Digsalot
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Hey everyone,
Found this in the water a few weeks back and its got me kinda bugged. It was about 6 to 8 inches down in knee deep water at low tide. The sand was pretty hard packed so I think it had been there awhile. The signal was kinda broke up. At first I thought it was another bottle cap but the numbers (on the NOX) we're jumping around on the low side so then I was thinking it might be a chain. When I saw it in the scoop it was open which explained the broken signal. My first thought was that it was just another piece of junk jewelry and in the pouch it went. When I got back to the RV, I noticed it was very clean and had some weight to it, got the loop out and saw 750 I'm then thinking, no way! My diamond tester was at home so when we got back I immediately checked the stones and the tester said -nope fake stones. Double checked my tester on some diamonds that I know are real and it checked out fine. Then I start thinking it must be plated so I sand the heck out of the end of the clasp, acid test say's 18k. Got the dremel out, put a drum sanding wheel on it, sand the heck out of it again and it still test 18k. If it's plated, it's at least 1/16" thick.
What's got me bugged is that it's 18k with fake stones. Also couldn't find any info on the CN ITALY mark. Has anyone ever seen fake stones set in 18k? Who ever lost it had a small wrist.
Thanks for looking
Found this in the water a few weeks back and its got me kinda bugged. It was about 6 to 8 inches down in knee deep water at low tide. The sand was pretty hard packed so I think it had been there awhile. The signal was kinda broke up. At first I thought it was another bottle cap but the numbers (on the NOX) we're jumping around on the low side so then I was thinking it might be a chain. When I saw it in the scoop it was open which explained the broken signal. My first thought was that it was just another piece of junk jewelry and in the pouch it went. When I got back to the RV, I noticed it was very clean and had some weight to it, got the loop out and saw 750 I'm then thinking, no way! My diamond tester was at home so when we got back I immediately checked the stones and the tester said -nope fake stones. Double checked my tester on some diamonds that I know are real and it checked out fine. Then I start thinking it must be plated so I sand the heck out of the end of the clasp, acid test say's 18k. Got the dremel out, put a drum sanding wheel on it, sand the heck out of it again and it still test 18k. If it's plated, it's at least 1/16" thick.
What's got me bugged is that it's 18k with fake stones. Also couldn't find any info on the CN ITALY mark. Has anyone ever seen fake stones set in 18k? Who ever lost it had a small wrist.
Thanks for looking