I had a yearly supposed daylong meeting yesterday that I knew would end early so I got my gear ready the night before and loaded up in the truck in the morning. (This is the same meeting last year that I hunted afterwards and found THE watch). The meeting ended just after 12pm where they served us lunch. Low tide was at 1:15pm, and although not ideal tide conditions the surf was calm so that was good. I was out hunting in the water around 12:45. I had decided to work and area I rarely do but conditions were just not there so I walked back into the opposite direction and did the area I constantly hit but that also gets more people. I tried offshore and nothing, so I went back and worked some light erosion close to the shore in an area I had just done last week. I was getting some caked coins so I knew there was new stuff to be found. At around the 2 hour mark is when I got a good signal. I go in to scoop and just as I’m about to get the scoop up I see the glint of gold coming through the scooped sand. I put the scoop bag down and pluck the ring with my hand out of the scoop. I knew immediately I had scored! I continued hunting for another hour and half for #2 but only the little silver ring showed up. No matter, my work was done! At home I put on my jeweler’s glasses and see the ring is marked “IK©14K” AND “3HD102”. I imagine the 2nd set of markings relates to the diamond(s) but I don’t know for sure. The diamond tests good on the tester as well. It was nice getting a score in and I’m hoping for at least another one before the year is over.