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Curvex Marshall [message #7995]

Thu, 20 April 2017 12:05

srivkin78
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Registered: April 2017

Gruen Apprentice

Model name :Marshall
Type :Curvex
Period/date :1945
Gender :Gents

Case Maker :Wadsworth
Case Material :10K GF over Sterling
Case Serial :G525443
Case Style no :449

Caliber :440
Movement Maker :Gruen
Movement Serial:

Bracelet :

Other info :

Need help IDing this model. Thank you!

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[Updated on: Sun, 04 February 2018 17:30] by Moderator

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Re: Help with Gruen Curvex [message #7997 is a reply to message #7995]

Thu, 20 April 2017 22:10

srivkin78
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Registered: April 2017

Gruen Apprentice

Also an idea of value would be great.

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Re: Help with Gruen Curvex [message #8001 is a reply to message #7997]

Fri, 21 April 2017 11:55

Barney Green
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Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

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Interesting and unique model! I'd call it a Curvex Marshall from 1944. Value? Depends, but your watch seems to be in an excellent shape and I'd assume that collectors might pay up to $350 for this model.

Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)

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Re: Help with Gruen Curvex [message #8002 is a reply to message #8001]

Fri, 21 April 2017 14:40

srivkin78
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Registered: April 2017

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Thank you for your reply...After I posted this I looked into further and thought it was a Curvex Royalty from 1941.

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Re: Help with Gruen Curvex [message #8003 is a reply to message #8002]

Sat, 22 April 2017 17:25

Barney Green
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Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

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You might be absolutely correct with your ID. The Curvex Royalty and the Curvex Marshall should be the same cases with different bands. The Royalty came with a leather band and the Marshall with a flex band. I have not looked back to 1941 otherwise I would have seen this. THe reason for not looking back so far in time is that your watch was built in late 1944 / early 1945 and has a silver case instead of the normal base metal under the gold plating.

Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)

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Re: Help with Gruen Curvex [message #9428 is a reply to message #8003]

Sun, 18 November 2018 00:36

Ephemerald
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Registered: October 2018
Location: City of Lake Salt

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This is a Gruen Marshall from my collection. I can't remember exactly but it is early 50's.

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Matthias

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Re: Help with Gruen Curvex [message #9429 is a reply to message #9428]

Sun, 18 November 2018 10:51

Barney Green
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Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

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Hi Matthias,

yes, this is the 50s Curvex Marshall. Gruen reused the name at least two times after the initial model in the 30s. This particular model was at least built from 1950 to 1955.

Barney

Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)

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Re: Help with Gruen Curvex [message #9448 is a reply to message #9429]

Fri, 23 November 2018 19:31

Ephemerald
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Barney Green wrote on Sun, 18 November 2018 10:51

Hi Matthias,

yes, this is the 50s Curvex Marshall. Gruen reused the name at least two times after the initial model in the 30s. This particular model was at least built from 1950 to 1955.

Barney

I see, interesting. It seems the different Marshall' s all have the four large posts in the corners as a design theme.

Matthias

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