BillA
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1st time posting a find, see how it goes w/the photos.
Found a well worn wrist watch in the cobbles towards the high tide line. It was eyeballed on the surface in Drake, Costa Rica (I live here). The photos speak better than I, and I'm seeking some assistance in identifying the watch. Obviously it is scrap - at best, if not stainless/trash.
The overall length is ~7" not including a missing compression buckle which broke off at the hinge (the plain end has no holes for a buckle). There are no markings apparent on the case, back, or strap (w/a 10x loupe). The face has 4 small clear faceted stones in the quadrants, appear to have no wear/scuffed faces/rounded facets; they seen to be bonded in place with a red adhesive. The whole is non-magnetic, weighs 18.3 gm, and the band, case and back show different types of corrosion.
The band is "white" metal, very flexible (fine weave), and has localized instances of severe pitting/cell corrosion to the point of separating the individual metal strand. There is however no general corrosion, but slight scuffing of the outer weave can be seen. The case is quite different, the surface is matte from the superfine pitting all over but no wear is evident. The case back seems a slightly whiter cast and it has severe localized pitting. Clearly the 3 parts are of different metals/alloys.
The watch is now is the US and headed towards a jeweler for an acid test on the band.
A question: Would diamond chips be put on the face of a watch of stainless (max cheap bling) ?
All comments welcome.
Bill
Found a well worn wrist watch in the cobbles towards the high tide line. It was eyeballed on the surface in Drake, Costa Rica (I live here). The photos speak better than I, and I'm seeking some assistance in identifying the watch. Obviously it is scrap - at best, if not stainless/trash.
The overall length is ~7" not including a missing compression buckle which broke off at the hinge (the plain end has no holes for a buckle). There are no markings apparent on the case, back, or strap (w/a 10x loupe). The face has 4 small clear faceted stones in the quadrants, appear to have no wear/scuffed faces/rounded facets; they seen to be bonded in place with a red adhesive. The whole is non-magnetic, weighs 18.3 gm, and the band, case and back show different types of corrosion.
The band is "white" metal, very flexible (fine weave), and has localized instances of severe pitting/cell corrosion to the point of separating the individual metal strand. There is however no general corrosion, but slight scuffing of the outer weave can be seen. The case is quite different, the surface is matte from the superfine pitting all over but no wear is evident. The case back seems a slightly whiter cast and it has severe localized pitting. Clearly the 3 parts are of different metals/alloys.
The watch is now is the US and headed towards a jeweler for an acid test on the band.
A question: Would diamond chips be put on the face of a watch of stainless (max cheap bling) ?
All comments welcome.
Bill
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