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Military pocket watch Plate 22A

Wed, 19 March 2025 21:08

Model name: plate 22A Very verithin model
Type: pocket watch
Period/date: 1919
Gender: male

Case Maker: wadsworth
Case Material: Gold filled ultra quality PER
Case Serial: 331304
Case Style no: -

Caliber: V4 (verithin 17 jewels, 5 positions temperatures adjusted)
Movement Maker: Lavina
Movement Serial: 490253

Other info: highly radioactive. yellowish dial. No switzerland in sight on the dial so it could be an old redial. Not original crystal makes it a bit thick. Gone is the very verithin appearance.🤣

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From the 1917 guild book:

1910's and prior | 0 comments

Where can I spend my coin

Mon, 17 March 2025 21:59

Sounds like a massive discount!

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Smiling dial.

Gruen Non Horological Related Products | 1 comment

Alpina Acier Inoxydable

Mon, 17 March 2025 21:53

Not a perfect dial and has been loved by a previous owner. Glass not perfect, but better looking IRL.

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Watches from the Guild | 3 comments

Alpina Gruen Gilde

Sun, 23 February 2025 19:36

Another pocket watch for the collection. I bought this for the marking that is at the 6-o'clock position:
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I've a few other 'Gilde' marked watches and I had always assumed that the 'Gilde' name was just another sub-branded Alpina (like the Siegerin watches) and post Gruen's departure from the collaboration. Not sure what to think. Stuff to ponder: When did the Gilde name start (and yes, I know that it is gilde = guild)? Did the use outlast the split of Alpina and Gruen? Was it contemporaneous to Siegerin?

Here is the rest of the watch, cased in a chromed nickel case.
Caliber 355, 18-ligne in size.
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Gruen's Cal 355 is a different movement all together: https://vintagegruen.org/vgforum/index.php?t=msg&goto=21 69
and here too: https://vintagegruen.org/vgforum/index.php?t=msg&th=284& amp;start=0&

Very similar watch on the Gruen.watch website, which shows a case composition marking. Proximity of the case serial is interesting too.
https://gruen.watch/?product=gilde-355

Watches from the Guild | 5 comments

Gruen Watch MFG C - Standard Materials Box no. 5

600 Series Movements; Wed, 05 February 2025 16:00

A standard material box for movements, this one for the 600 series caliber by the looks of it. Bets are this was an in country box for distribution and not exported.

Period: 1930 - A wild guess being we what looks like a newly built Time Hill factory in Biel.
Watch type: 600 Series
Size: 11 x 15 cm
Inventor: Gruen
Patents: Not known

Box maker: Gruen

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1930s | 1 comment

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Mon, 03 February 2025 17:09

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1920's | 3 comments

Pan American Hawk

Thu, 09 January 2025 23:23

Model name: Pan American Hawk
Type: Strap #510, p. 139 of Shawkey's guide
Period/date: 1945-48(-ish)
Gender: Men's

Case Maker: Star Watch Case Co.
Case Material: Yellow Gold fill
Case Serial: 0139288
Case Style no: 420SS - 555

Caliber: 420ss
Movement Maker: Gruen
Movement Serial: A 869266

Bracelet: (na)

Other info:

The PA Hawk is mentioned in a different thread and the image is not the best. A recent review of any new ads added into the Newspaper.com database has this one for the PA Hawk, which seemingly isn't shown elsewhere on this or other forums*:
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I'll go further out onto the limb here and suggest that the case style (not the dial) is a match to this watch, with the Star Watch Case Co. made case:

I've not seen this one ID'd elsewhere.

1940s | 1 comment

D. Gruen & Sohne - Hand Finished Mainsprings

Box o mainsprings; Wed, 18 December 2024 17:04

Description

A robin egg blue box of hand finished mainsprings.

Period: Early 1900's
Watch type: Pocket Watch
Size: Various
Inventor: D. Gruen & Sohne
Patents: Hmmm...

Don't you just love the font on this box! This dates well before the Time Hill era. And check out the detailed notice on the back, holy Toledo!!!

I would pull the springs out but have to do it under a blanket, noting better than metal spaghetti flying about. Enjoy!

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1910s and prior | 5 comments

Gruen Autowind Sportsman

Sat, 09 November 2024 22:25

Model name: Autowind Sportsman
Type: Veri-Thin Autowind (Bumper Type)
Period/date: 1950-51
Gender: Gents

Case Maker: Brevet Swiss (Gruen Watch Co)
Case Material: Guildite
Case Serial: 25493 B
Case Style no: N/A

Caliber: 460SS
Movement Maker: Gruen
Movement Serial: 1G24182

Bracelet: Leather - Replaced

Other info: Original though hands were relumed at some point

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1950's and Up | 4 comments

Cartouche 367 Orne

Sun, 30 June 2024 20:40

Model name: car 367
Type: cartouche
Period/date: 1929
Gender: ladies

Case Maker: wadsworth
Case Material: 14k gold filled reinforced with extra gold. Black and green enamel.
Case Serial: 5355027
Case Style no: 63

Caliber: 153 (gruen guild 4 adj 15 jewels)
Movement Maker: m favre
Movement Serial: 1325346

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