huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!! UPDATED PICS OF INSIDE!!!

Mr Tuff

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so i grab the ole 202 and go get the OK to hit a old 1850s homestead.. the place was hit hard before by the owner. so i give it a go any how. well i started doing my grid work and the targets were far and few but i did manage a 1947d wheat and a 72 dog tag. and a odd end or two. well then i got a good hit and out popped this crusty old watch well i saw that bright color hidding under the dirty crust. give it a rub and holy smokes its gold and fat. so i get back to the home and spent a hour cleaning it up. top ring is a plated gold. the front Assembly looks to screw into the body it is threaded. and the main case looks to be solid gold. total weight 3 ounce. gold weight I'm guessing 2 ounce with the guts out.. but this is what this hobby is all about getting the gold, silver, and relics. this is one of my best vacations so far ;D and tomorrow I'm hitting another 1860s farm house. thanks for looking and best of digs to all MR TUFF
 

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Old River

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

Congradulations. Very nice find. You are doing good. Happy Hunting......
 

jrsherman

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

Congrats on the Watch, thats a very cool find!!
 

Tank69

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

nice digs your on a roll keep it up :icon_thumright:
 

crazyjarhead

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

If that's really gold you did good. I saw on the market yesterday that gold was 900?? an ounce. 2 ounces......1800 plus. I'd be doing the happy dance. Nice chunk of gold . :hello2:
 

Aquila

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

Congrats. Great find! :icon_thumleft:
 

Goes4ever

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

awesome find, what does the gold mark say? 10K? 14k?
 

thrillathahunt

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

Way to go Mr. T

That is an impressive find.
 

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

congrats on ur gold! :hello2:
 

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Mr Tuff

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

Goes4ever said:
awesome find, what does the gold mark say? 10K? 14k?
i have yet to try and remove the guts.. but im thinking maybe 18k very soft scratches very easy and i mean easy. my 14k stuff is a lot tuffer and does not mark that easy.... will update after surgery with pics.. MR TUFF
 

Jack(IN)

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

Sweet!!
 

dfx willy

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

cool join the club with a gold watch. you will be able to get a date ounce you get inside it with serial numbers. cant wait to see what ya got. willy.
 

pinebarrens1

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

go have it tested and keep us posted
 

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

Go play the Lotto....

Nice.
Very nice.

8)
 

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Mr Tuff

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Re: huge gold watch!! second gold find ever!!

OK its open and looks good. its a keystone case and a waltham watch. still need to get it tested to see what Kt it is. 1st pic u can see the were i picked a bad spot to show the plated top ring. u can see a red color inside. 2ND pick is a small test bore on the main case to make sure it was not plate. looks to be gold all the way thru i stopped before i punched thru the case. and it looks like the main front ring is all gold also. both will be tested. weighs in at a Lil under 1 1/2 ounce at 35 grams. from what Lil i gathered watch dates to 1924 if i was looking at the right S# number. the case I'm still working on :icon_scratch: any help or info will be appreciated. thanks all MR TUFF
 

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