Description: VINTAGE GRUEN PRECISION AUTOWIND CAL. 480.WorksAutowindAnti-Magnetic17 JewelCase looks to be gold-platedWater and Shock ResistantStainless Steel BackI believe was from the 1940s.Without Wristband The Gruen Watch Company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the United States. It was in business from about 1894 to 1958 and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Grün. In 1900 the corporate name became D. Gruen, Sons & Co. The new company became partially a Swiss company. The movements were no longer made in Germany, but in Switzerland again. 1903, a subsidiary was formed, “The Gruen Watch Manufacturing Company”, located in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.Gruen was one of the first US watch companies to offer basic movements produced in Switzerland, in a wide variety of cases and prices, but adjusted, dialed and cased in the United States.In 1904, the company introduced the VeriThin pocket watch movement, a new arrangement of components that allowed the movement to be made much thinner. The first Gruen wristwatches were introduced in 1908. These found favor with women, but were not popular with men at the time (who considered wristwatches feminine). The company did not return to making wristwatches for men until World War I, when military use made wristwatches acceptable for men to wear.
Price: 165 USD
Location: Novato, California
End Time: 2024-12-02T21:31:28.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Department: Men
Metal: Gold and Stainless Steel
Vintage: Yes
Era: Retro (1935-1950)
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Year Manufactured: 1940-1949
Brand: Gruen
Country of Origin: Not Sure
Antique: Yes
Color: Gold
Metal Purity: 14k
Type: Gruen Watch
