + 1" Gap x 1.75" W

Hand Made from Sterling Silver with 56 Green Teardrop Turquoise Stones and 7 Round Turquoise Stones with Watch in the Center Stamped LMB

Excellent Condition

A vintage Navajo-style wristwatch featuring the "Liberty 1911" movement or dial design, crafted or signed by renowned Navajo silversmith Larry Moses Begay (often abbreviated as LMB).

Larry Moses Begay (b. 1969) began creating jewelry in the late 1980s as part of the storied Begay family of Navajo silversmiths from Lukachukai, Arizona. His work draws from Navajo landscapes, using materials like sterling silver, turquoise, lapis, onyx, malachite, and mother-of-pearl. Pieces are typically signed with "LMB," "LB," or a horse hallmark. He has exhibited at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show.

Larry Moses Begay is celebrated for his intricate sterling silver and turquoise jewelry, including watch cuffs and watch tips (the decorative bezels or bands around the watch face). These pieces blend traditional Navajo clusterwork techniques with functional timepieces, often incorporating turquoise teardrops, twisted wire frames, and satellite stone clusters around the watch face. The "Liberty 1911" refers to a popular quartz watch movement or style (inspired by early 20th-century American pocket watches), commonly used in Southwest/Native American-inspired designs from the 1980s–1990s.