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  1. #1
    us
    Nov 2007
    Whiskey Junction, IL
    Teknetics T2, DetectorPro Uniprobe, DetectorPro Pistol Probe
    573
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Any help with this buckle and watch is appreciated

    I found both of these under an old gravel road about 8" in northern Illinois. The watch was in three pieces with a strap (band) holder on one end. It looks old but there is no name that I can find and the body is solid. the buckle has the pin that's frozen in position. Any info on the date of these or any other info is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time. HH
    P.S. I don't know what the metal composition is(no VDI on my detector) but they both came up as coin on my detector so I'm assuming brass and or copper. I also cleaned them up a bit before posting.
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  2. #2

    Mar 2008
    Chicago IL
    Minelab_Explorer_SE_Pro w/ SunRay pinpointer & Garrett_Ace250
    7,326
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    Re: Any help with this buckle and watch is appreciated

    Sweet!!!
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    http://youtube.com/user/TreasureFiend

  3. #3
    it
    Nov 2007
    Chicago
    White's Matrix M6 w/ Sun-Ray DX-1, 950 coil and 6x10 DD, Minelab Excalibur II, Garrett Ace 250, Garmin Etrex GPS
    1,789

    Re: Any help with this buckle and watch is appreciated

    Nice finds. That watch does look very old. How old, I haven't a clue, but it's cool anyway.

    Joe
    "Go deep or go home" - LAdigger

  4. #4
    us
    Jun 2008
    Waverly Hall, GA
    77

    Re: Any help with this buckle and watch is appreciated

    Try to get the back off of the watch, or the inner workings out, check back of inner workings for maker.

  5. #5

    Re: Any help with this buckle and watch is appreciated

    The buckle is iron & is no more than 100 years old
    TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!

    'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
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    A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds

  6. #6
    Charter Member
    us
    Aug 2005
    Illinois
    1,362

    Re: Any help with this buckle and watch is appreciated

    I believe wristwatches did not catch on here until the 20s. Not that they were not available. So if I had to guess I would say 20s-30s. If you can get the back off, that would help id'ing and dating it. Nice finds.
    MXT,  and just dumb luck.

  7. #7
    Charter Member
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    monty

    Jan 2005
    Sand Springs, OK
    ACE 250, Garrett
    10,698
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    Re: Any help with this buckle and watch is appreciated

    Looking at the nickel beside the watch it occurs to me that the watch is very small, possibly a ladies time piece? Monty
    Don't make me loose the hounds! If you dig, Cover up your holes.

 

 

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