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Gruen Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco "Bumper" Watch with Patinated Dial circa 940
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$975
£742.97
€856.85
CA$1,384.79
A$1,487.88
CHF 798.25
MX$17,528.96
About the Item
FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: "Bumper" / Reference 460/611
METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled
CIRCA / YEAR:
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 40mm X Diameter 33mm
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Automatic Winding / 17 Jewels / Caliber 460 SS
DIAL / HANDS: /
ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 16mm / Regular Length
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT
This great looking Art Deco Watch was produced by the legendary house of Gruen. 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 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.
GRUEN HISTORY
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 a number of 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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- Strap Material:Leather
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- Date of Manufacture:1940 s
- 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: 22731stDibs: LU422323696822

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