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D. Gruen & Sohne - Hand Finished Mainsprings

Box o mainsprings; Wed, 18 December 2024 17:04

Description

A robin egg blue box of hand finished mainsprings.

Period: Early 1900's
Watch type: Pocket Watch
Size: Various
Inventor: D. Gruen & Sohne
Patents: Hmmm...

Don't you just love the font on this box! This dates well before the Time Hill era. And check out the detailed notice on the back, holy Toledo!!!

I would pull the springs out but have to do it under a blanket, noting better than metal spaghetti flying about. Enjoy!

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1910s and prior | 5 comments

Gruen Autowind Sportsman

Sat, 09 November 2024 22:25

Model name: Autowind Sportsman
Type: Veri-Thin Autowind (Bumper Type)
Period/date: 1950-51
Gender: Gents

Case Maker: Brevet Swiss (Gruen Watch Co)
Case Material: Guildite
Case Serial: 25493 B
Case Style no: N/A

Caliber: 460SS
Movement Maker: Gruen
Movement Serial: 1G24182

Bracelet: Leather - Replaced

Other info: Original though hands were relumed at some point

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1950's and Up | 4 comments

Cartouche 367 Orne

Sun, 30 June 2024 20:40

Model name: car 367
Type: cartouche
Period/date: 1929
Gender: ladies

Case Maker: wadsworth
Case Material: 14k gold filled reinforced with extra gold. Black and green enamel.
Case Serial: 5355027
Case Style no: 63

Caliber: 153 (gruen guild 4 adj 15 jewels)
Movement Maker: m favre
Movement Serial: 1325346

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1920's | 3 comments

Blue paper Watch glasses box

Fri, 22 March 2024 16:13

Description
A dark blue paper box for Gruen double Lentile watch glasses. Assortment AL1 and AL2? Contained 2 times 1 gross (=12x12) glasses.

Period: 1916-1920?
Watch type: for Ladies’’ and Gentlemen’s Wrist Watches
Size: width 17cm, depth 7 cm and height 3cm
Inventor:
Patents: for the Double Lentille trademark 12th may 1916

Box maker: unknown
Crystal maker: unknown Swiss
Box seller: F.J. Boesse&Co, 68 Nassau street, New York

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1910s and prior | 1 comment

Gruen Baron Pictures and Questions

New Member Gruen Baron; Thu, 18 January 2024 14:38

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New member here. I inherited my grandfather's Gruen, which I think is a Baron; don't know the year; any help with that would be appreciated. My grandfather died in 1969, so the watch has been sitting in a drawer since then. I would like to get it running with a new crystal and cleaned a little. Is there a service that you folks recommend? I would appreciate any comments that you may have. Thanks, and I am looking forward to spending some time with the community.

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1940's | 4 comments

1941-45 Plaskon box in black and gold

Sat, 09 September 2023 15:52

Black and Gold presentation case for woman's watch.

Period: 1941-45 (-ish)
Watch type: Verithin
Size: women’s wristwatch
Inventor: ??
Patents: ??

Box maker: likely Rathbun

This thread started by Case, is the prime source of information for this one:

Black and Gold woman's presentation case from 1945, per the papers that came with it. The papers, shown here, are copyrighted 1941.

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Of note, and I owe the credit to Cary for these observations: The cream and red are far more common. He suggested that the black boxes, which are not as commonly seen were for solid gold models.

Lastly... I don't collect boxes or generally go out of my way to pick them up. I specifically got this one for the papers.

1940s | 0 comments

Gruen world timer clock

Wed, 06 September 2023 17:51

Ok. Its a bit modern.

A quartz Japan movement. The seconds hand is a disc with a red airplane on it. Time can be set and also the world time hour (day/night) disc.
Wood, plastic, aluminium. Sturdy made.

Dating it around 1974-1976 by looking at the logo. The star within the U I have seen with the Teletime models which I think were advertised in 1974 by the Gruen watch export co SA from neuchatel Switzerland.

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its guts

Gruen Non Horological Related Products | 3 comments

Octagon pocket watch

Mon, 04 September 2023 20:02

Model name: Octagon verithin
Type: Pocket watch
Period/date: 1917/1918
Gender: male

Case Maker: Gruen?
Case Material: sterling 925/1000
Case Serial: 326686
Case Style no: none

Caliber: V5 - 15 jewels 5 positions temperatures adjusted
Movement Maker: gruen
Movement Serial: 478301

Other info: the movement has been modified by a watchmaker. A setting lever screw has been added by drilling a hole through the plate. Not sure what is going on. :roll:

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1910's and prior | 5 comments

Gruen Autowind Lexington

Mon, 14 August 2023 17:24

Model name: Lexington
Type: Autowind
Period/date: 1953
Gender: Gents

Case Maker: Star Watch Case Company
Case Material: 10GF Bezel, Guildite back
Case Serial: D642893
Case Style no: 769

Caliber: 480SS 17 Jewels
Movement Maker: Gruen
Movement Serial: Unknown, not visible on movement

Bracelet: Leather

Other info: This model is identified from Mike & Shari Barnett's "Gruen The 1950's" Page 164. The 480 caliber was the first Gruen Auto-Wind caliber with a 360º rotating rotator. There are 3 variants of the 480 and a rare 25 jewel version seldom found in the wild.

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