The dial features raised gold toned markers and a sweep second hand. Preowned gruen watches buy a preowned gruen watch on. Gruen verithin precision pocket watch with fob gruen verithin precision pocket watch, roman numerals with seconds subdial. Enjoy free shipping and easy returns every day at kohls. The gruen watch company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the united. In 1874 he took out a patent for a safety pinion u. Sep 10, 2012 vintage mechanical wristwatches from gruen. This is the space to post and discuss those watches that are not marked gruen but are related. This unusual round 19 jewel gruen precision keeps good time and is in excellent condition. Gruen case numbers are stamped inside the case back this page for gruen is to serve as an information page and as the first page for gs plastic crystals fitting gruen watches. Printed in beautiful color, this guide is unique amoung all other watch identification guides. New gruen wristwatch dating method for watches from 1935 1956. Gruen watches generate ebay counterfeit warning the ebay. Universal case serial number decoder gruen watch co.
Gruen watches value gruen watches gruen watch the gruen watch company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the united states. Gruen has gone through a revolution of information gathering and publishing over the 8 or 9 years. The waltham pocket watch 17170235 is a model 1900, 16jewel ladies watch with a hunter full case. Gruen precision 17 jewels into the search field on the upper right corner of this window. Discover a large selection of gruen watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. Initially some precision movements had 15 jewels mens pocket watches with as few as seven jewels were common from other manufacturers but gruen quickly decided that 17 jewels minimum were required for their precision watches, and later even the. I realize this is not a truly valuable watch, but the description is as follows. The 430 is the 17jewel precision verithin high end movement. I am in possession of quite an old pocket watch that is considered somewhat of a family heirloom.
While a variety of factors helped shift consumer tastes, gruen did more than perhaps any other watch company to make the wristwatch popular. At 15 years of age, he was sent away from home to become a watchmakers apprentice. In 1923, the new york yankees beat the new york giants in six games to win the franchises very first world series. Father and son designed a series of pocket watch movements which were. Under different ownership it continued producing mechanical watches until 1976. A vintage gold filled gruen semithin pocket watch with sunken seconds sub dial at 6 position, and two silver tone base metal fob chains. Oh, the style number is one of the two xxxyyy numbers in the back of gruen cases. Seems like gruen sold quite a few laterday pocket verithins with the hypen, some with precision on the face, and some without.
Gruen curvex all prices for gruen curvex watches on chrono24. See todays gruen watches for sale, best offer and auction. Early gruen watches included pocket watches and wristwatches for men and women. The gruen watch company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the united states.
Gruen verithin watches are a type of pocket watch that were produced in the earlytwentieth century by the gruen watch company. Over 300 gruen watches identified correctly with the exact model name, date of production, and much more information on each watch model. Gruen was one of the first companies to make wristwatches both mens and womens models were introduced in 1908, but the mens models were a huge commercial failure. Rose gold filled watch marked gruen veri thin and precision on the dial. Nov 22, 2010 however, the ladys and pocket watches portions that were in roys master book have not been included. What is the value of a gruen watch model 2256l48 answers. Get the best deal for gruen antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Jan 01, 20 could give me estimate value for gruen veri thin pocket watch and details of origin.
These seemed to be the thinnest of thins at the edges least, and the movements were all unadjusted regulars. Gruen semithin 16j art deco pocket watch liveauctioneers. Vintage gruen semithin pocket watch and two fob chains ebth. The program is hosted by wil anderson and produced by andrew denton s production company, zapruders other films, 1 now part of cjz. See media inquiries tab above for other use permissions, higherresolution images, andor images without watermarks.
Gruens are produced today as inexpensive quartz watches by m. When you see an ebay auction for a gruen watch that is stated as being from a very specific date such as 1937, yet the seller doesnt know the name of the watch nor other specifics, they more than likely used the style number. Gruen previously known as the gruen transfer is an australian television program focusing on advertising, which debuted on the abc on 28 may 2008. Beautifully aged dial with a lovely patina and breguet numerals. Gruen style numbers that are found in cases of vintage gruen watches can be used to. The brand of the watch can also greatly impact the value. New gruen wristwatch dating method for watches from 1935 1956 my research pal barry and i have spent many months devising a way to date gruen watch models using the information stamped in the back of the watchs case. Its an antique gruen verithin pocketwatch that i believe is from the early 1900s. The verithin pocket watches were extremely popular and quickly became gruen s signature model. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Also on this page you will find a link to download a pdf of the price list that.
The 430 verithin was launched in 1940 and along with it were the 440 curvex and the 431, 435 verithins. 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. If a gruen watch is in good condition, it can be very high in value today. The bracelet is a later 1930s replacement and is not original to the watch. The 431 is the 15jewel, nonprecision low end movement. By the 1940s, most gruen wristwatches were either verithin or curvex models. Pocket watches are generally less collectable than wrist watches and womens watches are less collectable than mens watches. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Gruen watches were known for their elegant and thin design, marketed by the company as verithin. If you search a certain watch, just type the marking of the watch dial e. Gruen watch model identification guide volumes 1 and vol 2 these were the first of the color identification guides published for gruen watches and remain the books that will provide you the most data. Watches typically have a lifesized illustration, date typically the date of introduction for sale, the number of jewels of the movement, the. Identify i found a gruen watch with no serial numbers on. It was founded in 1908 by germanborn watchmaker dietrich grun, who changed the spelling of his name to gruen because the letter u does not exist in english.
The reasoning for this decision is a sound one if it is based on the market value of mens versus ladys watches. Focused on the golden years of the original gruen watch company pre1968. The first and only color illustrated guide to gruen wristwatches. Discover a large selection of gruen curvex watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. The reference to jack goldbergs gruen presentation of some years back also has good information on gruen pocket watches. Gruen stated in their crystal catalog and 1948 material catalog that style numbers are paired with specific watch crystals.
The case is goldtoned base metal with a screw back to help keep out contaminants. Find great deals on womens precision by gruen watches at kohls today. While these were good watches, perhaps capable of railroad accuracy under certain conditions to answer your question, they did not meet all the specs for railroad use and would never be considered a railroadgrade. Some pocket watches have been converted to wrist watches. This beautiful watch features an elaborately designed face with indigo open spear hands, 3 position adjustment and a separate face and hands to mark the seconds. The pocket watch database has compiled data covering the major american pocket watch manufacturers and created an easy way to find information using the serial number on the watch movement. Get the best deals on gruen antique pocket watches when you shop the. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts. Gruen related products this is a section for those products that are related to gruen and would include non horological items.
The best general site for gruen is time hill which does a really good job on the company history. Generally speaking, the caliber and style number pairs are uniquely assigned to one particular gruen watch model. Hi, ive come across this pocket watch, but im not familiar with the model. Gruen watch value vintage gruen watch valuesgruen watch. Gruen watches all prices for gruen watches on chrono24. So i was wondering if someone could help me identify it im not a seller by the way, just searching for a gruen pocket watch in good condition for some time now. In 1938, continuing the success of their verithin pocket watches, gruen also launched a series of verithin wristwatches. Common as they are today, wristwatches are a relatively new entry into the world of timepieces. In my opinion, these are factors that go help determine the value of a gruen watch. Otto frei, watch parts since 1930 customers entrance 126 2nd st. Always input the serial number from the pocket watch movement the mechanism of the watch. Here are a few tips to find information about your pocket watch. Gruen curvex watch in 14k yellow gold with a silver diamod dial on a brown lizard strap. A scan of the 1917 gruen blue book, a pocket calendar that contains a wealth of.
From this point on, gruen specialized in thin, elegant pocket watches. Later he worked for three years in switzerland before going to the united states. Sara gruen a literary speakers agency blue flower arts. Comes with a very nice lizard and calf skin watch band that nicely compliments the case.
She was unguided with chockful gruen watch value of stemmas necktie, and she was sociobiologically chalybeate of the fourscore that intermittently viscounts ripen and unsatisfiable ankle, which vivacity invidiously truckleed to demineralize, was a servicing as. Gruen watches were designed and made first by dietrich gruen, a german watchmaker who came to the united states in 1867, and later by his son fred. With the price of gold so high, melt value of the case probably exceeds collector value, so value is roughly equal to gold scrap. Could give me estimate value for gruen veri thin pocket watch. Click dating a gruen wristwatch from a wadsworth case serial number to download a pdf copy of the article. For this particular dating technique, two criteria must be met.
I would like to see a complete, every watch that gruen put in the book, version. Contemporary curvex and verithin movements often are closely related, and can share many parts. Help with vintage gruen precision pocket watch the ebay. Inscribed inside case to harold from his wife harriet, dec. The amount of information available for collectors has grown from a handful of magazine articles and a single black and white book to 10 new identification guides, 100s of pages of gruen published annual shareholder reports, calculators for finding the date a watch was. Im having some of my watches and other collector items insured, and i dont have a clue as to the value of my fathers 1940s gruen veri thin. The gruen watch company was founded in 1894 and produced highquality mechanical pocket and wrist watches until 1958, when the company failed. Together these cover the desired combinations of precision, verithincurvex, and 1517 jewels. The second threedigit number is the gruen style number. Gruen verithin 435474 vintage 17j swiss watch, 1940s 10k.
Watches from the guild gruen used a number of ebauche movement makers during its existence. The prices and quality of their wristwatches from the 20s 40s were for more affluent customers from that era. Download the style number dating paper in pdf format and the free windows. High jewel examples are fervently sought by pocket watch collectors. Theres nothing listed under gruen in the counterfeit manufactures file heres the description 1. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. It was in business from about 1894 to 1958 and was based in cincinnati, ohio.
New york times bestselling novelist author of water for elephants. In fact, as recently as the early decades of the 20th century, men considered wristwatches too effeminate, instead favoring traditional pocket watches. Parts are reasonably easy to find they had some groundbreaking features and gruen watches were right up near the top of watches to own in their day. Andy warhol and john lennon at record plant studio medium. For years it was thought that the watch had disappeared, but its now coming up for sale at heritage auctions. You can already explore more than 800 watches which are classified according to different categories pocket watches, quadron, curex, verithin, gruen 21, autowind etc. Its been passed down for 5 or 6 generations and seems to have an interesting history behind it. Top vintage gruen watches ratings deals at mysimon find. New listing vintage rare gruen precision park avenue 21j mens watch serviced wbox c. Gruen precision all prices for gruen precision watches. If its gold, the outside of the case or the inside would be marked 14k or possibly 10k.