6-13-09 Civil War hunt and a BIG old GOLD pocket watch!

[tsgman]

Every now and than you get lucky and dig some gold ring or a cool old silver coin. I got lucky yesterday while hunting a const. site with Pat and Mark. We were all digging a few bullets and than things got slow and I started hunting a corner area where there was a lot of trash. I was digging some camp lead when I get a real solid signal and there it was only a few inch's down the pocket watch! I have dug three over the years not counting this one. I moved to the other side and dug a few shot bullets than a dropped 3 ringer, than two more. I got Pat and Mark over there and they dug the rest. It was a fun day with a nice breeze and most of our hunting we were in shaded area's. Anyone know the approximate age of the watch? Hope everyone had a nice weekend

 

[jeffk]

sweet watch
jeffk BANNER

 

[Aquila]

Very nice finds! Congratulations for gold watch .

 

[allen]

those are some really nice finds !

 

[MiniMe]

Congratulations on the gold watch and nice lead haul....is that a pistol I see in right side of the first picture. Looks like a great day! HH

 

[Ronin9868]

Really cool finds. thanks for posting. the watch looks nice!

HH Ronin

 

[tsgman]

Congratulations on the gold watch and nice lead haul....is that a pistol I see in right side of the first picture. Looks like a great day! HH

It's a old toy cap gun Pat dug. Also Mark dug a stick pin that said Route 66 from coast to coast with a picture of the United States on it.

 

[artzstuff1]

Man that watch is awsome!!! is that solid gold it sure looks to be,,,,right on ,,, thanks for sharin your finds,,,,



arthur

 

[warsawdaddy]

Terrific day you had.Congratulations! Very nice finds and great watch.

 

[duggap]

On your pocket watch, if you can get the back to pop open, it should give you the maker and that would lead to a date. We have used electrolysis on old pocket watches made out of brass, to get the backs to open. I don't know if that would hurt the gold or not. There is a book on pocket watches that would help you date it. Super find.

 

[lostcauses]

On your pocket watch, if you can get the back to pop open, it should give you the maker and that would lead to a date. We have used electrolysis on old pocket watches made out of brass, to get the backs to open. I don't know if that would hurt the gold or not. There is a book on pocket watches that would help you date it. Super find.

This is a back that screws on, not a friction fit. Do not try and pry it off. It is also the second hand is in the 3 ck position, or a side winder. Means the watch movement is in a different case than it is designed for most likely. As other have said to date it the case markings and watch movement on the inside would be needed. It is a risk to try and get there.

 

[crashbro17x]

Sweet watch! I bet that cap gun got his heart a pumping too. WTG!

 

[creeper71]

If you look on the inside rims usually the back it will have how many karats of gold the watch case is if it's soild...

 

[BuckleBoy]

KILLER pocketwatch find!!!


Only ones I ever found were plated.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Awesome pocket watch........and gold? That is a sweet find

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice relics Tim!!! Like BB, I have never found a gold watch. WTG and HH.

 

[Deno]

What a sweet hunt, breeze & shade, and all that stuff, i bet you even had a buzz. the watch is to cool.
That's the way it's supposed to be.

 

[Goldiver]

Very cool watch find, some nice lead too! Congrats!


Steve

 

[Nana40]

What an amazing find on that watch, Tim! Wouldn't it be something to find who it belonged to? Super finds there!

Congrats! Nana

 

[tseekerMike]

Great find!