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Cartouche 368 [message #8384]

Tue, 19 September 2017 01:18

testguy
Messages: 9
Registered: September 2017
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Gruen Apprentice

Model name : Cartouche 368
Type : Cartouche
Period/date : 1920's ~ 1930's
Gender : Ladies

Case Maker : Wadsworth
Case Material :14k GF reinforced with extra gold
Case Serial :3355786
Case Style no :OS-63

Caliber :153
Movement Maker :Marc Farve
Movement Serial:1306207

Bracelet :Not known

Other info :

index.php?t=getfile&id=3467&private=0

Is it possible to identify this watch?
Thanks
Brian

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Re: Ladies Art Deco Gruen [message #8385 is a reply to message #8384]

Tue, 19 September 2017 03:30

timeliz
Messages: 602
Registered: May 2013
Location: Northern California

Gruen Master

Hi, Brian. Walcome to the forum!

Your watch is a ladies Cartouche model #368 c. mid to late 1920's-mid 30's at least.
Gruen wasn't naming these at the time, hence the numerical designation.

Here is a pic of your watch taken from Gruen's 1929 advertising booket of models:

index.php?t=getfile&id=3470&private=0

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Re: Ladies Art Deco Gruen [message #8386 is a reply to message #8385]

Tue, 19 September 2017 11:44

testguy
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Registered: September 2017
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Gruen Apprentice

Thanks. Nice to have the catalog info.

Brian

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Re: Ladies Art Deco Gruen [message #20040 is a reply to message #8386]

Tue, 25 November 2025 06:10

Passion
Messages: 56
Registered: July 2025
Location: France

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Last Sunday, an OS-63 in superb condition went for $15 on an American auction site!
I am 'green' (in French, I am 'green', which means, I am annoyed), I had gone the day before on Saturday, but I hadn’t noted the end date of the auction in my agenda. My memory is failing!
It is really very beautiful small watch style "Art Deco", with its white and black enamel inlays.

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

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Re: Ladies Art Deco Gruen [message #20041 is a reply to message #20040]

Tue, 25 November 2025 16:14

JackW
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Registered: May 2013
Location: Denver

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Passion wrote on Mon, 24 November 2025 23:10

Last Sunday, an OS-63 in superb condition went for $15 on an American auction site!
I am 'green' (in French, I am 'green', which means, I am annoyed), I had gone the day before on Saturday, but I hadn’t noted the end date of the auction in my agenda. My memory is failing!
It is really very beautiful small watch style "Art Deco", with its white and black enamel inlays.

This happens to us all at one time or another.

Interesting phrase to learn, btw.

Next time, hopefully you are the winner of the bargain.

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