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VT Aqua Queen - Import 259 ladies

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:08

Model name : VT Aqua Queen / Import 259
Type : Veri Thin
Period/date : 1950-1952
Gender : Ladies

Case Maker : ? Swiss
Case Material : Guildite
Case Serial : 54901D
Case Style no : -

Caliber : 210 SS
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: 1I 88456

Bracelet : Leather calfskin, not original

Other info : Import. Anti-magnetic, water resistant. 22 mm diameter. Original radium dial.

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1950's and Up | 20 comments

Import 103

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42

Model Name: Import 103
Type: Quadron
Period/Date: Circa 1929
Gender: Gents

Case Maker: Gruen-Weber Case Co.
Case Material: 14k Green and White Gold
Case Serial: 200332
Case Style no: N/A

Caliber: 119
Movement Maker: Gruen (Precision Workshop, Biel)
Movement Serial: 659382

Bracelet : Leather Strap

Other Info: Anybody who has a version of the Master Book has seen the utterly psychotic assortment of late 1920's and early 1930's import models. Over the years I've been lucky enough to snag quit a few of them. I've had several tanks, including hinged lugs, tri-tone hooded lugs, and several two-tone models, most of them a variation of the same crown guard style. But until recently I has never seen any of the barrel shaped imports. A couple of years ago I finally snagged one. It's the Import 103 with a Gruen-Weber case. Pictures don't really do it justice. As with many of these import models, the movement is "engraved in the old guild manner" which is commonly misidentified as an Anniversary movement. And the case is two tone, mainly green gold with alternating white steps on the lugs. Very subtle and very attractive. So without further ado, here it is.

1930's | 7 comments

Pan-American Captain

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36

Model name : Captain
Type : Veri-Thin Pan-American
Period/date : 1945-1946
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Wadsworth
Case Material : 14k pink
Case Serial : G547647
Case Style no : 420-534

Caliber : 420SS
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: A159914

Bracelet : Leather

Other info :
Also known as "strap 484" in Bruce Shawkey's book, page 137
Ad showing Captain model in Reference section, "1940's Gruen ads"

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1940's | 1 comment

Gruen "Strap 156"

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:16

Model name : na
Type : Barrel case
Period/date : approx. 1931
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Wadsworth
Case Material : 14k gold filled
Case Serial : 5445551
Case Style no : 315-3

Caliber : 3157
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial : 211039

Bracelet : Leather

Other info :
Yellow gold version of "Strap 156" in The Guild Book Supplement A 1931, page 9

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1930's | 0 comments

Gruen "Chrono-Timer"

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:25

Model name : Chrono-Timer
Type : Precision chronograph
Period/date : 1949
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Swiss, Gabus Frères
Case Material : 14k
Case Serial : 134591
Case Style no : na

Caliber : 450
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: A737344

Bracelet : Leather

Other info :
Model corresponds to "import 260", Bruce Shawkey's book, page 193

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1940's | 4 comments

STADIUM

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:14

Model name : Stadium
Type : Gruen Guild
Period/date : 1929/30
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Gruen
Case Material : 14Kt Two Tone Gold Filled
Case Serial : 2107790
Case Style no : 110

Caliber : 715
Movement Maker Guild
Movement Serial:

Bracelet : Leather

Other info : Strap 205/206 Two models, one as shown, other model was a reverse Silver where Gold, Gold where Silver
B Shawkey sold the reverse one

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1920's | 2 comments

Gruen "Alarm"

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:43

Model name : Alarm
Type : Alarm
Period/date : approx. 1958-1960
Gender : Male

Case Maker : na
Case Material : 10k rolled gold
Case Serial : na
Case Style no : 940SS-208A

Caliber : 940RSS
Movement Maker : Venus cal.230
Movement Serial: na

Bracelet : Leather

Other info :
Alarm hand is not original, likely Bulova. Original alarm hand is a gilded shorter strait arrow.

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1950's and Up | 5 comments

Veri-Thin "Sutton"

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:21

Model name : Sutton
Type : Veri-Thin
Period/date : 1940-1941
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Katz & Ogush
Case Material : 14k
Case Serial : 96157
Case Style no : na

Caliber : 405
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: 901584

Bracelet : Original Gruen signed tan leather strap with Gruen signed buckle

Other info :
Re-dial by International Dial
Crystal same as case style no. 405/486

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1940's | 0 comments

Veri-Thin "import 252"

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:43

Model name : na
Type : Veri-Thin
Period/date : approx. 1949
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Swiss, possibly Gabus Frères
Case Material : Stainless steel
Case Serial : 11940B
Case Style no : na

Caliber : 420SS
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: B918211

Bracelet : Leather, original Gruen signed with generic '40's steel buckle

Other info : Redial by International Dial.
Model corresponds to "import 252", Bruce Shawkey's book, page 193

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1940's | 3 comments

1947 Veri-Thin "Dart"

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:39

Model name :
Type :
Period/date :
Gender :

Case Maker : Gruen
Case Material : 10GF bezel, Guildite back
Case Serial : B235965
Case Style no : 527

Caliber : 421
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: B161562

Bracelet : n/a

Other info : B&B MY2474-192 crystal

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