Croatia
Lost a ring or watch in the sea in Croatia?
High rocks that people jump from at Pula's Hawaiian Beach, a long run of sand at Lopar on Rab, and parties until the early hours at Zrće on Pag.
A watch or ring that goes missing on the Croatian coast is often worth a search. The odds rest on the ground under it, pebble, sand, rock or a concrete terrace, and on how close to the spot you can drop a map pin.
Ring Seekers is a lost ring and jewellery recovery service that works with experienced local metal detectorists to search for a ring, wedding band, watch, keys or phone lost in Croatia. Tell us what happened and where. We choose an experienced detectorist who knows the beach, brief them with your map and photos, and tell you honestly if the odds are poor.
Stone cliffs on one side of Rab, a sheltered sandy bay at Privlaka
Rab sets sharp stone cliffs on its east coast against gentle beaches, so say which of the two you were on.
Wind shapes the coast too. At Privlaka, near Zadar, high cliffs shelter a long sandy bay from the bura, while Sabunike takes the bura off Velebit, which is why windsurfers and kitesurfers go there.
Our half of the job
Your first contact stays your contact
No hand-offs between desks: whoever answers your first WhatsApp message about Pula or Vis is still writing to you when the search is over.
Searching with your eyes on the spot
Whoever searches reads your account first and walks on with your photos and pin to hand, not just the name of a beach.
Weak cases named as weak
Deep water off a quay, or a day nobody can place on a map, makes a much weaker search. We put that to you in writing.
Look through your phone first
Any picture you took on that beach that day is worth sending, along with one of the item. Those, the town, the beach and a pin are what we start with.
Costs cleared before a date is set
We explain the costs before any search is booked, in the same WhatsApp thread as everything else.
Our Ring Finder Service Locations in Croatia
Istria to Konavle, card by card
Where a region already has an area page, its card below names other towns and beaches there. Pula, the Kvarner coast and islands, Trogir with Primošten, and Vis have no page, so their cards carry the detail.
The coast, north to south
Umag, Novigrad, Vrsar and Funtana
Poreč and Rovinj belong to the Istria page. Umag and Novigrad have beaches along the coast they share with Buje and Brtonigla, and Vrsar and Funtana are two small fishing settlements near Poreč.
Pula, Kamenjak and Brijuni
Stoja, on its own peninsula, is one of Pula's two organised city bathing areas, with a concrete plateau into the sea. On Verudela, Ambrela is white pebble with forest shade nearby, and the Hawaiian Beach has pebbles in the middle and high rocks on both sides that young people jump from. Cape Kamenjak, south at Premantura, is mostly flat rock with a few sandy coves, with beach bars at Pinižula and Debeljak to place you by. Boats from Fažana cross to Veliki Brijun, where Saluga is a sandy beach under old pines.
Opatija, Mošćenička Draga and Crikvenica
Slatina, in the centre of Opatija, is a concrete beach, and Ičići, pebble and concrete, is one of the largest on the Opatija Riviera. At Mošćenička Draga a pebble beach runs the length of the village. In Crikvenica the main town beach is pebble and sand and takes in the Crni mol pier.
Krk, Rab and Lošinj
Vela plaža at Baška, on Krk, is pebble and sand. At Punat the beach at the entrance to Puntarska draga, Punta debij or China beach, is full of families by day and of live music in the evening. Rajska plaža at Lopar on Rab is a long sandy beach, and Poljana, near Mali Lošinj, mixes pebble with concrete and stone platforms in a bay ringed by pines.
Privlaka and Pag, beyond the Zadar page
The Zadar page stays with the city, the villages near it and the boats to Telašćica and the Kornati. The Nin Riviera has sandy beaches and small coves, and at Privlaka, Škrapavac and Bilotinjak lie along a long sandy bay, with Mostina sandy too. On Pag, people party at Zrće until the early hours, so say whether you lost it in daylight or at night.
Trogir, Primošten and Krka
Pebble beaches run the whole length of Okrug on Čiovo, a few kilometres from Trogir, and Seget has pebble beaches of its own. Trogir's waterfront is where mini cruisers and yachts set out. At Primošten, Velika Raduča is pebble in pine forest on the east side of the Raduča headland, and Mala Raduča, pebble too, looks across to the Old Town. Inland, Skradinski buk on the Krka is walked on a loop of wooden bridges over the falls, reached by boat from Skradin or on foot from Lozovac.
Baška Voda, under Biokovo
Baška Voda has no page of its own, though the Split and Makarska page covers the riviera on either side of it. Say which beach, Nikolina, Podluka or Promajna, or whether you were on the seaside footpath from Ikovac into the centre. A large anchor on the main waterfront is a handy landmark to photograph.
Vis
The sea off Vis is clear right through to the bottom. Stončica, Milna and Zaglav are sandy beaches and Srebrna is a pebble cove. Boats from Komiža take people to swim in the Green Cave on Ravnik, so say if you came on your own boat or a day trip.
Cavtat and Žuljana, beyond Dubrovnik and Korčula
Dubrovnik and Korčula has its own page for Lapad, the city beaches, Lokrum, Mljet and Korčula Town; this card is for Konavle and Pelješac. Cavtat, in Konavle, stands on the Rat peninsula, and Rat and Sustjepan close round a sheltered bay. On Pelješac, Žuljana is a village on a sandy bay facing west.
Places we cover in Croatia
- Umag
- Poreč
- Rovinj
- Pula
- Premantura, Cape Kamenjak
- Brijuni
- Opatija
- Crikvenica
- Baška, Krk
- Lopar, Rab
- Mali Lošinj
- Zadar
- Privlaka
- Zrće, Pag
- Primošten
- Trogir
- Krka, Skradinski buk
- Okrug, Čiovo
- Split
- Makarska
- Baška Voda
- Bol, Brač
- Hvar Town, Hvar
- Vis
- Dubrovnik
- Korčula
- Cavtat
- Žuljana, Pelješac
Jewellery, gadgets and keys lost on this coast
Worn on a hand, wrist or ear
- A wedding band or an engagement ring
- A signet ring
- A bracelet or bangle
- A gold chain with a pendant
- Hoops or studs
With a battery, a strap or a key ring
- A smartwatch, or a watch built for diving
- A smart ring such as an Oura
- A mobile phone
- A villa or apartment key
- Sunglasses with metal frames
On the rocks, on the sand, on a night out
- Jumping off the rocks at the Hawaiian Beach in Pula
- A night out at Zrće on Pag
- Kitesurfing at Sabunike
- A swim off the concrete at Slatina, Opatija
- Hiring a SUP board at Velika Raduča, Primošten
- The seaside walk from Ikovac into Baška Voda
Where your message goes next
Four steps, all of them through WhatsApp.
A first WhatsApp with the basics
Say what is missing and roughly when you last felt it on you, then the town and the beach.
A pin and whatever photos you have
Mark the place on a map and add what pictures you have: the item itself, and anything you took on that beach that day.
Briefing the person who will search
Our job is to find a metal detectorist able to get to that stretch of coast or that island, then hand over your whole account.
Search day on the beach
The search is set up for a day that suits, and afterwards you get an honest report on the ground covered and what came of it.
Questions about Croatia
How would a watch that came off during a rock jump at the Hawaiian Beach in Pula be looked for?
Rocks, pebbles or sea: that is the first thing to settle. The beach on Verudela is pebble in the middle with high rocks on both sides, and those rocks are where people jump from. Send a pin on the rock you used, a note of where your things lay on the pebbles, and a photo of the watch. If it came off in the water under the rocks, that is a long shot, and you would hear that from us first.
Is a set of keys lost during a night at Zrće, on Pag, worth a search?
It can be, as long as some of the night is clear in your head. Zrće is famous for parties that go on until the early hours. What helps is the place you last had the keys for certain, the place you noticed they were gone, and what lies between the two. Send a pin for each and a photo of the key ring.
Which part of Rajska plaža at Lopar should we give you for a lost Oura ring?
By what was behind you. Rajska plaža is 2 km of sand with Lopar's restaurants and bars along it, so the one you were in front of cuts the beach down to a short stretch. Tell us that, say whether you were in the water, and send a photo of the ring.
Is Vela plaža in Baška pebble or sand, if a bracelet came off there?
Both. Vela plaža on Krk is pebble and sand and runs for 1,800 m, so the name alone leaves a long beach to cover. Mark your spot on the map, say whether you swam, and send a picture of the bracelet and its clasp.
Okrug on Čiovo has beach after beach. How do we list them for a missing earring?
In the order you visited them. Pebble beaches run along the whole of Okrug, among them Copacabana, Rožac, Labaduša, Mavarštica and Bočići, so a list with rough times tells a detectorist where to begin. A photo of the pair, if you have one, helps too.
Where on Vis does a search for a lost wedding band begin?
At the beach you used. Stončica, Milna and Zaglav are sandy and Srebrna is a pebble cove, so if the name has slipped your mind, sand or pebble is still a useful clue. Add a pin from your towel and say whether you swam.
Is a walk round Cavtat too much ground for a search, if metal-framed sunglasses fell somewhere along it?
Not if you break the walk into stops. Cavtat stands on the Rat peninsula, which with the Sustjepan peninsula closes round a sheltered bay. Say which peninsula you were on and send a pin for every place you stopped.
Croatia
Pula, Pag, Vis or Cavtat, the same first step
A smartwatch at Pula, keys at Zrće, a wedding band on Vis: whatever went and wherever it was, the next step is a WhatsApp message to us with the town, the beach and a map pin on the spot.