Tom Caldie

  • Land/Shallow Water Search
  • Diver/Underwater Search

Cost For My Service

I work on a reward basis. That means you pay what it is worth to you and what you can afford to have me find your lost ring.

I charge a callout fee to cover may gas expense.(Please call to discuss)

Search Types

Beaches, lakes, yards, parks, fields, homesteads. I have waterproof metal detectors and can wade search up to chin-level, and hookah dive up to 35 feet deep. If you lost your ring in the snow call me ASAP.

Search Locations

Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, also Worldwide... Contact me if you are outside my area to discuss travel.

Tom Caldie's Bio

I am a semi-retired college professor who has a passion for metal detecting.

I have found hundreds of rings and other treasured items since 2000 and have references who will vouch for my trustworthiness.

If you feel there is hidden treasure on your property and you would like to discuss a search, please give me a call.

I look forward to helping you recover what is very special to you!

Tom Caldie - Recent Blog Post

  • Disappeared wedding band recovered from back yard in Ashwaubenon, WI (2026)

    Brandon called wondering if I could solve a mystery: He felt his wedding band slip off when he was tucking in his shirt while doing yard work in his back yard, but detailed searches found nothing.   He even cut the grass and combed through the clippings.   I searched every inch of his back lawn and […]

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  • Lost wedding band recovered from Bass Lake sand bar near Mountain, WI (2026)

    I received a call from Julie saying her son’s wedding band flew off his finger while swimming on a sand bar.    They searched for a couple of days with no success, and then found me through The Ringfinders online.   They didn’t believe the ring could be found, but wanted to try my metal detecting […]

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  • Green Bay wedding ring recovered in snow (2025)

    On Thanksgiving Eve, I received a message about a lost wedding ring in my neighborhood.    As luck would have it, Emilie was a classmate of our youngest son at Preble H.S., so she knew they could trust us.  After everyone was done with Thanksgiving festivities, I popped over to start the search.    There […]

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  • Double-Ring set recovered in Howard Park (2025)

    In late October of 2025, I received a call from a widow who had lost her wedding and engagement ring set while playing with her grandson in a tiny city park.   It was somewhere in the wood chips.  The rings meant a lot to her because they had been picked out together, and he had […]

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  • Carpenter lost wedding band while sawing lumber (2025)

    Last Autumn I was called to a country home where a carpenter had been doing some remodeling work.  This involved hauling lumber to a sawhorse work area, and the usual carpentry activities such as cross-cutting and hammering.     I diligently searched the path where the wood had been unloaded, and worked my way to the […]

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