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Veri-Thin Submarine [message #1911]

Tue, 15 October 2013 21:18

MikeTheWatchGuy
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Model name : Veri-Thin Submarine
Type :
Period/date : 1951
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Star
Case Material : Guildite
Case Serial : 0504299
Case Style no : 725

Caliber : 421 in this example
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: need to dig up from original photos

Bracelet : All ads I have show leather bracelet

Other info :

The submarine is one of the few Gruen's I've seen that the model name and look stay 100% the same, as does the Style Number, but the movement switches. It not only switches, but it goes from a round to a rectangular model.

Interesting that the 'migration' as coined in the Style Number dating article, was done in a purposeful way as can be seen using the casebacks. In the photo, one indicates a caliber 421 movement is in the watch, the other a 426.

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(post by MB - From the book - Gruen Watch Model Identification Guide Vol 2, page number TBD
Illustration used with permission
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		Veri-Thin Submarine By: MikeTheWatchGuy on Tue, 15 October 2013 21:18
		Re: Veri-Thin Submarine By: Jenneke on Tue, 15 October 2013 21:46
		Re: Veri-Thin Submarine By: Gary on Wed, 16 October 2013 00:01
		Re: Veri-Thin Submarine By: mikey on Wed, 16 October 2013 00:16
		Re: Veri-Thin Submarine By: JackW on Wed, 16 October 2013 00:46
		Re: Veri-Thin Submarine By: MikeTheWatchGuy on Wed, 16 October 2013 01:09
		Re: Veri-Thin Submarine By: afire on Mon, 21 October 2013 16:17
		Re: Veri-Thin Submarine By: MikeTheWatchGuy on Mon, 21 October 2013 18:35

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