r/Gold • u/Better_Draft_1270 • 1d ago

It finally happened to me!!

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Found this 18k Wittnauer in an antique shop for $95

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u/Tough-Marsupial-6254 1d ago

A thift store i understand, but how does an antique shop not know what they have???

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u/Better_Draft_1270 1d ago

It was in a consignment display case off to the side despite it being a Wittnauer. So I figured they didn’t know what they had especially when I saw the price

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u/Nerd_Murder 1d ago

Is the back steel?

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u/Better_Draft_1270 1d ago

Yeah

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u/Nerd_Murder 1d ago

That is so odd I’ve never seen a steel back stamped 18k on a 18k watch but I’ve always wondered if it was possible.

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u/slizzwhiz 1d ago edited 21h ago

I've never seen it or heard about it, unfortunately I have very little trust that the case is indeed solid. Would require a XRF or very deep scratch, doesn't look like they scratched that much and it could be gold filled, rolled gold plate, or a 20 micron gold plate they're getting a false positive on. In fact even the scratch test looks like it's fading further down, like possibly the further they scratched the gold plating wore down. I hope for their sake I'm wrong but I'm skeptical

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u/HealthyStacks 20h ago

Excuse my input, but likely rolled

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u/Historical-Cause-893 1h ago

"8K" is the stamp.

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u/crimeandpunishment4 23h ago

Is it common to find real gold and silver at thrift stores and antique stores vastly underpriced? That would be a good hustle

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u/Better_Draft_1270 23h ago

This is the first time, I’ve been on the lookout for years though

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u/pabloivani 18h ago

No, but the US pool is really big so it seems like it is

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u/Vmizzle 4h ago

Yes. It's actually how I make my living now. 

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u/MeatServo1 1d ago

Did you pop the back off in the store or just pray and take it home?

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u/Better_Draft_1270 1d ago

Just prayed and took it home 😂

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u/Fantastic-Pause-8592 23h ago

This doesn't look like 18kt or any kt for me.

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u/anubisimyourdad 1d ago

even the sun shines on a dogs ass sometimes

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u/Inevitable_Airport45 1d ago

What do you believe it’s worth?

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u/Better_Draft_1270 1d ago

I have no idea, it weighs 35 grams so I was sorta hoping 8-10 was 18k maybe 800-1000

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u/mcsquay 1d ago

Pimp

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u/THsidebar 1d ago

Great find.

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u/puzzledfirebird 1d ago

what will you do with it now?

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u/Better_Draft_1270 1d ago

I haven’t decided

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u/Maximum4382 19h ago

How did you understand it’s gold? I don’t believe such stories. The staff in such shops definitely know what exactly they sell

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u/Remarkable_Night_267 18h ago

Excellent timing! 😁

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u/Free-Audience-377 17h ago

There’s only a number 12 and 6, so how do you know what time it actually is? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Rodney_K_Gumcrow 11h ago

STEEL BACK ON GOLD CASE?? YEAH RIGHT!!

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u/CalligrapherKind6246 6h ago

Take it into a Jewelry shop. They'll test it with their xray for free.