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Baguette 306 [message #13166] Sat, 08 August 2020 17:57 Go to next message
Ephemerald
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Model name : Baguette 306.
Type : Baguette
Period/date : 1932
Gender : Ladies

Case Maker : GRUEN 5th AVE (likely K&O)
Case Material : 14k white gold, 2 diamonds.
Case Serial : 54658
Case Style no :

Caliber : 161
Movement Maker : Gruen Guild
Movement Serial: 29486

Bracelet : Harwood Sterling

Other info :.

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Matthias

[Updated on: Sun, 09 August 2020 01:27]

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13170 is a reply to message #13166] Sat, 08 August 2020 19:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Gary
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Absolutely stunning Matt! Nice to have one from the gold shops, K&O no doubt!

I gotta get me one!

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13174 is a reply to message #13170] Sat, 08 August 2020 19:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jenneke is currently offline  Jenneke
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Nice tiny one.

Is the movement a swapp? Or is the crystal disforming the dial... because the 6 seems partly inside the bezel.

You can only waste time if you forget to enjoy it - Loesje

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13177 is a reply to message #13174] Sat, 08 August 2020 20:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ephemerald
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Gary- for sure! I have a few from the shop that I'm documenting before they evaporate into the ether.

Jenneke-is it a swap? Probably but I don't mind that much as it happened before my time w the watch and is part of it's trip. I was told this watch was "sterling" from seller.


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Gruen 5th Ave cases don't have Romans on the inside case bezel that match caseback but regular numbers. 658.

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Matthias

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13178 is a reply to message #13177] Sat, 08 August 2020 21:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Barney Green
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Wow, like it a lot!
MR, my wifes initals...

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

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13182 is a reply to message #13178] Sun, 09 August 2020 01:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ephemerald
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Oh really? Cool!...maybe it's Destiny...

Hey, have you ever seen this model in any of your adventures w adverts?

Matthias

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13188 is a reply to message #13177] Sun, 09 August 2020 06:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jenneke is currently offline  Jenneke
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Ephemerald wrote on Sat, 08 August 2020 22:53
Probably but I don't mind that much as it happened before my time w the watch and is part of it's trip.
I agree! Was the seller able to give some history?

Quote:
I was told this watch was "sterling" from seller.
Lol, lucky you

You can only waste time if you forget to enjoy it - Loesje

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13191 is a reply to message #13182] Sun, 09 August 2020 09:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Barney Green
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No, this watch seem to have not been advertised. Other than its sisters Trouville, Mentone and Monticello which also have names in the Guild Book. So I would think that only the ones which had names were advertised, Baguette 306 has not been given a name.
BTW, it looks kin d of yellowish, but it is white gold, isn't it?

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

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13203 is a reply to message #13191] Sun, 09 August 2020 19:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Case is currently offline  Case
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That happens with white gold, if worn regularly. My college ring is 14k white, and I had to have it touched up. Already showing a yellow tint after only 15 years.

My two caveats:
1) I'm wrong many times a day --just ask my wife!
2) Always seeking to learn more

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13205 is a reply to message #13203] Sun, 09 August 2020 19:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jenneke is currently offline  Jenneke
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Interesting, did not know that. Explains the tint of one of my 14K watches. The previous owner must have loved it.

You can only waste time if you forget to enjoy it - Loesje

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13206 is a reply to message #13191] Sun, 09 August 2020 19:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ephemerald
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Yes. It is white gold.

I have ads for Avallon, Ostende, Longueville, Trouville, Normandie, Charleston, Ardennes, Mentone, Monticello, Lorraine, Chantilly, Lille, Falaise, Charenton from this period, 31-32, so it may be that the ad is not discovered yet, but may be that's my hope talking.



Matthias

[Updated on: Sun, 09 August 2020 19:56]

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13227 is a reply to message #13206] Mon, 10 August 2020 14:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Case is currently offline  Case
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Maybe original dial like this? Also a 161 ca 1931.

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My two caveats:
1) I'm wrong many times a day --just ask my wife!
2) Always seeking to learn more

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Re: Baguette 306 [message #13229 is a reply to message #13227] Mon, 10 August 2020 16:29 Go to previous message
Barney Green
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Yes, I have more Baguette names from that era, I just named the three because they were close sisters, also solid gold 2 diamond versions of the same time. The Mentone is Baguette 305 and has been advertised frequently.

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

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