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Tom & JL, Thanks for all of your discussion on this cuff. I did check the Rainwater book prior to posting but didn't see a mark that matched the mark on the cuff. Given that the mark may be double struck, that could be why. However, I still believe it has the look of a Mexican piece. That is why...

What you are seeing is not a sticky tag. The topaz stones are all set in open-back settings. That is what you are seeing-the opening in the cuff showing the topaz.
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I found this 124 gram sterling and smoky topaz cuff in Laguna Beach consignment shop. I thought it was a Mexican piece as I saw the conjoined JF mark, thinking it was Jose Flores. When I got it home and looked closer I noticed there was no Mexican marks anywhere. Only the conjoined JF and 2 sterling...