Custom Pocket Watch Dials

The Other Vintage Gruen Watches

The Techni-Quadron, resembling Quadron, had a rectangular shaped watch face and was released 1928. These watches vintage Gruen had two dials. The upper dial display hour / minute while the lower dial, almost as large as the upper dial, appears only at second hand. The Techni-Quadrone have been recognized as a famous doctor watches, as the small seconds dial generaously Business was easy to read while measuring the pulse. The watch has often been admired among engineers and other technical professions. Take notice that not all double Gruen watch faces were watches doctor. The hour / minute on a Techni-Quadron are mounted above where the crown between the case that applied at the center dial. There has been an expansion loop to allow them to slide the arm releasing the hand and wrist.

The Square, square in French production began in 1931 and was a pocket watch Greuns form a square. Or more precisely a diamond shape in view of the 12, 3, 6 and 9 numbers in each composition the 4 corners. It was marketed as a pocket watch with both a man and a female scholarship Watch, clock and portable table. Some watches Luminous hands and line numbers to increase visibility in the dark. When open the case might stand allowing it to sit to a flat surface. These watches vintage Gruen was an Art Deco style and is entered in a variety of styles case. Le Carré was abandoned in 1934 and began $ 55 (~ $ 1400 today).

The Curvex was marketed as men Curvex Governor from 1935 and that women Curvex Queen from 1936. It is the most famous vintage Gruen watches and was the flagship shows until the late 1940s. The Curvex was sold until 1954.

The unique aspect of the Curvex, is that the watch itself and the movement inside were both curves. These watches use a patented movement (1855952), in which the gears have been configured in an arrangement curve. This has prevented Gruen small movements over the fragile watch others have used in their watches curve.

All real men Curvex precision watches have been excellent and has one of the four movements below. What makes these unique pieces is the movement, without it, is not a Curvex.

• 1935 – size 311 – a long movement thin
• 1937 – size 330 – a long movement thin and curved (custom curve)
• 1940 – size 440 – a small square / oval movement
• 1948 – size 370 – a short and wide movement (Curvametric)

The Ristside side wrist pronounced, was released in 1937 and was intended to be worn on the side of your wrist in line with thumb. These are some of the rarest watches Gruen, because they do not sell much, which makes them very sought after by collectors. In addition, some collectors will try to sell a watch with ears like a hinge Ristside. With the exception of the Brotherhood and another model very similar any Ristsides are very curved and rectangular case.

The Curvex-Ristside Curvex watches are part of the family and vintage watches Ristside Gruen. The Coronet Curvex, Curvex Lord, and Admiral Curvex movement all used the 330 mentioned above. The Brotherhood-Curvex Ristside had articulated legs and used movement 440.

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Alan Brenner maintains Blue Tree Vintage. For more information on a particular vintage Gruen watche pay us a visit.

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