Bucket lister found today!

detectorben · Apr 22, 2018

Found my first pocketwatch today! This was on my bucket list. Found in a early 1900s park. It was about 6 inches down and I thought it was a crushed soda can at first. It is mostly complete too. Both hinges still work. Glass is gone and most of the face is gone. Not sure if case is silver I couldn't find any marks. Either way it is very cool. I have not found anything online to date this watch so of anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Also managed 2 wheats and a carwash token as well in a very pounded area of another park.

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WyoTom · Apr 22, 2018

Very cool finds!

MoBob · Apr 22, 2018

Congrats on a cool piece.

jack&jill · Apr 22, 2018

Congrats on the Pocket Watch and the Wheat's. Hope somebody can give you more info about it. Trapper

Rattlehead · Apr 22, 2018

Great finds! Cool pocket watch!

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matmit · Apr 22, 2018

Nice score, congratulations!

detectorben · Apr 22, 2018

WyoTom said:
Very cool finds!

Thanks!

MoBob said:
Congrats on a cool piece.

Thanks!

jack&jill said:
Congrats on the Pocket Watch and the Wheat's. Hope somebody can give you more info about it. Trapper

Thanks! I hope so too. I have been scouring the web but no luck yet.

Rattlehead said:
Great finds! Cool pocket watch!

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Thanks!

matmit said:
Nice score, congratulations!

Thanks!

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bobac · Apr 23, 2018

Cool......

Very cool find. Hope you can figure out a little bit about it .
I dug one a few years ago and keep thinking about trying to restore it . Not sure if a jeweler would even take on a challenge like that or not.....Mayb eI'll just shine her up a little and stick it in a display case.....
Yours looks to be quite old.
Heres the link to the one I dug.
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=246677&highlight=pocket+watch
Again nice dig......

Tpmetal · Apr 23, 2018

Nice find! She's hammered but the case looks silver from here. Hard to tell though.

Mud-puppy · Apr 23, 2018

Sweet! I've never yet found a pocket watch! I think they are amazing marvels...imagine trying to make one that works? Congratulations!

detectorben · Apr 23, 2018

bobac said:
Very cool find. Hope you can figure out a little bit about it .
I dug one a few years ago and keep thinking about trying to restore it . Not sure if a jeweler would even take on a challenge like that or not.....Mayb eI'll just shine her up a little and stick it in a display case.....
Yours looks to be quite old.
Heres the link to the one I dug.
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=246677&highlight=pocket+watch
Again nice dig......

Thanks! Yours is very cool as well! Yeah I really hope I can find enough info to date this one.

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detectorben · Apr 23, 2018

Mud-puppy said:
Sweet! I've never yet found a pocket watch! I think they are amazing marvels...imagine trying to make one that works? Congratulations!

Thanks! That is a surprise mud! Seems like you have found just about everything over the years.

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jerrycoastalnc · Apr 23, 2018

Using the words "Valere" and "A. Paris", I found some very lovely watches from the 1700"s on google. Had enamel art work on front cover. Seen one that had both words on the watch face. Couldn't find any dates or history, maybe someone else may have better luck. Nice find, HH Jerry

brncofan · Apr 23, 2018

cool find ive found a few pocket knives but none made from precious metals

tnsharpshooter · Apr 23, 2018

Nice finds.
Love the watch.

Thanks for sharing.

woodbutcher · Apr 23, 2018

The watch is pretty cool,has some clear markings on it,should be somthing online about it?Ive seen a lot of watches found,but yours is pretty much all intact.congrats.

Tpmetal · Apr 23, 2018

Mud-puppy said:
Sweet! I've never yet found a pocket watch! I think they are amazing marvels...imagine trying to make one that works? Congratulations!

You have swung a detector so much, it blows my mind that you have never found a pocket watch. Get out to the cellar holes, they are everywhere. I think I found 3 or 4 completes last year and about 30 parts and pieces.

metaladdict · Apr 23, 2018

Love the pocket watch.

detectorben · Apr 24, 2018

Thanks for all the comments and info everyone!

This seems to be the only Valere A. Paris pocket watch I can find. It says c1800. It is similar but there are a lot of differences. Hopefully I can find more info on the maker and this particular piece.

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/valere-a-paris-fusee-pocket-watch-with-day-dat-74C4734BF7#

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Logo1924 · Apr 26, 2018

Check out this one, it looks pretty close. Found here: https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepiec...3=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115

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