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Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex [message #5067 is a reply to message #5066]

Thu, 12 February 2015 20:06

C. Hurt
Messages: 243
Registered: May 2013

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Hi Jeff,

I answered your question on the NAWCC forum, but will repeat here for the benefit of those that don't frequent both sites.

Your watch is a Gruen Curvex "Portrait", first advertised in 1950. It was apparently quite popular, as they are fairly frequently seen.

The L2 leading the Wadsworth serial number indicates production in 1951-52. This ties with the observed advertisements. There were other, earlier watches using the 498 style number, so dating by that method can only tell when the style number was introduced, not when a particular watch was produced. This method is helpful for low production watches, and especially for those when there was only one use of the style number, but in many cases, including this one, it only provides a rough estimate.

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		Curvex Portrait By: jeffb071 on Thu, 12 February 2015 19:06
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: C. Hurt on Thu, 12 February 2015 20:06
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: Barney Green on Thu, 12 February 2015 20:09
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: jeffb071 on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:06
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: MikeTheWatchGuy on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:14
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: jeffb071 on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:21
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: afire on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:46
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: MikeTheWatchGuy on Thu, 12 February 2015 23:33
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: Barney Green on Fri, 13 February 2015 07:59
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: C. Hurt on Fri, 13 February 2015 15:48
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: MikeTheWatchGuy on Fri, 13 February 2015 18:51
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: Barney Green on Fri, 13 February 2015 19:24
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: MikeTheWatchGuy on Fri, 13 February 2015 21:16
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: Gary on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:26
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: mikey on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:21
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: jeffb071 on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:26
		Re: Please help me identify the "name" of my Curvex By: jeffb071 on Thu, 12 February 2015 22:28

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