How to clean this brass pocketwatch?

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Pretty sure its brass or gold plated. I found this next to the train tracks today and I was wondering how I should go about cleaning it. I dunked it in a bucket of pine sole and water and started scrubbing with a bottle brush. This method has exposed some of the metal but im afraid of using chemicals that might remove the etching

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Id soak it 3 percent vinegar for a few hours then use a toothbrush on it....that should make some progress
 
Looks good

Soaked it overnight and scrubbed it a bit. The back has flowers and a bird etched on it. You can still see where the "12" is on the front of the watch

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