if the watch has guaranteed or waranteed for a given number of years it is definitely a gold filled watch. The higher the number of years the more gold. But a maximum of 5% of the weight of the case without the movement times its caret value ie 14K. If it says U.S. Assay on the case it is actual gold.
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