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Treasure Hunting
Cleaning Your Finds
Cleaning a pocket watch... again.
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<blockquote data-quote="Goldpick" data-source="post: 304532" data-attributes="member: 1695"><p>Best thing I used on a pocket watch I found was an ultrasonic cleaner. It managed to clean out a large percentage of the gunk filling the internals, though you do have to keep in mind that some of the rusted components are all that is holding all the brass internals together. I would expect that the hallmarks would have been on the missing lid, or possibly on the inside of the rear plate (that should be hinged as well to inspect the inner workings/jewels) . Either way, it is definitely silver, not plated. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldpick, post: 304532, member: 1695"] Best thing I used on a pocket watch I found was an ultrasonic cleaner. It managed to clean out a large percentage of the gunk filling the internals, though you do have to keep in mind that some of the rusted components are all that is holding all the brass internals together. I would expect that the hallmarks would have been on the missing lid, or possibly on the inside of the rear plate (that should be hinged as well to inspect the inner workings/jewels) . Either way, it is definitely silver, not plated. :) [/QUOTE]
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Treasure Hunting
Cleaning Your Finds
Cleaning a pocket watch... again.
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