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Re: Gruen Box [message #16418 is a reply to message #16417] |
Sat, 09 April 2022 16:04   |
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Barney Green
Messages: 1755 Registered: February 2014 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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Hi Matt,
this is what I also first thought, first appearance in advertisements are from 1971, I have never seen an earlier one. Last appearance 1981...
But I own a Guildcraft watch which was definitely built between 1963 and 1968 (caliber 510 with GXC mark).

And Gruen already filed for the trademark in September 1952!
Barney
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
[Updated on: Sat, 09 April 2022 17:12] Report message to a moderator
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Re: Gruen Box [message #16424 is a reply to message #16420] |
Sat, 09 April 2022 22:38   |
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Ephemerald
Messages: 1039 Registered: October 2018 Location: City of Lake Salt
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Hey Bernd, just wanted to mention that I saw a photo of the side of this box, it has a sticker of the model name: "Sea Beauty". Ever hear of it? Anyway hoping that may help to date this more precisely although I have yet to come up w any hits.
Matthias
[Updated on: Sun, 10 April 2022 00:28] Report message to a moderator
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Re: Gruen Box [message #16431 is a reply to message #16424] |
Sun, 10 April 2022 10:00   |
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Barney Green
Messages: 1755 Registered: February 2014 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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I am only aware of a 1967 "Sea Beauty" as an original Gruen, not Guildcraft, model sold through the Bennett Brothers Inc.
Due to the reuse of names I would assume that it is not the same model, but to me the model name would indicate a ladies watch also for a Guildcraft model.

Here my Sea Beauty with not original band (looking for one!)

Would the sticker also have the model number 4952W2745?
Barney
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
[Updated on: Sun, 10 April 2022 10:06] Report message to a moderator
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Re: Gruen Box [message #16433 is a reply to message #16431] |
Sun, 10 April 2022 17:36  |
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Ephemerald
Messages: 1039 Registered: October 2018 Location: City of Lake Salt
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Barney Green wrote on Sun, 10 April 2022 04:00Would the sticker also have the model number 4952W2745?
It looks to me like the sticker reads: "SEA BEAUTY GC 782 WHITE"
I will guess GC stands for Guildcraft, 782 is model number? and "white" is the colour of the dial?
I would post a small clip of photo but did not want to assume it was just ok. But you can easily see for yourself Bernd as it looks like the box ships to Germany.
Interesting about your Sea Beauty being a regular Gruen model.
Matthias
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