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went to brean again friday afternoon for about 4hr , avoided the bullets this time and stayed up the beach , i was tired from work so only dug the best signals , the whatch is clearly stamped 375 on the back plate and the strap but the frame doesnt look gold and its descoloured would that be another type of metal or gold plate .
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Post by grubster »

375 is silver then prob gold plate
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grubster wrote:375 is silver then prob gold plate
375 is 9ct
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Post by sandman »

yea i know its 9ct but surely the frame should be 9ct to
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Yeah i would have thought the frame would be gold aswell. Might be worth getting it tested, most places do it for free :)
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what are the 4 coins together on the left, just above the watch?
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Jungleboy wrote:what are the 4 coins together on the left, just above the watch?
a george penny and sixpence
a liz penny, half penny
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well done :)
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Post by roxy1dog »

lovely finds id say the watch is gold if the back an strap are gold the case is usually gold :)
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chris6645 wrote:
grubster wrote:375 is silver then prob gold plate
375 is 9ct[/quote so some have 9ct n some have 375 any reason y different mate and sorry mr sandman i was getting mixed up with silver being 975 must be old age
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grubster wrote:
chris6645 wrote:
grubster wrote:375 is silver then prob gold plate
375 is 9ct[/quote so some have 9ct n some have 375 any reason y different mate and sorry mr sandman i was getting mixed up with silver being 975 must be old age
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Post by sandman »

the watch was all gold , the guy said some gold does stain ,it was 12g i would'nt mind finding one every trip .
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Post by beachjon »

Nice finds and I wouldn't mind digging a watch like that, well done. :)
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