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Re: Quadron 109 [message #11766 is a reply to message #11726]

Mon, 02 December 2019 06:01

afire
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thesnark17 wrote on Wed, 27 November 2019 11:57

SPECULATION ALERT

I think you're right about market considerations playing into this somehow. But in that case, why build a 325 caliber at all? Where does it fit? Did they quit production of the 123 for market reasons, only to find that there was still a marketIt seems to me that the 325 continues the numbering pattern, but in that case, why not number it 125? Does the "3" numbering relate to the Guild somehow? I don't know of any caliber 125.

END ALERT

The 325 wasn't made by Gruen. It's not really a part of the 117/119/123 family. Even it's size is similar, but not the same. And not being made in the Precision factory, that would be the reason that they are never marked Precision, but rather Guild instead. It certainly coexisted with the 123, and was often used in higher priced models, particularly the 3251 21 jewel version, so Gruen clearly positioned it as a premium caliber. As to why they wouldn't just use an up-jeweled 123 or similar instead of an outsourced caliber, I don't know. It would seem that the whole Guild concept was an apparatus for keeping supply up with demand beyond what Gruen could accomplish with its own facilities.

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		Quadron 109 By: brtime on Fri, 07 April 2017 21:19
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:01
		Re: Quadron 109 By: MonKee on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:16
		Re: Quadron 109 By: timeliz on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:38
		Re: Quadron 109 By: brtime on Sun, 09 April 2017 15:22
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Sun, 09 April 2017 21:42
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Timeticker on Tue, 18 April 2017 23:35
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Tue, 26 November 2019 16:18
		Re: Quadron 109 By: brtime on Tue, 26 November 2019 17:52
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Tue, 26 November 2019 22:35
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Tue, 26 November 2019 22:45
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Wed, 27 November 2019 04:17
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 15:03
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Wed, 27 November 2019 16:37
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 17:19
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 17:57
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Thu, 28 November 2019 00:55
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Thu, 28 November 2019 03:23
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Thu, 28 November 2019 23:15
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Mon, 02 December 2019 06:01
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Tue, 03 December 2019 02:44
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Tue, 03 December 2019 04:05
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Tue, 03 December 2019 17:23

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