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Gruen Logan [message #16570]

Sun, 08 May 2022 13:41

VmaxNL
Messages: 5
Registered: May 2022
Location: Netherlands

Gruen Apprentice

Model name: logan
Type:
Period/date: 1941
Gender: Male

Case Maker:
Case Material:
Case Serial: 4317859
Case Style no: 481

Caliber: 411C
Movement Maker:
Movement Serial: 358856

Bracelet: Leather

Other info: Missing crown and stem

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[Updated on: Mon, 19 September 2022 17:34] by Moderator

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Re: Ident this watch [message #16572 is a reply to message #16570]

Sun, 08 May 2022 15:02

Barney Green
Messages: 1755
Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

Gruen Authority

Hi and welcome to this forum!

This appears to be the 1941 Logan model. The name belongs to the base model sold with a leather strap. With the more expensive metal expansion band it was called the Lucian and a third model based on the same case was called the Stanford. It had a luminous dial and hands though.

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Here are my two Logan / Lucians, the pink gold one also a 1941 built watch, the yellow one with altered hands has a 1945 production date. The model was available from October 1941 until end of 1947.

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I should have a stem for you and a crown (not original).

Barney

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Re: Ident this watch [message #16584 is a reply to message #16572]

Mon, 09 May 2022 11:06

VmaxNL
Messages: 5
Registered: May 2022
Location: Netherlands

Gruen Apprentice

Thank you for your effort. A Gruen Logan it is then!
For the stem and the crown, I already found a source (complete movement with stem and crown), but I will have to see how good that is. So I will keep your offer in mind.

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Re: Ident this watch [message #16640 is a reply to message #16584]

Sat, 21 May 2022 09:12

VmaxNL
Messages: 5
Registered: May 2022
Location: Netherlands

Gruen Apprentice

I got the watch finally, and it applaus in good condition. The gamble to buy me a spare movement for parts was right, because of a broken balance. And a spare stem and crown was also available. I have to do some work on Thatcher, because the stem is a bit too long.
But the movement is ticking again, and quite good. Only the amplitude is a bit low.

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