After poor management and financial instability took hold, the second wave of gruen closed in 1976. In fact, as recently as the early decades of the 20th century, men considered wristwatches too effeminate, instead favoring traditional pocket watches. The gruen precision 510 with subseconds dial is no listed as a current model and the gruen watch company that made james bond watches ceased to exist in the mid1970s. Gruen curvex watch in 14k yellow gold with a silver diamod dial on a brown lizard strap. Gruen vintage gruen precision 10kgf case 32mm hand winding.
This mens 1950s gruen has a finely preserved gold filled filigree case and original dial. The lookup table is located below and on the serial number page. Beautiful vintage 18 kt solid gold gruen precision wristwatch one owner. Gruen, base metal bezel, stainless steel back marks on inside. This unusual round 19 jewel gruen precision keeps good time and is in excellent condition.
The watch houses an early 415 manual wind caliber with sub seconds. Gruen precision for sale in uk 60 used gruen precisions. Gruen was once one of the most renowned brands in watchmaking in america. Gruen yellow gold curvex drivers wristwatch for sale at. You must admit, this watch really pops and exudes vinatge appeal.
As far as i can make out, gruen mainly imported movements from germany and switzerland and had only limited capability within the usa for making or finishing movements. All gruen, all the time the latest gruen movement serial numbers to fall, the 440 and the 295 curvex movements. Gruen precision condruma veri thin dial pocket watch. Im pleased to offer for sell this gruen precision wristwatch. Gruen vintage gruen geneve silver dial 14k yellow gold bumper. It is a 17 jewel swiss made hand wind movement, cased in base metal is 10 micron gold plate. That is an uncommon characteristic, and is shared by the even more valuable. The watch dates to 1965 and is in really nice shape and exhibits a unique look. Together these cover the desired combinations of precision, verithincurvex, and 1517 jewels. Here is a vintage 1960s gruen autowind in all original condition. Clicking on these links will open a new tab displaying that respective companys own website.
Under new ownership, gruen continued producing watches until the mid 70s, with offices in nyc. Gruen watches all prices for gruen watches on chrono24. Vintage gruen verithin precision watch, 10k gold filled bezel, steel back, square dial, manual, black leather band 510025 thelionsdenstudio 5 out. Gruen vintage gruen continental 14k gold 17j mechanical 29. Gruen vintage 1930s gruen doctors original duodial cal. Vintage gruen watches for sale in uk view 17 bargains. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. The dial says gruen precision outer back cover marking. A gentlemans vintage gruen precision wristwatch goldplated round case with thick lugs. Discover a large selection of gruen watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. This annex will help you further decode the information stamped in your watchs case. An offshootincarnation or second gruen moved back to new york for several decades before then, gruen had been making watches at its precision factoryworkshop in switzerland. In 1876 dietrich gruen formed the columbus watch manufacturing company in the basement of a downtown columbus, ohio bank building.
Find great deals on precision by gruen watches at kohls today. The website you link to is not affiliated with or sponsored by. This is one of the watches gruen produced with an american made 21 jewel movement instead of using imported swiss movements. A vintage gruen precision wristwatch with seconds dial and a speidel expansion band. Gruen vintage verithin 10k gold filled bezel brown leather. In ongoing research into gruen watch dating techniques, gruen researchers log everything stamped onto the watch, inside of the case, and look for a match in vintage advertising. Review vintage gruen verithin rare black dial condruma pocket watch box 1941 precision. The movement is a high quality swiss gruen hand winder and it has 17 jewels. Yellow goldfilled gruen curvex precision, produced in the 1940s, is a rare curved rectangular drivers edgeofwrist watch. Unfollow vintage gruen precision watch to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The 20mm x 36mm curved case has a snapback with dedication that can be removed, a stepped bezel, and hooded ridged lugs. It is from raw data such as this that patterns begun to emerge if you collect enough of it. The 430 is the 17jewel precision verithin high end movement.
Download this free picture about clock gold luxury from pixabays vast. A gruen precision 510 is believed to be the first watch worn on screen by james. Get the best deals on gruen luxury wristwatches when you shop the. See media inquiries tab above for other use permissions, higherresolution images, andor images without watermarks. Gruen unusual and super rare vintage 40s triple date calendar. Unfortunately like nearly all other american watch brands the original company did not survive the challenge of the shift to the quartz technology in the 1970s. Gruen related products this is a section for those products that are related to gruen and would include non horological items. Vintage gruen precision manual wind gold plated mens watch runs but no date. The case is goldtoned base metal with a screw back to help keep out contaminants. Later he worked for three years in switzerland before going to the united states. Gruen precision gorgeous dial mens vintage watch circa 1965, status.
This is a model 335752 gruen precision 21, dating to around 1949. It is cased in a gruen original and relatively large 10k yellow gold filled case with stainless steel back and. Gruen wristwatch repair repair service of a vintage 17 jewel gruen verithin precision wristwatch. Download the annex 1 to the style number dating paper in pdf format. Nos gruen precision mens diamond dial gold tone stainless steel bracelet watch. The watch houses a verithin cincinnati 335 caliber, running on 21 jewels with sub seconds. In 1874, a german immigrant named dietrich gruen patented a new design for a safety pinion, intended to prevent damage to the watch movement in the event of a mainspring breakage. Gruen precision vintage gruen 510, original james bond watch. Preowned gruen watches buy a preowned gruen watch on. Exquisite vintage mens gruen autowind precision gruen precision gold plated vintage watch. Can forum members help with identifying the age and ballpark value of this vintage running gruen precision watch. This is the space to post and discuss those watches that are not marked gruen but are related. Gruen verithin 435474 vintage 17j swiss watch, 1940s 10k.
The 10 micron gold bezel and bark textured dial has a. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. A short description of the history of the master book, a few pages on gruen corporate history, and a handful of reproductions of gruen vintage advertisements round out the publication. I picked this up at a local antique store on march 22, 2010. Comes with a very nice lizard and calf skin watch band that nicely compliments the case. Vintage gruen precision autowind watch head only 14k screw. At 15 years of age, he was sent away from home to become a watchmakers apprentice. Gruen curvex 52mm rare extra long curved 17 jewels 330 vintage mens watch.
This vintage gruen precision wristwatch was disassembled and cleaned. In 1874 he took out a patent for a safety pinion u. Sponsored links outside companies pay to advertise via these links when specific phrases and words are searched. Gruen curvex swiss 17j, 440 cal,10k gf mens wrist watch vintage 1940s. Silvertone dial with applied goldtone baton numerals, date aperture at 3, week calendar aperture above 6, dartshape hands with luminescence, marked gruen precision 17 jewels. Gruen precision gorgeous dial mens vintage watch circa. The 430 verithin was launched in 1940 and along with it were the 440 curvex and the 431, 435 verithins. Common as they are today, wristwatches are a relatively new entry into the world of timepieces. Gruen yellow gold 18mm manual winding precision preowned.
Gruen precision 510 vintage 1960s james bond 007 14k gold ep. The 431 is the 15jewel, non precision low end movement. Vintage gold tone stainless steel gruen precision 145 17j mens watch. Help with vintage gruen precision pocket watch the ebay. The automatic movement was just cleaned and includes a quickset date feature. Gruen precision all prices for gruen precision watches. Gentlemens gruen very thin precision wristwatch in square yellow goldfilled case with rare pyramid crystal fitted with leather strap running. Sep 23, 2015 vintage 1940s gruen precision 480ss autowind 17jewels 10k gf. Make offer gruen precision 510 vintage 1960s james bond 007 14k gold ep mens watch33mm gruen mens wristwatches make a statement when you wear one of these handsome gruen mens watches. Since yesterday was the 4th, we figured today would be a good day to briefly talk about an american brand that once was. Precision by gruen watches at kohls this mens silvertone watch features a white dial with a handy date display and a brown fauxleather band. Aside from general aesthetics, which are personal, of course, it became hot largely because of the concave bezel.
The gruen watch company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the united. Watches from the guild gruen used a number of ebauche movement makers during its existence. Shockingly, the records of the brand pre1958 were destroyed, which may have affected their collectability as gruens are difficult to date and price. The gruen movement was just cleaned and is accurate. It is very well known in america, but virtually unknown outside of the usa. Above is the untouched watch, with a wonderful linen pattern dial. Gruen would soon found the columbus watch manufacturing company in columbus, ohios german village. This watch is fullsized at 34mm across with gold engine turned bezel and stainless steel bombe style inwardly curved lugs.
This model ocean chief is very valuable in the vintage diver market. Vintage 1940s gruen precision 480ss autowind 17jewels 10kgf. Vintage childs gruen maritime sailing flag style f. A brand that, though one of the original american wristwatch companies, is not often talked about.
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