Anyone lose any valuable jewelry themselves ?

[against the wind]

Yep, my sweetheart gave me an Omega Watch in 1969 while I was in the Navy. While on a 2 week school assignment at a Naval Training Center in Virginia. I decided to spend a day at Virginia Beach.
So I try to dive under a wave but misjudged it. It crashes on me and the undertow pulls the watch right off.
As you are looking at the Ocean, I was about 100 yards to the left of the original fishing pier.
Losing that watch really bothered me.
It was not the actual monetary value of the watch, it was the fact that it was a gift from someone special.

 

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[DeepseekerADS]

There was a gal in the DC area of Maryland who I liked more than she did me. She said she lost my 10k ring with 3 diamond chips outside a federal building some years ago. That was when she said I wasn't her type of suitor = different political beliefs and more identifiable to what is really right in this world - not her cup of tea. Of course she was a really cute gal and I was just one more of a long line of suitors. I'm certain she didn't vote the same as I did.

It was a chunker college class ring.

Whatever...

See, there's still treasure out there!

 

[Blak bart]

Had to rewrite above babble... sorry was half sleep typing.

heh.

I will spare the other stories... except the worst.

I had a rare 1622 Atocha 8... custom made by Mels guy...
I was 14k massive bezel...
With diver going through coral... Diamond for mask glass.
A true piece of work.

I had it attached to a two foot Taxco block silver chain...
Was my pride and joy.

Walking through a flea market in Pinellas Park...
I look down...
Its gone from the chain.
I friggin panic...

I begin yelling across the market... $500 dollars cash for anyone who finds my coin !
Everyone is looking everywhere.

Nadda.

Ok... ready for this...

I hear later that this pill head biatch found it... AND SCRAPPED IT ! ! !
She tore the coin out and scrapped the gold.

I confronted her and she admitted it... stating she had no idea it was mine.
I asked her what she did with the coin... she says she does not remember...
She is scared about being in some legal trouble or ?

She scrapped it (rumor) in silver after someone had told her... "its too good to be real". :/

This still pains me... hard.

Wow that even hurts me!!!!