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Gruen Gold-Filled Art Deco Tank Watch with Custom Blue Dial

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FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Tank METAL / MATERIAL: Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 37mm X Width 28mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels / Caliber 427 DIAL / HANDS: / ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 17mm / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement VAULT FIND This watch has been in a vault for nearly 50 years and the price includes a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker. This will of course delay shipping it out for a few days while we do the service and check it out. LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT GRUEN HISTORY This great looking Art Deco Watch was produced by the legendary house of Gruen. The watch is dependable and easy to service. It is fitted with a custom finish on the original factory dial and is certainly a distinctive watch. You will likely never see another like it again. In the 1930's, we became Gruen agents in Los Angeles California. Gruen was a great company to work with because they had a large collection, great styling, they were innovative and offered great service to their customers. It is sad that they could not, like so many other American Watch Companies, withstand the Swiss and Japanese marketing. Founded in 1894 by Dietrich Gruen. The company had their American base in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it produced a wide variety of watches, including pocket watches, wristwatches, and chronographs. Gruen watches were known for their high quality and stylish designs, and they were popular with consumers for many years. In the 1920s, Gruen was one of the largest watch manufacturers in the United States. The company employed over 1,500 people and produced over 1 million watches per year. Gruen watches were sold all over the world, and they were worn by several celebrities, including President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Elvis Presley. Gruen continued to produce popular watches throughout the 1930s and 1940s. The company also produced watches for the US military during World War II. After the war, Gruen faced increasing competition from foreign watchmakers, and the company's sales began to decline. Gruen filed for bankruptcy in 1958, and the company ceased production in 1960. It was a sad demise for such a legendary house that produced extraordinary watches as well as ordinary ones.
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    Leather
  • Case Shape:
    Square
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940's
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: This classic Gruen has a custom dial made by our specialty custom dial house. It is made to rigorous specifications. However, it did not originally come on this watch. All the other mechanical parts on this watch are original. Wear consistent with age and use. It is worth noting 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: 28671stDibs: LU422323808412

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