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Gruen Airflight Jump watch 12/24 hour [message #6398]

Wed, 30 December 2015 21:33

Magnificent7
Messages: 2
Registered: December 2015
Location: Oklahoma

Gruen Apprentice

I have a Gruen Airflight 12/24 hour jump watch. Need pricing and or trade info on it.
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Re: Gruen Airflight Jump watch 12/24 hour [message #6404 is a reply to message #6398]

Fri, 01 January 2016 03:35

notwillie
Messages: 44
Registered: June 2014

Gruen Apprentice

Does it run and change hour markers at midnight? It looks in pretty rough shape. Now sure of value.

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Re: Gruen Airflight Jump watch 12/24 hour [message #6405 is a reply to message #6404]

Fri, 01 January 2016 12:18

Barney Green
Messages: 1747
Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

Gruen Authority

I am not quite sure if this is a valid Airflight. I have never seen this case being used for an Airflight. To me it looks like someone has put an airflight movement and dial into another case. The band is definitely fitting case or movement. These bicolored bands are more a product of the 90s.
Value? I'd say $50 and I personally wouldn't even pay this much...

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

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Re: Gruen Airflight Jump watch 12/24 hour [message #6407 is a reply to message #6405]

Fri, 01 January 2016 16:09

C. Hurt
Messages: 243
Registered: May 2013

Gruen Guildsman

It is a correct Airflight, although by this time (ca. 1970), they were no longer called that. The bracelet is an aftermarket replacement.

I've owned a couple of these, both with the same linen finish dial. The case originally had a cross-hatched "Florentine" finish which looks to have been long since worn off. This example seems to have served a long, rough life. These chunky cases are not as popular with collectors, and this one may be beyond restoration, but I would suggest that the movement alone is worth well more than $50.

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Re: Gruen Airflight Jump watch 12/24 hour [message #6408 is a reply to message #6407]

Fri, 01 January 2016 17:26

Barney Green
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Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

Gruen Authority

Oh, good to know! Thanks for educating me, Cary. It's the first time I see an Airflight in this case. I know, they changed name over time, as far as I know initially it was called the Super-G.

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

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Re: Gruen Airflight Jump watch 12/24 hour [message #6414 is a reply to message #6408]

Tue, 05 January 2016 18:01

Magnificent7
Messages: 2
Registered: December 2015
Location: Oklahoma

Gruen Apprentice

I replaced the band. It does not click over on the 1:00 hour. I had it cleaned by a local Jewler and he could not get that remedied. Is this watch worth putting some money into? I have seen "mint" ones going for crazy money, but I am very new to the watch world.

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