Awendaw
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Possible Bucket-Lister - Pocket watch?
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DIGGER27
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Sure looks like it to me.
Great find, now let me clue you in on something that could possibly be great.
I found a similar watch once, it was near the bank of a lake and had to be there for years.
It came up black like yours, real thick and couldn't even wash it off in the water.
I brought it home and took a green scrubby to it and a whole lot of elbow grease and it took awhile but eventually I cleaned off a little patch of metal on the back and I almost fell over when I saw it.
You know how people keep talking about how gold and silver comes up out of the ground clean and you can usually tell them from junk and clad?
This is true most of the time but not all the time...and especially if any of that precious metal of either kind has been sitting in a moist environment for a long time.
I took my time and finally cleaned up my watch and it took hours of hard scrubbing but the results were, well, you can see it in the pics below.
Cross your fingers and scrub that thing, could be even better than you think.
Congrats and good luck!
Great find, now let me clue you in on something that could possibly be great.
I found a similar watch once, it was near the bank of a lake and had to be there for years.
It came up black like yours, real thick and couldn't even wash it off in the water.
I brought it home and took a green scrubby to it and a whole lot of elbow grease and it took awhile but eventually I cleaned off a little patch of metal on the back and I almost fell over when I saw it.
You know how people keep talking about how gold and silver comes up out of the ground clean and you can usually tell them from junk and clad?
This is true most of the time but not all the time...and especially if any of that precious metal of either kind has been sitting in a moist environment for a long time.
I took my time and finally cleaned up my watch and it took hours of hard scrubbing but the results were, well, you can see it in the pics below.
Cross your fingers and scrub that thing, could be even better than you think.
Congrats and good luck!
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DIGGER27
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Double post....erp!
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Wildcat1750 (nyjrbethelct)
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Difinitely looks like a pocket watch to me. Just like DIGGER27 I found an intact silver one that looked like it was dropped yesterday. Yours may not be silver or gold (or it might be after you clean it up) but it is still a pocket watch and cool nevertheless!
If you do get to the point of opening it try some oil on the hinges first. If you are lucky the hinges may loosen up without snapping. I snapped 2 out of 3 of the hinge covers until I got smart on the third and final dust cover to reveal the watch works.
Good Luck - You never know what you'll find!
Nice Silver GW Quarter too.
If you do get to the point of opening it try some oil on the hinges first. If you are lucky the hinges may loosen up without snapping. I snapped 2 out of 3 of the hinge covers until I got smart on the third and final dust cover to reveal the watch works.
Good Luck - You never know what you'll find!
Nice Silver GW Quarter too.
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cellrdwellr
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Definitely! Nice find!
Awendaw
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Thanks for the pics. It's definitely a pocket watch! I'll try to get started cleaning it up this afternoon.
"Detectorist"
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Digging a pocket watch is very cool! Congrats!
Vermonster
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Congrats on the watch!
Wildcat1750 (nyjrbethelct)
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Can't wait to see your results, Awendaw! If you can access the watch works you may find the manufacturer's name engraved on it.
congratulations, keep us posted!
brncofan
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Looks like a watch congrats
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