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Gruen & Sons Chronometer Pocket Watch Movement with snail regulator Steel/Gold
Estimated price for orientation: 3 000 $
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Description Brand: Gruen Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920 MPN: Chronometer Model: Limited Edition 01/01 Type of Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding) Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Movement No.67002
Case No.01/01 In 1894, Dietrich Gruen founded a new company D. Gruen & Son, a partnership with his son Frederick G. Gruen. Father and son designed a series of pocket watch movements which were manufactured by the German watchmaking firm of Paul Assmann, and incorporated with an escapement designed by Moritz Grossman.
In 1897, the name was modified again D.Gruen & Sons, as another son, George J. Gruen became an additional partner. The company moved in 1898 to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Gruen was one of the first US watch companies to offer basic movements produced in Switzerland, in a wide variety of cases and prices, but adjusted, dialled and cased in U.S.A. Photo no.3 Gruen prototype based on Glashütte movement (very rare) with Patek Philippe snail regulator.
Condition:
Watch Case New Original LEOOWATCH -Steel/Gold plated - Excelent AAA
Movement Original Gruen - Very Good AA
Dial Original Gruen - Very Good AA
Diameter: 49mm
High: 13mm
Watch Strap: W-24mm, L-195mm
Case: Steel
Watch Box: 180x180x95mm Designed by:
LIMITED EDITION ONLY ONE
RICHARD WOOD & PETER HANK
LEOOWATCH, Geneva 2014 Movement Year: ca.1900
Case Year: 2014
Description
Brand: | Gruen | Year of Manufacture: | Pre-1920 |
MPN: | Chronometer | Model: | Limited Edition 01/01 |
Type of Movement: | Mechanical (Hand-winding) | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
Movement No.67002
Case No.01/01 In 1894, Dietrich Gruen founded a new company D. Gruen & Son, a partnership with his son Frederick G. Gruen. Father and son designed a series of pocket watch movements which were manufactured by the German watchmaking firm of Paul Assmann, and incorporated with an escapement designed by Moritz Grossman.
In 1897, the name was modified again D.Gruen & Sons, as another son, George J. Gruen became an additional partner. The company moved in 1898 to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Gruen was one of the first US watch companies to offer basic movements produced in Switzerland, in a wide variety of cases and prices, but adjusted, dialled and cased in U.S.A. Photo no.3 Gruen prototype based on Glashütte movement (very rare) with Patek Philippe snail regulator.
Condition:
Watch Case New Original LEOOWATCH -Steel/Gold plated - Excelent AAA
Movement Original Gruen - Very Good AA
Dial Original Gruen - Very Good AA
Diameter: 49mm
High: 13mm
Watch Strap: W-24mm, L-195mm
Case: Steel
Watch Box: 180x180x95mm Designed by:
LIMITED EDITION ONLY ONE
RICHARD WOOD & PETER HANK
LEOOWATCH, Geneva 2014 Movement Year: ca.1900
Case Year: 2014