What Kinda Metals were used to make Old Pocket Watchs ?

[gman7665]

What Kinda Metal's were used to make Old Pocket Watch's ?

I dug this Old Pocket Watch a few days ago, It's Not Magnetic and is a Silver Color? But It has corrosion kinda like Copper or Brass and is Very Heavy...The olny marks on it are 34 and 76 ...Anyone Know what kinda Metal it may be made of ? or Who made it Thanx , Garry

 

[Evolution]

It was probably silver plated at some point. Not sure of the base metal.

 

[gman7665]

Thanks, Guess I need to get a Test Kit someday ? or take it to a jeweler...Thanks for the feedback...

 

[GMD52]

The base metel of a number that I have handled have been brass. Some were gold plated, and could really fool you at first. I have also seen 14k, and 18k gold, but not enough. Nice find, good luck and HH