🥇 BANNER Found last night in Fla.

[CASPER-2]

Hoping to find gold - came up with this instead - water find down real real deep ...barely went off - was a whisper
I fanned like 5-6 ins with dive boot and it got louder - thought I had a big fishing weight maybe - scooped straight down
and rechecked and thought I had a can -took 3 scoops to get it
saw stainless band hanging off of scoop lip and thought I had a stainless chain - big surprise - my eyes are shot had to wait til my GF
walked up and confirmed it said Cartier - I had a feeling it might be - I saw similar design found by another hunter few yrs
back - his was a womans. It is heavy as heck - you could knock someone out with it. crystal is scratch free..it has a serial #
when found - second hand was not moving - but when I gave it to my GF - it was - told her "I think those are self winding" - they are
time in sand it stopped being in my pouch got it restarted
but years ago I found a Rolex Submariner on south beach and it turned out to be a fake - so not counting my chickens

 

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[CASPER-2]

I know expensive watches the secon hands have a constant sweep not a tic tic tic. I had a Submariner and it had a glass back and was told Rolex never made a glass back I tried to tell the jeweler it was a special edition and only one was made and this was it, long story shory I left with a Goose egg 0. Hope yours is real Thanks for posting!!!!

Rolex I found had glass back too - with crown and rolex etched in gold - supposedly they never made one- that was major reason they said it was fake too

 

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[CASPER-2]

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COOLDEMUNDO!


It can be quite difficult to tell fake Cartier watches from genuine Cartier watches, but there are a few guidelines you can follow:

Inscription
The simplest way to tell a fake Cartier watch is to remove the caseback. A genuine Cartier watch will have "Cartier" inscribed on the movement.

Weight
Like most luxury accessories, genuine Cartier watches are quite heavy, especially when compared to the lightweight fakes. This solid weight is due to the watch's quality materials.

Glass
A genuine Cartier watch has scratch-proof glass, which won't be found on the fakes. This is something that's fairly easy to test. The sapphire-quality glass of a genuine Cartier is also non-smear, so if you drop a few beads of water on it, they will roll off. On fake Cartiers it will smear.

Cabochon stone
The winder of a genuine Cartier watch features a polished gemstone, called a cabochon stone. If there's no stone, it's a fake Cartier watch. The gem should be securely fastened, not glued on.

Serial Number
This should appear on the back or side of a genuine Cartier. The number will be engraved as a number of fake Cartiers feature a serial number that's barely etched onto the watch.

my GF found site that had exactly what you posted and everything was coming up good - its heavy as heck - I could knock you out with it if I hit you in the head with it
band has scratches in the stainless from wear but crystal is perfect
serial # on back etched deep
the winder does not have a stone and that had us frowning - but further research - this model does not have stones in the winder
unless one of the guys that have said they have/had one say different
other fancy gold models are the ones that have the stones it looks like
thanks all for likes and helpful comments - still on vacay hoping to get some gold - waters have been rough plus one beach
I was gonna hit had a giant gator in the water yesterday - they had to capture it -
JUST IN: Crocodile washes ashore along South Florida beach

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome find! Congrats!

That puts a smile on your face.

Leave the wild life where it is, you don't need a new pet that will eat the cat as a snack, then eye you for dinner.

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[sprailroad]

No matter what, seeing it come up in the scoop would still be a heart stopper.

 

[CASPER-2]

No matter what, seeing it come up in the scoop would still be a heart stopper.

Its nice watch - I don't wear watches - but even if it turns out fake - it is a nice heavy watch and is keeping time so far
also forgot to mention in my last post - it does not tick - second hand just glides

 

[pepperj]

still on vacay hoping to get some gold - waters have been rough plus one beach
I was gonna hit had a giant gator in the water yesterday - they had to capture it -
JUST IN: Crocodile washes ashore along South Florida beach

Something reassures me that hunting homestead cellar holes is comforting. No snapping crocs. to contend with.

Great news on the watch, sounds like you got a good one. Hope the waters are calmer for you for rest of the vacation.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Excellent find ! I hope it is the real deal for you.

 

[CASPER-2]

Here is a pic of Rolex (fake) found years ago on a trip to South Beach - kind of funny story behind that one
Met up with 2 "locals" (they are from Ft.Lauderdale) at South Beach Miami
Weather was not good - grey skies- high winds - water was like a washing machine - was like 8am ..couple hrs before low tide
I have limited time and have to make the most what is handed to me - so I jump in
They say they are local and can wait for better weather and said they will see if I get any gold and they just hang on shore
and talk treasure and laugh as I get battered - I started finding a bunch of quarters - good sign and yell to them I'm getting coins
they say not good enough - then I got a huge silver band and they said still not good enough - then I get a watch and hold it up
they look at each other and think about it and ask - "is it working?" - I say yes but I just think is a half way decent sports watch
I don't bother to look for name brand plus I'm getting hammered by small waves and pushed to and fro and just drop in pouch and they ask if its gold
- I say no. So they tell me to keep it up - I think I got another silver ring and got a bunch more coins but I was getting beat up pretty
good and got out after bout an hour. I show them the huge ring - it was really big and looked like it was lost recently - no tarnish
on it yet - could've been lost the day before - they were hoping I was finding greenies and older finds
- then I pull out the watch and both their jaws drop and then a few expletives -
They grab it from me and tell me "you got a Rolex Submariner!" I say "Really...its a Rolex?" They cant believe it and I cant either.
I said "see ...it was worth me jumping in" They are getting ready to eat crow and admit defeat but then say "You know they sell a lot of fakes
around here" I went back to my hotel room and got on puter to look them up. The band was nice when found - pic was taken after I got it home
- not a good sign when bands pins are bleeding rust on a dive watch. Glass magnifier over date does not magnify and back is glass with
Rolex and crown in gold - which Rolex supposedly never did - other than that it looked great - soooooo
we'll see on this one - pulling it from close to 2 ft down in the sand in waist deep salt water and shows no signs of rust with crystal
being totally scratch free are good signs - will keep everyone up dated

 

[cjc]

Looks pretty good to me--those details are pretty hard to knock off.
Lets keep our fingers crossed.
clive

 

[park pirate]

Hope its real Casper if not still a nice watch ...

 

[CASPER-2]

well come on, if it is real, what is it worth?

used ones can go for up to around $5000

 

[RVRoamer73]

Good luck on that one Casper...5k would be a sweet Christmas present.

 

[A2coins]

Allright my turn next lol.

 

[CASPER-2]

Good luck on that one Casper...5k would be a sweet Christmas present.

would never imagine getting that - but even $1000 to $2000 would be nice - heck any value is nice
the fake Rolex is worth less - I found an expensive Tag Heuer years ago that was destroyed and mostly 9 out out 10 watches Ive found
have been crap - few years back I did find a dive watch worth around $200-$300 but that has been the best till now

 

[Msbeepbeep]

You are the finder of goodies Casper!


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[HumbleAdventurer]

Awesome find man hope it is real !

 

[CASPER-2]

Florida trip finds

Got in Sun. PM - and hit for a few hours - water was real rough - red flags out - I got Cartier watch right before sunset and small gold with stones
- don't even think I got a dollar in change
Monday drove up the coast looking for a place to get in - once again - red flags out - I got in and tried and got slammed
by a bunch of large waves and just could not stay on a target s - ended hitting wet sand for a little while (I'm a water hunter
-I only do wet sand when desperate - only do dry when looking for a return) but got a handful of coins
Tuesday drove south and tried to get in a few spots - red flags again - again I tried a spot and got whiplash by a few large waves
and could not stay on targets - strong rip tides . - moved on to another spot - still rough and got pushed to and fro but could swing
I got a handful of change and white apple phone but nothing else worth mentioning - starting to look like watch was got to be it for the trip.
Got up early Weds. headed to South bch - waters had calmed greatly over night - just slow rollers coming in - visibility not perfect but could
see my coil with mask on and could see rubble bottom here and there - good sign...I started getting coins right off the bat - it was just after low tide
and I worked like chest to chin deep. I was finding some caked green clads and others that looked like they'd been there a little while at least -
another good sign. I finally saw yellow in my scoop in the form of a 24k band. When I plucked it out - I could not see markings but it had good weight for its
size and thought it had to be better than 18k and it had that special color that high karat gold has. I was happy to get at least one gold. Little later
I got a crusty silver ring with a gold rim - it has been there awhile. By this time beach goers were coming in by the ton and jumping in around me
I headed back to where my GF had set up camp and figured I take a break - I have to spend some time with her too - plus I had not drank much
before getting in and was feeling dehydrated - so went to Finnegans for some sustenance. it was high tide and figured I'd wait till it started back out to
get back in. Got suited back up about 2pm and fed the meter some more and headed back out. I ran into Felix right off the bat - told him quickly
how my week had been and few keepers I had found - shook hands and wished him luck and started swinging - saw a few other hunters that looked my way
when I went to wave they looked away - all the hunters were trying to hit the "trough" in close where largest concentration of people were. I hunted out side the trough
where though less people - less hunters too. I got into an area where I was finding bunch of coins again - got a ring with sparkles and thought I had an engagement ring
- it was 925 with CZs. Looked around and there were hunters everywhere. I ended up moving to an area where there was some space and was rewarded with a large
white gold band out in the softer sand and like chin deep. Finds were fewer out there - less coins - though less junk too. Little while later - got another sparkler in my scoop
- turned out to be another CZ in 925, at least I was getting rings. Not too away I got another band in my scoop - this time another white gold - dated 27-3-2000
so figure its probably foreign loss with the day first then the month. Sun started going down - started making my way back towards my GF - we had dinner plans.
I then got a large blast and scooped and saw an object fall off the lip of my scoop - I said to myself "oh..I think I know what that is" - stuck my face in and saw Go Pro on the bottom.
Funny thing was - at lunch I had told my GF I wish I would find one - saw so many people with them - thought there might be a chance. I should have been more specific
and wish for one that worked - I got closer to shore and made sure not to cut in front of the other hunters near by - once again I got a large blast and scooped - target
went off like a can - I scooped and as I lifted once again saw object slip off the lip of my RTG. I could tell it was a large phone. Turned out to be another Apple in
a protective case - so I thought I might have one that works - it does. I saw my GF standing up looking for me and knew it was time to get out. As I approached her - I said
"I don't want to leave" She knew I must have at least done ok. I told her I got a couple gold and some silver, but she reminded me that we had dinner plans plus the meter was about to run out.
and she said "there's always tomorrow". Thurs. - final day - got up early and headed back down towards South bch. Winds had picked up over night. Got to the beach and
was disappointed to see washing machine conditions and waves crashing on shore. Where I got in - bottom was sanded in. I could not see any hard bottom and it was some time
before I got into some coins - when I did I thought I might get some jewelry but only piece was a junk ring. Came out with a good handful of coins but nothing worth talking about.
Had to head in to go and check out of hotel. If water conditions had been better - I probably could have got in twice as much and who knows how I would have done, but I could have
done a lot worse. Was nice to get into some warm water - temp was like 85 every day. Oh. ..one of the deals I have with my GF is that we go one night to a casino - that is her vice.
I would rather find it than give it away, but we went one night as promised. She walked away with $200 of their money and I walked away with $80 to the good - so that
was an added bonus. I heard from Felix he got a few nice keepers and he ran into another guy that got a few gold too. Don't know how the others did that day but seeing what
we did - they may have done good also.
Most of my junk finds - I got more good than bad - so that's good.

THE COINS - OVER 200
.
The watch and the rings - missing is a silver earring



Misc. lots of hoop earings the others pass by - that's one thing that's odd - with all the nice rings and watches and necklaces and bracelets
Ive gotten over the yrs down there and seen others get - Ive not gotten many good earings - you'd think they'd lose more gold ones
every trip Ive gotten lots of junk hoops

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Great stuff Casper, gotta love a fistful of gold! Too bad the conditions were rough, you might have done better, you definitely earned what you found. Kudos on beating the house against the casino, my last trip I walked out with some positive cash myself, great feeling..I think I bought some ebay silver with it. Congrats on a great trip, great post..Ddf.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Wow!! Look at all those recoveries! Well sone, congrats on the silver and gold! Fantastic HH

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on all of your finds Casper. Looks like you were digging from beginning to end !