One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers! Gruen watch company was an American watch company founded in 1874 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Gruen. "On December 22, 1874, Gruen obtained a patent for an improved safety pinion, and it is the date recognized by the Gruen Watch Company as the start of its business."
In 1894, Dietrich, along with his eldest son, Frederick G. Gruen, started as “D. Gruen & Son” and years later, the second son George J., joined the firm and the name was changed to “D. Gruen & Sons”.
The company quickly became a major player in the American watch industry, prove of that, one of the company's most significant contributions to the watchmaking industry, the Gruen Precision movement. Introduced in the 1930s, it was a highly accurate and reliable movement that quickly gained a reputation for excellence.
The Gruen Precision movement was an improvement over earlier Gruen movements and incorporated several new features, including a Breguet hairspring, a micrometer regulator, and a higher beat rate of 36,000 vibrations per hour. The movement was also designed to be more shock-resistant and durable than previous Gruen movements.
They were used in a range of watches, including both men's and women's models. It was particularly popular in chronograph watches, which required a high level of accuracy and precision.
Today, vintage Gruen watches with the Precision movement are highly sought-after by collectors and enthusiasts. These watches are prized for their historical significance, as well as their craftsmanship and reliability.
Gruen Precision Swiss Made Automatic Watch
"The Gruen Precision is a nice, elegant watch with a movement that may not be seen as modern. Nonetheless, it offers an innovative style that is simply spectacular."
This is a gorgeous timepiece, a vintage Gruen Precision Autowind wristwatch! It is an automatic watch dated from 1960's.
The watch is powered by an original Gruen Precision self-winding movement, caliber 712CA, sweep-second, 25 jewels, unadjusted, date indicator, 44 hours power reserve, 18,000 A/h, Swiss made.
Cased in a 33.3mm decorated round case and fancy lug design, stainless steel.
It still has the original and beautiful champagne sunburst dial with silver Arabic Numerals, bold luminous minute track and silver luminous matching hands. The date white window is located at 3 o'clock. Also, the dial is signed with "Gruen Precision" on top and "25 Jewels Autowind" on the bottom.
This wristwatch is a coming with a silver tone Speidel textured bracelet, 10K white gold filled. It will fit a wrist up to 7 1/4" (18.4 cm).
After 60 years, this watch is a perfect collector's item, it is in good condition! Runs very well, keeps good time!
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Measurements (mm): Case Diameter 33.3 Case w/Crown 35.6 Case Lug to Lug 42 Case Thickness 11 Lug Width 18 Band Width 16
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
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The condition is pre-owned. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended. Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
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