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Re: Circa 1926 Swiss-Cased 14k Green Men's Tank [message #15442 is a reply to message #15441] Thu, 09 September 2021 20:44 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I think more than family. I'd call it a match. Well done! The case appears identical, right down to the shape of the crown. 14k green is an option. The lack of seconds hand and Precision grade make the cal. 98 a likely movement. The only obvious difference to me is the dial, but it was not unusual for Gruen to offer the same model with both radium and gold figure options. So, I will say that I have myself a model 1670.

But...

1670, of what? The four other watches shown use the same numbering system, but are also known entries in the Master Book as Strap or Tank models. And these (there are a couple of similar pages in this database) don't really look like ads. More like fragments of either a 1925 catalog or similar flyer/supplement.

Are these numbers familiar to anybody, such that it could provide some context?

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