First 9ct find, how old? Also, 1926 Waltham watch!

[Spartcom5]

Found these two items today. First is a 9ct Tiger eye ring, very cool. I think it is quite old, marked RE 9ct. How old do you all think it is? I wanted to say early 1900s but really don't know. Paid $24 for it, pretty good deal. Finally is a 1926 Waltham watch. I paid more than I would have liked at $43. The watch is in great condition, needs some work as it isn't running great. I thought it had a chance at being solid gold which is a big reason why I bought it but turns out it was only 14k gf... Still a nice example in great cosmetic condition.

 

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[lookindown]

You sure the ring is gold?...it looks like silver and I don't think that mark is 9k...never seen a gold marked ct...I really don't know though.

 

[Spartcom5]

Definitely gold without a Doubt. I took that picture with natural white lighting so it looks silver but isn't. They did use 9ct mark but awhile back.

 

[GibH]

9ct is a common British (and her commonwealths) hallmark.

Purities of precious metals
GOLD: In the UK gold comes in four legal purities for jewellery: ..9ct (375 parts gold to 1000 parts alloy)….14ct (585 parts gold)…..18ct (750parts gold)……22ct (916 parts gold). All modern gold jewelry over 1 gram must be properly hallmarked by an Assay Office. Occasionally you may see ‘990’ as part of the hallmark; this is also recognized finesse amount, though is rarely used for jewellery, and must be accompanied by the normal Assay Office hallmarks. Any gold jewellery stamped ’10k’ is not legally recognized in the UK.

 

[lookindown]

I just learned something I didn't know...that's one of the things I like about this site...it has taught me a lot.

 

[Spartcom5]

I had never seen a 9ct mark either... Apparently 9k isn't recognized as gold here in the U.S. I emailed the gold assay office of London and they said it was probably British made hence 9ct mark but without anything other markings it's hard to tell when it was made. They also said on older rings it's not unusual they only marked it 9ct.... So any idea on the age anybody?

 

[JimDon]

Very nice watch. I bet that would clean up nicely and would look much better with a wider leather strap. Unfortunately with these older watches they cost more to service than they are worth . After spending $125-$195 to get a watch serviced I started doing it myself. It takes me a little over an hour. It is not as difficult as I thought it would be. Here's what it looks like

 

[Goose-0]

Wow, that's tedious. I hope you're not allergic to watch oil, because if you were and sneezed, you'd blow those tiny parts all over the place. ACHOO!

 

[tamrock]

I picked up some old gold earrings marked .333 which are 8 karat gold and I do have some gold cufflinks marked 14ct. I think I found online the ct mark was dropped around the 1970s in the UK and they now use more often just the K mark.

 

[tamrock]

Very nice watch. I bet that would clean up nicely and would look much better with a wider leather strap. Unfortunately with these older watches they cost more to service than they are worth . After spending $125-$195 to get a watch serviced I started doing it myself. It takes me a little over an hour. It is not as difficult as I thought it would be. Here's what it looks like View attachment 1445157View attachment 1445158View attachment 1445159

You could make an income doing that. There's not enough mechanical watch repair people to fill the demand now imo. The guy who does mine hasn't had a break in years and I see him a lot at the post office shipping watches back to his customers. Last I asked him about going through a manual wind Longines I would like serviced he said at best it be around 8 weeks lead time.