| Re: Gruen 470SS Swiss "Bumper" [message #4287 is a reply to message #4284] |
Wed, 08 October 2014 09:40   |
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Barney Green
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Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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From what I can see I believe this is the "Autowind Triumph".
This watch was built from 1948 to 1950, the style number would date your watch to a 1948 release date, the Wadsworth serial number indicates a 1950 production. Lugs, dial and overall shape should support my guess. Originally priced at $71.50 it is a mid range watch and should have had a good run rate. It was advertised in daily newspapers and even the Life magazine, so it for sure is not a rare model. Of cause all this is only valid if my model assumption is correct...
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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