What kind of pocket watch is a Gruen?
Vintage Gruen Veri-Thin gold filled pocket watch with chain and pen knife. Pocket Watch Hand-rolled Gruen VERI THIN Antique Rare Item shipping from Japan!! 10k Gold Filled Gruen “Precision” Veri-Thin Pocket Watch, 17j, 10s.
When did Gruen start making Veri thin watches?
In the 1940s, Gruen started building Veri-Thin completely in the U.S., setting up a new factory in the Cincinnati area. After World War II, the American watch industry began to decline.
What is the caliber number on a Gruen veri thin pocket watch?
There is no second 3-digit number, which apparently would have been for style number – a deficiency which apparently is common for the Veri-Thin and for Gruen watches made in Switzerland. (Curiously, I notice the caliber number matches the diameter in mm — 38.1 mm to 381 caliber number.) That’s all the information on it.
What is the serial number on a Gruen veri thin?
There is no second 3-digit number, which apparently would have been for style number – a deficiency which apparently is common for the Veri-Thin and for Gruen watches made in Switzerland. (Curiously, I notice the caliber number matches the diameter in mm — 38.1 mm to 381 caliber number.) Serial number: 2-339980
Vintage Gruen Veri-Thin gold filled pocket watch with chain and pen knife. Pocket Watch Hand-rolled Gruen VERI THIN Antique Rare Item shipping from Japan!! 10k Gold Filled Gruen “Precision” Veri-Thin Pocket Watch, 17j, 10s.
Are there galleries of other Gruen Watch restorers?
Some are galleries of other Gruen watch restorers and have yet to be identified. These galleries are of Gruen watches restored by others. Most of these folks use the Gruen ID guides to find model names, but some watches posted here have yet to be identified.
When was the first patent issued for a Gruen Watch?
In the 1920’s, unlike today, it only took a year or two to get a patent issued if it isn’t contested. 1924 became the target date to begin the search. It was a difficult search if held to just the watches found in published materials such as the 1929 Guild Book. One reason for this may have been the case material of this watch.
Why did Gruen make drawings for newspaper ads?
Gruen was known to supply drawings to newspapers so that they could run images of the watches in their ads. This image, that matches so well, is one of those Gruen supplied images. There was no artistic license at all present in these drawings.
