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Curvex Sentry [message #2171]

Sun, 17 November 2013 22:07

Thojil
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Registered: May 2013
Location: Concorès, France

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Model name : Sentry
Type : Curvex
Period/date : 1942-1943
Gender : Male

Case Maker : Wadsworth
Case Material : 10K Gold Filled
Case Serial : G379368
Case Style no : 440-448

Caliber : 440
Movement Maker : Gruen
Movement Serial: 8551

Bracelet : After market leather

Other info : The Sentry is the gold filled version of the Crown and was available in yellow and pink gold filled. It was available with a number of dial color variations. Re-dial done by Int. Dial.

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Life Magazine 1944
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Gruen sales brochure 1942
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Re: Curvex Sentry [message #2172 is a reply to message #2171]

Mon, 18 November 2013 02:31

mikey
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Registered: May 2013
Location: Paris, Ontario

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Re: Curvex Sentry [message #2174 is a reply to message #2172]

Mon, 18 November 2013 13:42

Thojil
Messages: 650
Registered: May 2013
Location: Concorès, France

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Going through the ads for my photos I found a strange contradiction in the naming. In some ads actually the Crown is described having a gold-filled case instead of solid gold. Maybe a copy error?

Below example is from Dec. 1940
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