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Gruen Rare 14Kt Art Deco Tank Style Watch with Original Dial from 1930
About the Item
FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style
METAL / MATERIAL: 14Kt. Solid Gold
CIRCA / YEAR: 1930
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 37mm X Width 23mm
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels / Caliber 98
DIAL / HANDS: Original Silvered Dial with Luminous Arabic Markers / Blued Steel Luminous Hands
ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 17mm / Regular Length
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
This is a "vault find" watch, it has been locked up for nearly 50 years, which means it needs a service. We will give it a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker as part of the purchase price before it is shipped out to you. This will delay shipping for a few days of course.
LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT
This is a rare watch by legendary house of Gruen. It is entirely original with no changes on it since it was new. The watch is dependable and easy to service. In the 1930's, we became Gruen agents in Los Angeles California. Gruen was a great company to work with because they had 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.
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- Date of Manufacture:1930
- Condition: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: 17601stDibs: LU422321477552

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