Accy cyclist
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What do you reckon to the 9
) gold chain at £400? Would you buy it or just buy a 'cheapo' gold plated one for the watch? 🤔
Accie's fake Rolex.
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What do you reckon to the 9
) gold chain at £400? Would you buy it or just buy a 'cheapo' gold plated one for the watch? 🤔
Regular.Cyclist
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What do you reckon to the 9karatcarat (take note @Gunk
Depends on the weight of it. Prices are generally based on scrap value of the gold content. At current prices it the chain is around 23g, or more, then it is a fare deal. The heavier it is the better the deal. If it is much lighter then it depends how much you want it.
Personally I would not go for gold plate with a solid gold item.
Reynard
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What do you reckon to the 9karatcarat (take note @Gunk
Nope, don't buy a plated one. The base metal (usually brass) is harder than the gold, and will eventually wear through the bow on the watch.
Accy cyclist
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Accy cyclist
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the chain he has doesn't have a T-bar fitted to it. That's going to be another couple of hundred quid for a solid gold one, would you say? 🤔
Reynard
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Ok, thanks for that Reynardt. You could've saved me from a serious problem there!
That's just me with my material engineer's hat on.
It's a truly lovely watch @Accy cyclist, enjoy it and wear it in good health.
P.S. I bought a nice piece of 70s funkiness the other week and thought of you.
Regular.Cyclist
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What does it have on the end? I have some chains with T bars and some without. Those without have a belt / pocket clip.
A gold T bar can be picked up for ~£100 or so.
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Accy cyclist
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I think it could be a necklace chain. It has that kind of fitting. Maybe it'd be best to buy one online and leave that one alone. 🤔
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Regular.Cyclist
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Get photos of it
Accy cyclist
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One end has a sprung open/close 'thingy' on it. The other end has a non open round link, if I remember rightly. So if I bought that chain I'd have to buy a T-bar and have it fitted I suppose. 🤔
Mind you, looking at the prices of 9 carat Albert chains on here https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/9_k_gold_watch_chain, maybe It'd be cheaper to buy that chain and get a T-bar fitted. 🤔
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DRM
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Well at least I didn't spell it Karrot!!🥕
When it turns up you could give it the name Jasper
Accy cyclist
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But sadly the OP has stopped posting it seems. I liked @Brandane . We, as in CC's football fans, had some good banter in times of international football tournaments when England and his Scotland were or weren't taking part.
Accy cyclist
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@Regular.Cyclist @Reynard I have the watch here in my flat...pics to follow. I've managed to open the outer case but not the inner one. Any ideas how to do it? 🤔 I've watched a few vids showing how to and they had a tool, similar to a knife, but with a flat end. Will I need one of those to open it?
Reynard
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Sorry Accy, I know virtually nothing about pocket watches. 
Regular.Cyclist
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Probably something like this. I have something similar in my watch tool collection.
If you are not sure though then it’s best left alone.
If you are not sure though then it’s best left alone.