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Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #239] Thu, 16 May 2013 17:25 Go to next message
Thojil is currently offline  Thojil
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Model name : Chrono-Timer
Type : Precision chronograph
Period/date : 1949
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Swiss, Gabus Frères
Case Material : 14k
Case Serial : 134591
Case Style no : na

Caliber : 450
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: A737344

Bracelet : Leather

Other info :
Model corresponds to "import 260", Bruce Shawkey's book, page 193

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #241 is a reply to message #239] Thu, 16 May 2013 18:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bazzab is currently offline  Bazzab
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Very Nice Watch!!!
B

http://www.watchesoftheguild.com/

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #251 is a reply to message #241] Thu, 16 May 2013 23:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I go weak at the knees everytime I see this, has to be in my top five if not #1 on the want list.

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #252 is a reply to message #251] Fri, 17 May 2013 01:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I agree. That is one beautiful watch!

Still here....

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #253 is a reply to message #252] Fri, 17 May 2013 04:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What Mike said.

All I know is based on hard work & writing by others. I can only aspire to augment this body of knowledge. If I am wrong it is because of my own failings. -me

"If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Newton

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19951 is a reply to message #253] Sat, 01 November 2025 08:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It’s not the kind of watch you see every day... it’s really superb!

A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for...

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19955 is a reply to message #19951] Sat, 01 November 2025 16:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Passion wrote on Sat, 01 November 2025 08:23
It’s not the kind of watch you see every day... it’s really superb!
Gruen's only in-house chronometer. I've been collecting parts to build one. Getting close.

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19971 is a reply to message #19955] Wed, 05 November 2025 12:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Passion is currently offline  Passion
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Hi Gary,
OK, the only internal chronometer at Gruen !
So, if I understand correctly, this rate is not a misunderstanding?   --> https://www.watchbroker24.eu/index.php?site=gabe2&start= &artID=100-935
Price much too high for me, I would keep it in my wildest dreams... ;-) or else, I have to sell my motorcycle !

A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for...

[Updated on: Wed, 05 November 2025 12:48]

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19974 is a reply to message #19971] Wed, 05 November 2025 13:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That price is a little high, even for solid gold. They pop up every now an then, but if your patient, you can get one on the wrist for a 1/3 of the price.

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19975 is a reply to message #19974] Wed, 05 November 2025 14:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What Gary said. Asking prices are always high. But on the rare occasion when a Chrono-Timer shows up for auction, they tend to be relatively affordable.

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19976 is a reply to message #19975] Wed, 05 November 2025 18:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The stainless steel/Guildite editions though are garnering $1000 recently, so there is that. I sunk about $600 in the first one I have and less than $350 on the recent one that came disassembled. That one too was a movement loose and paired with a empty case.

A 14k version by my estimations should be about $1500 to $2k based on the gold content, at todays gold prices.

All I know is based on hard work & writing by others. I can only aspire to augment this body of knowledge. If I am wrong it is because of my own failings. -me

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19977 is a reply to message #19976] Thu, 06 November 2025 07:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Passion is currently offline  Passion
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Hi,
Gary, Afire and JackW, thank you for this valuable information.
And if I can still steal your time, what year was this chrono-timer made in what year? I have seen different models of cases, hands, dials... but don’t really see any date information apart from 1940 to 1955.
Now I have to go back to work ;-)

A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for...

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19978 is a reply to message #19976] Thu, 06 November 2025 07:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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JackW wrote on Wed, 05 November 2025 19:43
...Guildite editions...
Je voie souvent ce mot "guildite" dans les posts. Chez Gruen, qu'est ce que ce mot signifie ?
I often see the word "guildite" in posts. For Gruen, what does this word mean?

A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for...

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Re: Gruen "Chrono-Timer" [message #19980 is a reply to message #19978] Thu, 06 November 2025 14:33 Go to previous message
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The chrono timer was made starting in 1947. They stopped making them shortly thereafter. Probably they couldn't compete with other chrono makers. Here is a good read.

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