| GRUEN purse watch / travel watch [message #7131] |
Tue, 09 August 2016 09:45  |
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Barney Green
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Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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I have announced to get an interesting Gruen a few weeks ago, after 2 month I got it in the post yesterday. Here are a few quick and dirty photos. I found only one single photo in the web of such a model before. There I have seen that it did have a bow to wear the watch attached to some kind of chain.
The case is stamped GRUEN W. Co. twice, the dial says GRUEN and the movement GRUEN GUILD, so it is all authentic for a true Gruen. The hallmarks in the sterling silver case are for the Huguenin frères Niel factory in Le Locle, there is also a patent mark with the #98835 in the case which is the patent for such kind of folding case for this case factory. It was filed for in 1922 and issued in 1923, so 1923 is the earliest possible date for this watch. The 885 movement would put it towards 1925 or later. The watch is not mentioned in the 1927 or 1929 Guild books or the 1931 amendment so I tend to believe the watch might be from 1925 or 1926. Any thoughts about a date?
Model name : unknown
Type : purse watch / travel watch
Period/date : ca. 1930
Gender : bi
Case Maker : Huguenin frères, Fabrique Niel
Case Material : Sterling silver with Niello filling
Case Serial : 18578
Case Style no : n.a.
Caliber : 885
Movement Maker : Gruen Guild (FHF?)
Movement Serial: 148876
Bracelet : none
Other info : bow missing
Closed front view
Open front view
Inside, marked Gruen W. Co. on the upper right
Movement container back
Movement
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Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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| Re: GRUEN purse watch / travel watch [message #7135 is a reply to message #7134] |
Tue, 09 August 2016 16:53  |
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Barney Green
Messages: 1747
Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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Hi Thomas,
yes, I purchased it in Germany. Please post the photos when available.
I also thought that this watch was offered before the Carrés were announced. I also believe that only a few hundred have been made at max. Even without the bow I am sure it was worth it's price.
Barney
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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| Re: GRUEN purse watch / travel watch [message #7163 is a reply to message #7162] |
Sat, 13 August 2016 20:06 |
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Barney Green
Messages: 1747
Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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Wow, I did not know that they issued so many different modela! I was aware of the different Carre variants, but it is astonishing that they also issued a variety of travel watches. Cool stuff, thank you very much for sharing the pictures!
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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| Re: GRUEN purse watch / travel watch [message #7171 is a reply to message #7166] |
Sun, 14 August 2016 04:55 |
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Barney Green
Messages: 1747
Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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Awesome! I have heard of those cigarette lighter watches and seen some in a catalog, but I never knew that Gruen also sold some of these under their name.
Thomas, this is amazing stuff you have are showing here, far from the Gruen mainstream. I have seen the Gruen / LeCoultre Atmos being sold quite often. Although this is not the typical Gruen stuff there seem to be quite a number of them on the market. But the watches here seem to have been sold in very small quantities.
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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| Re: GRUEN purse watch / travel watch [message #12194 is a reply to message #12193] |
Fri, 21 February 2020 06:47 |
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Barney Green
Messages: 1747
Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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Cool! I saw it but as I already have one of these I did not bid high. Good to see that you got it in the end, Jason!
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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| Re: GRUEN purse watch / travel watch [message #13359 is a reply to message #13356] |
Fri, 21 August 2020 02:53 |
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Ephemerald
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Registered: October 2018
Location: City of Lake Salt
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Hey, beat me to it, fitting, thank you for being the one to point it out to me also.
Kastner, there are a two more ads for Huegenin in that 2nd volume. And how is your hunting for an ad for every watch going? Lmk if you are stuck with one...
Matthias
[Updated on: Fri, 21 August 2020 05:35] Report message to a moderator |
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