Right place

hamiddetecting · Oct 22, 2026

Hi everyone 🏴‍☠️☠️
Gold pendant 18K with 18 diamonds, That is an absolute stunner of a recovery! Finding something so delicate and intricate an 18K gold pendant studded with diamonds, takes true mastery of the craft.
As I noted many years ago, it really is all about the intersection of the right place, the right time, and the right loop (coil). Beach hunting for fine gold jewelry demands a deep understanding of sand shifting, tidal strata, and target separation, and pulling a piece like this out of the sand proves that the experience and gear are dialed in perfectly.
That unique, graceful design with the central heart framed by the arch and dangling stones is gorgeous.
Thank you!
Hamid

xr7ator · Oct 22, 2026

Great to see you posting again, Hamid and congratulations on a fantastic find.

russau · Oct 22, 2026

Why in the world would someone go swimming with a beautiful ear ring like that ! Drunk is a very possible answer!

surfnturf · Oct 22, 2026

That’s a pendant and the necklace is probably also lost. Congrats Hamid!!🏴‍☠️🤘

pepperj · Oct 22, 2026

Well found, congrats

hamiddetecting · Oct 23, 2026

You'd be surprised! It doesn't always take being drunk, cold water makes fingers and earlobes contract, sunscreen makes skin slippery, and crashing waves or heavy surf can rip off jewelry in a split second. People have been losing fine jewelry in the water and sand for thousands of years!
History repeats itself every day at the beach!
A piece lost on dry land 50 years ago can easily end up in the active surf zone today due to coastal erosion and tide dynamics.
People have been losing their treasures along coastlines for thousands of years, nature just has a way of holding onto them until the right tide (and the right detector) brings them back!
Hamid