gold watch

[dfx willy]

well i went out hunting in the woods today with a friend of mine and i had one great find!!! a gold pocket watch. its small about the size of a half dollar or a little smaller and it has like dimond chips in the back. how you see it is how it came out of the ground. i need some id! inside it says LAMARCHAND A RENNES. theres 2 serial numbers to date it but i dont know were its from . im thinking french? theres a dimond inscribed inside with a s and a g im guessing that stands for solid gold. any one see one of these befor? willy.

 

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[dfx willy]

id like o get you guys better pics but everything id done on my scanner so it would be hard to do the insides. ithink i gotta break down and get a digtial camara. hope to have the updates soon. boy ive had some luck lately still working on sending out the 1877 for cleaning / slabbing. willy.

 

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[munni67]

Beautiful watch, Congratulations. La marchand a rennes means the merchant has reindeers in french. May be a Christmas present?
Good luck on the id.

 

[dfx willy]

watch update

went to a clock shop today the guy couldnt give me much info because the lack of markings but he did say because of the inner works it was between 1870-1890. after that i went to a coin shop to have the gold tested and it came out 18k so my guess would be that those are real diamond chips. heres a marking on the back has anyone seen this? . willy.

 

[juju]

Re: watch update

At 18k Thats one heck of a hunk of gold. I bet your right on the stones too. I bet the collector value far outways the melt. WTG on the find of a lifetime.

JuJu

 

[Tank69]

Re: watch update

said before I'll say it again .... got yourself a real sweet watch

 

[lostcauses]

Re: watch update

is this post is what is being talked about?
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,256772.0.html

 

[juju]

Re: watch update

is this post is what is being talked about?
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,256772.0.html

Yup sure is.

JuJu

 

[allen]

Re: watch update

congrats on that old gold watch !!

 

[treasurefiend]

Re: watch update

Awesome!!!! You should add this update to your 1st post on this, it should go straight to the BANNER!!!!!

 

[silverfreak]

[email protected]'s nice

 

[dfx willy]

update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

i was told to update so here we go i went to a watch shop yesterday and the guy gave me a date 1870-1890 also found out that its 18k and probley real diamonds but the inside cant be repaired but i can probley fit a new setup inside. a couple better pics here. im thinking now i gotta find a nice gold chain to hang it from. thanx. willy.

 

[lafatlife]

Re: update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

what a beautiful watch!!! That is something to hang on to!!

 

[juju]

Re: update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

I would put new guts in it. Put it on a pimp chain. Get you a big purple fluffy hat, and some loose women. Then you would be my idol. You would be Pimp Daddy Willy

JuJu

 

[Moonshadow]

Re: update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

I think that is one of the coolest watches ever found! I love the design with the diamonds....Bonus! Thanks for the update and I totally agree with Juju on this one.....Pimp Daddy Willy indeed!

HH,
Moon

 

[Tank69]

Re: update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

its beautiful Willy wtg

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

I would put new guts in it. Put it on a pimp chain. Get you a big purple fluffy hat, and some loose women. Then you would be my idol. You would be Pimp Daddy Willy

JuJu

You have a completely valid idea, and should be taken into serious consideration.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Re: update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

This deserves to be on the banner. You just don't see finds like it. Should be worth a pretty penny too. That's a beautiful watch.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[history hunter]

Re: update 1870-1890 18k/ diamonds

Very nice gold watch.