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Gruen 14 Karat White Gold Art Deco Styled Curvex Tank Style Watch, circa 1940s
About the Item
FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Co.
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style Curvex
METAL / MATERIAL: 14Kt Solid White Gold
CIRCA / YEAR: 1947
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 38mm X Width 22mm
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels / Cal.440
DIAL / HANDS: Original Black Diamond Dial / Sword Hands
ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Alligator, 16mm / Regular Length
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT
The legendary house of Gruen is renowned for their style and high quality movements. This piece, hand made in white Gold is done in the "Curvex" style. This watch was produced as a dress watch with 3 diamond markers at 12, 3 and 9 o'clock and the remainder are shiny pyramid's. This is one of the rarest of Curvex models and is entirely original including the crown and gabled crystal. You can wear this watch all the time and count on it to get you there on time and it is the perfect unisex size.
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- Case Dimensions:Width: 0.87 in (22 mm)Length: 1.5 in (38 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1947
- Condition:Repaired. Wear consistent with age and use. It is important to recognize that this watch only had a 12-month warranty when it was new. However, we are so confident of our workmanship and team that we offer an 18-month warranty on all our watches, even those over 100 years old.
- Seller Location:Long Beach, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 1890 H1stDibs: LU42239303822

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